Douglas William Pulman (1 January 1946 – 7 December 2011) was a New Zealand rowing coxswain.[1]

Doug Pulman
Personal information
Full nameDouglas William Pulman
Born(1946-01-01)1 January 1946
Ngāruawāhia, New Zealand
Died7 December 2011(2011-12-07) (aged 65)
Ngāhinapōuri, New Zealand
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's rowing
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth Coxed four

Pulman was born in 1946 in Ngāruawāhia.[2]

At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four alongside crew members Keith Heselwood, George Paterson, Hugh Smedley and Winston Stephens. Pulman competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics as part of the men's eight. He was New Zealand Olympian number 198.[2]

Pulman died on 7 December 2011 at his home in Ngāhinapōuri.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c sports-reference.com – Douglas Pulman Archived 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Douglas Pulman". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Former NZ rowing champ Doug Pulman dies". Waikato Times. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2021.