Douglas ("Doug") Kenneth Wood (born January 30, 1966 in

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) is a retired male

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

er from

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, who represented his native country in the men's pole vault event at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. He failed to reach the final, reaching 5.20 metres in the qualification group.

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* 1966 births Living people Canadian male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Track and field athletes from Ontario Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) People from Wingham, Ontario Sportspeople from Huron County, Ontario Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people Canadian Track and Field Championships winners {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub

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