Duncan McDougall (born 14 March 1959) is a British

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

who competed in the

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and

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. He was born in

Aylesbury Aylesbury ( ) is the county town of Buckinghamshire, South East England. It is home to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery, David Tugwell`s house on Watermead and the Waterside Theatre. It is in central Buckinghamshire, midway between High Wy ...

in 1959. He is a member of the

Leander Club Leander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest non-academic club. It is based in Remenham in Berkshire, England and adjoins Henley-on-Thames. Only three other surviving clubs were founded prior to ...

. In 1980 he was a crew member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the eights event. Four years later he finished fifth with the British boat in the 1984 eights competition.

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1959 births Living people English male rowers British male rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics {{UK-rowing-bio-stub