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Douglas C. "Doug" Peace (born April 4, 1919) is a former Canadian cyclist who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics. In Berlin he competed in the men's sprint event, but was eliminated in the second round against eventual bronze medalist Louis Chaillot.[1] He competed out of the Maple Leaf Wheelmen Club of Toronto[2] and was a four-time national cycling champion.[3]
References
- ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans, Bill Mallon, and Hilary Evans (2010). "Doug Peace Biography and Olympic Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/doug-peace-1.html. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ "6 Cyclists Chosen for Olympic Squad". The Gazette (Montreal): pp. 20. 1936-06-29. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4n8tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MJkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5986,3637449&dq=doug-peace&hl=en. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
- ^ Baldwin, Douglas (2000). Sports in North America: A Documentary History, Sports in the Depression. Academic International Press. pp. 304. ISBN 0875692249. http://books.google.com/books?id=R-eCAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Doug+Peace%22+%2B%22and+competed+in+the+Berlin+Olympics%22&dq=%22Doug+Peace%22+%2B%22and+competed+in+the+Berlin+Olympics%22&hl=en&ei=3HeiS_u0II7WNqLl7dYI&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA.
Categories:- 1919 births
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