Douglas William Pulman (1 January 1946 – 7 December 2011) was a New Zealand
rowing coxswain.
[sports-reference.com – Douglas Pulman]
Pulman was born in 1946 in
Ngāruawāhia
Ngāruawāhia () is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located north-west of Hamilton at the confluence of the Waikato and Waipā Rivers, adjacent to the Hakarimata Range. Ngāruawāhia is in the Hamilton Ur ...
.
At the
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. The ...
, he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four alongside crew members
Keith Heselwood,
George Paterson,
Hugh Smedley
Hugh Smedley is a former New Zealand rower.
At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four alongside fellow Waitaki Boys' High School crew members Keith Heselwood, George Paterson ...
and
Winston Stephens. Pulman competed at the
1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...
as part of the
men's eight. He was New Zealand Olympian number 198.
Pulman died on 7 December 2011 at his home in
Ngāhinapōuri
Ngāhinapōuri is a rural community in the Waipa District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on State Highway 39, between Whatawhata and Pirongia.
The rural area of Koromatua is located to the north, near the Hamil ...
.
References
1946 births
2011 deaths
New Zealand male rowers
Olympic rowers for New Zealand
Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Rowers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing
Coxswains (rowing)
People from Ngāruawāhia
Sportspeople from Waikato
Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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