Donald Stringer

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).

Early life

Early competitions Don Stringer started canoeing in 1948 aged 14. He won the Canadian Juvenile Singles championship in 1950 then the Canadian Juniors and the 10,000 metres Open in 1951. 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.