Doug Clement

Doug Clement (born 15 July 1933) is a Canadian sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 440 yards relay at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games alongside Terry Tobacco, Joe Foreman, and Laird Sloan. Clement attended the University of Oregon and University of British Columbia, where he obtained undergraduate and medical degrees respectively. He was also responsible for the introduction of sports medicine to Canada. Along with his wife, Diane, they have both been an integral part of athletics in British Columbia.

Biography Clement was born Montreal, Quebec, in 1933. He was also part of the Canadian team for the men's 4 × 400 metres relay, with the team finishing in fourth place. Four years later, at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Clement competed in the men's 800 metres, but again did not get out of the heats. Once again, he was also part of the team for the men's 4 × 400 metres relay, finishing in fifth place.

In between the two Olympic Games, Clememt also represented Canada at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver. he was part of the team that won the silver medal. He then went to the University of British Columbia, studying for a medical degree, before retiring from sport in 1959. with the two of them forming a track club in 1962.

Clement has been inducted into the University of British Columbia Hall of Fame and the British Columbia Sports Halls of Fame, along with being inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.