Doug Clement

Doug Clement (born 15 July 1933) is a Canadian sprinter.[1] He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 440 yards relay at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games alongside Terry Tobacco, Joe Foreman, and Laird Sloan.[2] Clement attended the University of Oregon and University of British Columbia, where he obtained undergraduate and medical degrees respectively.[3] He was also responsible for the introduction of sports medicine to Canada.[4] Along with his wife, Diane, they have both been an integral part of athletics in British Columbia.[5]

Doug Clement
Doug Clement in 2013
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1933-07-15) 15 July 1933
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sport
SportSprinting
Event(s)400 metres
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Canada
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1954 Vancouver4×440 yards relay

Biography

Clement was born Montreal, Quebec, in 1933.[1] He attended the University of Oregon on a track scholarship in the 1950s.[1]

Clement competed at two Olympic Games.[4] At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he competed in the men's 400 metres, but finished in last place in his heat.[6] He was also part of the Canadian team for the men's 4 × 400 metres relay, with the team finishing in fourth place.[7] Four years later, at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Clement competed in the men's 800 metres, but again did not get out of the heats.[8] Once again, he was also part of the team for the men's 4 × 400 metres relay, finishing in fifth place.[9]

In between the two Olympic Games, Clememt also represented Canada at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver.[4] In the men's 4 × 440 yards relay,[10] he was part of the team that won the silver medal.[11] He then went to the University of British Columbia, studying for a medical degree, before retiring from sport in 1959.[1]

Clement went on to become a medical researcher, and taught at Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia.[1] His wife, Diane also competed in the athletics events at the 1956 Summer Olympics,[12] with the two of them forming a track club in 1962.[13]

Clement has been inducted into the University of British Columbia Hall of Fame and the British Columbia Sports Halls of Fame,[14] along with being inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.[4] He was also made an Order of Canada in 1992.[1] In 2019, his wife was awarded with the Order of Canada too.[15]

References
  1. "Doug Clement". Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Doug Clement Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  3. "Dr. Doug Clement". fortiussport.com. Fortius Sport & Health. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  4. "Doug Clement". University of British Columbia. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  5. "Doug and Diane Clement are Names Synonymous with Athletics In Canada". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  6. "400 metres, Men (1952)". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. "4 x 400 metres Relay, Men (1952)". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  8. "800 metres, Men (1956)". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  9. "4 x 400 metres Relay, Men (1956)". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  10. "7 B.C. athletes who competed at the 1954 Empire Games". Vacouver Sun. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  11. "Final results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  12. "Diane Matheson". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  13. "Doug Clement interview". Athletics Illustrated. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  14. "Doug Clement". British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  15. "This Vancouver Olympian couple founded the Vancouver Sun Run". Daily Hive. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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