Doug Ivan Hepburn (September 16, 1926 – November 22, 2000) was a Canadian world-champion weightlifter. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Weightlifting, also called Olympic weightlifting or Olympic-style weightlifting, is a sport in which participants attempt a maximum weight single lift of a barbell
Born in Vancouver with a clubbed foot and cross-eyed, Hepburn overcame these handicaps, setting a Canadian record for weightlifting in 1950 and winning gold medals at the 1953 world championships in Stockholm and the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from 30 July-7 August 1954 He was named British Columbia's man of the year for 1954. British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C
Like his father and stepfather he battled with alcoholism, and this combined with depression made for a hard private life. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions After his successes as a weightlifter, he became a professional wrestler late in 1954, signing what was announced as a five-year contract with Toronto promoter Frank Tunney. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Maple Leaf Wrestling was the unofficial name in the 1970s and 1980s of the Professional wrestling promotion run by Frank Tunney in Toronto. Less than 18 months later, the relationship between Tunney and Hepburn ended, but Hepburn continued to work as a professional wrestler in the Vancouver area until 1960.
Hepburn opened a gym at the age of 37. Perhaps inspired with his own battles against addiction, Hepburn became a strong advocate of drug free athletics.
Hepburn was a singer and songwriter, releasing a Christmas tune, the Hepburn Carol. He had literary ambitions and had a large output of essays and poems and other writings. In his later years he custom-built gym equipment and marketed protein powder and other sports supplements.
Hepburn died of a perforated ulcer at age 74. He has been inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame (1953), Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1955), and the B. The Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame is an honor roll of the top Canadian Olympic athletes teams coaches and builders (officials administrators and volunteers Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is a Hall of fame located in Toronto and established in 1955 to "preserve the record of Canadian sports achievements C. Sports Hall of Fame (1966).
External links
- Archive of magazine articles and images on Doug Hepburn
- Doug Hepburn - Hall of Fame at Weightlifting Exchange
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| Preceded by George Genereux |
Lou Marsh Trophy winner 1953 |
Succeeded by Marilyn Bell |
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