Colin Douglas-Smith Explained

Colin Douglas-Smith
Nationality:Australian
Sport:Rowing
Birth Date:11 July 1918
Birth Place:Geelong, Australia
Death Place:Fremantle, Western Australia

Colin Douglas-Smith (11 July 1918  - 20 October 2009) was an Australian rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Educated at Geelong Grammar School and the University of Melbourne, where he was a member of Trinity College, he studied Zoology and then Medicine, with his studies interrupted by the Second World War. He served in submarines in the Royal Navy before returning to Australia to complete his medical qualifications. Moving to Western Australia in 1956 after specialized studies in the UK, he became one of Perth's leading obstetricians.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Colin Douglas-Smith Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418072137/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/colin-douglas-smith-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 3 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Waterborne carrier of life . Sydney Morning Herald . 3 December 2009 . 22 April 2020.