Ewan Douglas

Ewan Douglas
Personal information
Full name	Ewan Campbell Kennedy Douglas
Nationality	British
Born	14 November 1922; Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	29 December 1999 (aged 77); Spain
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Edinburgh University
–	RAF Rugby
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1942-44	East of Scotland District
International career
Years	Team
1942	Scotland

Ewan Campbell Kennedy Douglas (14 November 1922 – 29 December 1999) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was also a Scottish athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh University.^[2]

During the second world war he played for the RAF.^[3]

Provincial career

He played for East of Scotland District in 1942.^[4] He played for the East side in 1944 against the Army side, scoring two tries in a 19 - 15 win for the District side.^[5]

International career

Douglas played in the 21 March 1942 Services International match against England for Scotland. As a Services international, Douglas was finally given a retrospective cap in 2023.^[2]

He played as a wing, centre and full back for Scotland.^[6]

Athletics career

He threw a British record of 179 feet, 10 inches in the hammer-throwing. He was retrospectively awarded the Crabbie Cup in 1951 for his performance.^[7]

He represented Scotland in the British Empire Games in the event.^[8]

He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics in hammer throwing.

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ewan Douglas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b McGilvray, Ally (15 August 2023). "Rugby: Gala, Melrose, Hawick, Peebles and Jed-Forest players to be honoured with retrospective Scotland caps". Rayo. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
^ @RAFRugbyUnion (26 February 2021). "On this day in 1943 England recorded their first victory over Scotland in a Services international 29-6. There were two RAF players in the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿team, Off Cdt E C K Douglas at outside centre and Wg Cdr W F (Francis) Blackadder, the pre-war international at prop" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via Twitter.
^ "Changes in East Rugby Team". Edinburgh Evening News. No. 21, 506. 11 March 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "East Beat the Army". The Scotsman. No. 31, 412. 31 January 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. Scorers:—East of Scotland— . . . E. C. K. Doulas (2)
^ "Scottish Team Completed". Birmingham Daily Post. No. 26, 694. 15 February 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. Cadet E. C. K. Douglas (Edinburgh University), who played first as a wing and then as a centre for Scotland during the past two seasons, this time takes the full-back position.
^ "Cup For E. C. K. Douglas". The Scotsman. No. 33, 720. 25 June 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Athletes will defy the winter weather: Field events at Craiglockhart". The Scotsman. No. 36, 996. 22 December 1961. p. 12. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. ...Dr E. C. K. Douglas, a former Scottish hammer-thrower who has represented his country more than once in the British Empire Games...

External links

Ewan Douglas at Olympedia
Ewan Douglas at Team GB

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[SportsRef-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ewan Douglas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[Rayo2023-2] McGilvray, Ally (15 August 2023). "Rugby: Gala, Melrose, Hawick, Peebles and Jed-Forest players to be honoured with retrospective Scotland caps". Rayo. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.

[3] @RAFRugbyUnion (26 February 2021). "On this day in 1943 England recorded their first victory over Scotland in a Services international 29-6. There were two RAF players in the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿team, Off Cdt E C K Douglas at outside centre and Wg Cdr W F (Francis) Blackadder, the pre-war international at prop" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via Twitter.

[4] "Changes in East Rugby Team". Edinburgh Evening News. No. 21, 506. 11 March 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[5] "East Beat the Army". The Scotsman. No. 31, 412. 31 January 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. Scorers:—East of Scotland— . . . E. C. K. Doulas (2)

[6] "Scottish Team Completed". Birmingham Daily Post. No. 26, 694. 15 February 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. Cadet E. C. K. Douglas (Edinburgh University), who played first as a wing and then as a centre for Scotland during the past two seasons, this time takes the full-back position.

[7] "Cup For E. C. K. Douglas". The Scotsman. No. 33, 720. 25 June 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[8] "Athletes will defy the winter weather: Field events at Craiglockhart". The Scotsman. No. 36, 996. 22 December 1961. p. 12. Retrieved 17 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive. ...Dr E. C. K. Douglas, a former Scottish hammer-thrower who has represented his country more than once in the British Empire Games...

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