Ewan Douglas
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1922 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 December 1999 (aged 77) Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Royal Air Force Field Events Club, Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ewan Campbell Kennedy Douglas (14 November 1922 – 29 December 1999) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was also a Scottish athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Edinburgh University.[2]
During the second world war he played for the RAF.[3]
Provincial career
He played for East of Scotland District in 1942.[4] He played for the East side in 1944 against the Army side, scoring two tries in a 19 - 15 win for the District side.[5]
International career
Douglas played in the 21 March 1942 Services International match against England for Scotland. As a Services international, Douglas was finally given a retrospective cap in 2023.[2]
He played as a wing, centre and full back for Scotland.[6]
Athletics career
He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics in hammer throwing.[7]
He threw a British record of 179 feet, 10 inches in the hammer-throwing. He was retrospectively awarded the Crabbie Cup in 1951 for his performance.[8]
He representated the Scottish team[9] at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, where he participated in the hammer throw and discus throw events.[10] He represented Great Britain against Germany in 1955.[11]
He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team again[12] at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales,[13] participating in one event, the hammer throw.[14]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ewan Douglas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ a b McGilvray, Ally (15 August 2023). "Rugby: Gala, Melrose, Hawick, Peebles and Jed-Forest players to be honoured with retrospective Scotland caps". Rayo. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ @RAFRugbyUnion (26 February 2021). "On this day in 1943 England recorded their first victory over Scotland in a Services international 29-6. There were two RAF players in the 🏴team, Off Cdt E C K Douglas at outside centre and Wg Cdr W F (Francis) Blackadder, the pre-war international at prop" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Changes in East Rugby Team". Edinburgh Evening News. No. 21, 506. 11 March 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "East Beat the Army". The Scotsman. No. 31, 412. 31 January 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Scorers:—East of Scotland— . . . E. C. K. Doulas (2)
- ^ "Scottish Team Completed". Birmingham Daily Post. No. 26, 694. 15 February 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Cadet E. C. K. Douglas (Edinburgh University), who played first as a wing and then as a centre for Scotland during the past two seasons, this time takes the full-back position.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Cup For E. C. K. Douglas". The Scotsman. No. 33, 720. 25 June 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McQuillan and Pat Devine for Canada". Dundee Courier. 29 June 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletes will defy the winter weather: Field events at Craiglockhart". The Scotsman. No. 36, 996. 22 December 1961. p. 12. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
...Dr E. C. K. Douglas, a former Scottish hammer-thrower who has represented his country more than once in the British Empire Games...
- ^ "Moscow trip, too?". Daily Record. 20 July 1955. p. 13. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scots athletes for Cardiff". The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 5 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
External links
- Ewan Douglas at World Athletics
- Ewan Douglas at Team GB
- Ewan Douglas at Olympedia
- Ewan Douglas at InterSportStats