Doug Hamilton (rower)
Douglas Turnbull Hamilton, was a Canadian Olympic medallist rower.
Hamilton was born in 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He won a bronze medal in the men's quadruple sculls event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal at the 1985 World Rowing Championships in men's quadruple sculls, and bronze medals in the same event at the 1986 World Rowing Championships and 1987 World Rowing Championships He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Doug married Lynn Polson, and they are parents to NHL hockey players Dougie Hamilton and Freddie Hamilton.
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 2021 Canada Summer Games.
