Douglas Kyle (July 22, 1932 – August 27, 2023) was a Canadian long-distance runner from

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. He represented Canada at the

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and

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. As a resident of

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he won the silver medal in the men's 10,000 metres event at the

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, and the bronze in the 5,000 metres. Kyle ran track while a student at the

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. Kyle died on August 27, 2023, following a single-vehicle rollover accident. He was transported to a Calgary hospital where he later died. He was 91.Doug Kyle's obituary
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