Doug Hamilton (rower)

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'''Douglas Turnbull Hamilton''' (born August 19, 1958) is a Canadian Olympic medallist rower.

Hamilton was born in 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.<ref name="SR profile">{{cite Sports-Reference |title = Doug Hamilton |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/doug-hamilton-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418044314/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/doug-hamilton-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 18 April 2020 |access-date = 7 December 2016}}</ref> He won a bronze medal in the men's quadruple sculls event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SR profile" /> He won a gold medal at the 1985 World Rowing Championships in men's quadruple sculls,<ref>{{cite web |title=(M4x) Men's Quadruple Sculls - Final |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1985-world-championships/mens-quadruple-sculls/ |publisher=International Rowing Federation |access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref> and bronze medals in the same event at the 1986 World Rowing Championships and 1987 World Rowing Championships<ref>{{cite web |title=(M4x) Men's Quadruple Sculls - Final |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/1986-world-championships/mens-quadruple-sculls/ |publisher=International Rowing Federation |access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref> He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SR profile" />

Doug married Lynn Polson (member of Team Canada women's basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics, placing 4th), and they are parents to NHL hockey players Dougie and Freddie Hamilton.<ref name="SR profile" />

Hamilton attended high school at University of Toronto Schools, and university at Queen's University and the London School of Economics where he obtained LLB and LLM degrees. He worked as a lawyer in Toronto for 30 years. During his legal career Hamilton volunteered in many capacities in Canadian amateur sport, including as VP of High-Performance of Rowing Canada Aviron, Chair of the Canadian Sport Centre Ontario, and Board Member of the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games. Hamilton now lives in St. Catharines, Ontario and is the Chair of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games.

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