David G. A. Douglas (born 16 March 1947) is an Australian Olympic medal winning rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Melbourne and did his senior rowing with the Mercantile Rowing Club there.
In 1968 he was a crew member of the Australian boat which won the silver medal in the eights event.
in 2010 Douglas was inducted as a member of the Rowing Victoria Hall of Fame.
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