Donald Stringer (December 29, 1933 – January 8, 1979) was a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and the early 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best effort of seventh twice (1956: C-1 10000 m, 1960: C-1 1000 m).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 29, 1933 Canada |
| Died | January 8, 1979 (aged 45)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Canoeing |
| Event | Sprint canoe |
Early life
editEarly competitions
editDon Stringer started canoeing in 1948 aged 14.[2] He won the Canadian Juvenile Singles championship in 1950 then the Canadian Juniors and the 10,000 metres Open in 1951.[2]
Stringer failed to make the 1952 Olympic team due to overturning his boat in the Ottawa trials. However, he broke Frank Amyot's 1936 record when he won the senior 1,000 metre singles at the Canadian national championships in 1952. The next year he beat the Olympic gold medallist Frank Havens at a competition in Washington.[2] He was named to the 1956 Olympic team and finished seventh in the C-1 10,000m, which was the best Canadian result in canoe-kayak at those games.[3] He moved to Montreal after those games, but still made the 1960 canoe team. He again finished seventh, this time in C-1 1000m.
Stringer retired from the sport in 1962, and died 16 years later. He was survived by three sons. He was inducted into the Greater Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.[3] The Canadian national championship trophy for U17 Men's C-1 is named for him.[4]
References
edit- ^ Donald Stringer at Olympedia
- ^ a b c "Inco Triangle" (PDF). Sudbury Museums. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Sudbury Sports Guy". Sudbury Star. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Trophies of the Canadian Sprint Canoe Kayak Championships". CanoeKayak.ca. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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