David Douglas

David G. A. Douglas (born 16 March 1947) is an Australian former rower. He was a five-time Australian national champion, won a gold medal at the inaugural North American rowing championships in 1967 and won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Club and state rowing Douglas was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was educated at Scotch College where he was introduced to rowing. He rowed in the school's 2nd VIII in 1965 and the senior VIII in 1966. His senior rowing was from the Mercantile Rowing Club where he had a long association. He first made state selection for Victoria in the 1967 men's eight which contested the King's Cup at the annual Interstate Regatta. He then rowed in further Victorian eights at the Interstate Regattas in 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971. Those crews won the King's Cup on three consecutive occasions from 1969 to 1971. After a long break he made a comeback to elite rowing in 1980 and that year rowed in the two seat of another winning Victorian King's Cup eight. At the 1968 Australian Rowing Championships in a composite Mercantile/MUBC crew Douglas, Graeme Boykett, John Harry, Stephen Gillon, and cox Tom Daffy won the Australian coxed four title.