Personal information | |
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Full name | Alfred Harold Douglas Rogers |
Born | Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada | January 26, 1941
Died | July 20, 2020 Vancouver, British Columbia | (aged 79)
Occupation | Judoka |
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] |
Weight | 118 kg (260 lb) (1964)[1] |
Sport | |
Country | Canada |
Sport | Judo |
Weight class | +80 kg, +93 kg, Open |
Rank | 6th dan black belt |
Club | Takushoku University, Tokyo[2] |
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Achievements and titles | |
Olympic Games | (1964) |
World Champ. | (1965) |
Pan American Champ. | (1965) |
Medal record | |
Profile at external databases | |
IJF | 54617, 54551 |
JudoInside.com | 8736 |
Updated on June 25, 2023 |
Alfred Harold Douglas Rogers (January 26, 1941 – July 20, 2020) was a Canadian Olympic competitor in judo, and the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in the sport. He was an honoured member in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.[3] His best results were a silver medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and a gold medal at the Pan American Games, in 1967. He was a student of Masahiko Kimura.[3]