Douglas Kyle (July 22, 1932 – August 27, 2023) was a Canadian long-distance runner from Toronto, Ontario. He represented Canada at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics. As a resident of Calgary, Alberta he won the silver medal in the men's 10,000 metres event at the 1959 Pan American Games, and the bronze in the 5,000 metres. Kyle ran track while a student at the University of Michigan.

Doug Kyle
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1959 Chicago 10.000 metres
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Chicago 5.000 metres

Kyle died on August 27, 2023, following a single-vehicle rollover accident. He was transported to a Calgary hospital where he later died. He was 91.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Fedor, Tyson. "Olympian and Calgary Marathon founder Douglas Kyle remembered following crash". CTV News. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  2. ^ Doug Kyle's obituary
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