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| Birth name | Douglas Haig Herman | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1917 Canterbury, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 September 1995 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | |||||||||||||||||
| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||
| Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||
| National finals | Shot put champion (1938, 1939, 1945, 1946, 1950) | ||||||||||||||||
Douglas Haig Herman (18 March 1917 – 20 September 1995) was a New Zealand field athlete and rugby union player. He represented his country in the shot put at the 1950 British Empire Games,[2] and captained the Canterbury provincial rugby team in the years following World War II.[3] He played about 120 first-class rugby games, including 91 for Canterbury.[4]
Herman won the New Zealand national shot put title on five occasions: in 1938, 1939, 1945, 1946, and 1950.[5] In the shot put at the 1950 Empire Games, he achieved a best distance of 44 ft 0 in (13.41 m) to finish in fourth place.[6]
References
- ^ "Canterbury team". Otago Daily Times. No. 27467. 14 August 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Doug Herman at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- ^ "Canterbury team for Auckland match". Gisborne Herald. Vol. 76, no. 23014. 3 August 1949. p. 8. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Games and players". The Press. Vol. 89, no. 27143. 12 September 1953. p. 9. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Hollings, Stephen (October 2019). "National champions 1887–2019" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. p. 52. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Athletics shot put – men Auckland 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
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