Doug Rogers (judoka)

Doug Rogers
Doug Rogers, Isao Inokuma, Parnaoz Chikviladze and Anzor Kiknadze at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameAlfred Harold Douglas Rogers
Born(1941-01-26)January 26, 1941
Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedJuly 20, 2020(2020-07-20) (aged 79)
Vancouver, British Columbia
OccupationJudoka
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb) (1964)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportJudo
Weight class+80 kg, +93 kg, Open
Rank     6th dan black belt
ClubTakushoku University, Tokyo
Coached by
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (1964)
World Champ. (1965)
Pan American Champ. (1965)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo+80 kg
World Championships
1965 Rio de Janeiro+80 kg
Pan American Games
1967 WinnipegOpen
1967 Winnipeg+93 kg
Pan American Championships
1965 GuatemalaOpen
Profile at external databases
IJF54617, 54551
JudoInside.com8736
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. 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.