sport.wikisort.org - AthleteRalph Douglas Doubell AM (born 11 February 1945) is an Australian former athlete, and gold medallist at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Australian middle-distance runner
Ralph Doubell
AM
 Doubell in 1968 |
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Born | 11 February 1945 (1945-02-11) (age 77) Melbourne, Australia |
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Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
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Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
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Sport | Middle-distance running |
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Club | University of Melbourne |
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Personal best(s) | 1:44.30 (800 m, 1968)[1] |
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Athletic career
Doubell was born in Melbourne, was educated at Melbourne High School[2] and graduated from the University of Melbourne, where he had come under the tutelage of Austrian-born coach Franz Stampfl.[3]
Doubell's first major international victory in 800 metres was at the World Student Games in Tokyo in 1967 in a time of 1:46.7. His next season (the Olympic season) was severely curtailed by Achilles' tendon injuries, and he was unable to compete for six months prior to the Olympic Games in Mexico City.[1] Doubell, however, was able to recover in time for Mexico City and won the 800 m gold medal, passing the pre-race favourite Wilson Kiprugut of Kenya down the straight to win in a world record equalling time of 1:44.3.[1]
Doubell also won the 800 metres gold medal at the 1969 Pacific Conference Games, in a time of 1:48.0.[4]
Doubell had planned to compete at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, but was prevented from doing so by calf injuries, which brought on his retirement from competitive athletics.[2]
Post-athletic career
After retirement from sports, Doubell enrolled at Harvard Business School. He then worked as a Head of Relationship Management and a Director and Divisional Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking of the Deutsche Bank Group in Australia. He was a Director of Telstra Stadium in Sydney until 2007.[1]
Doubell was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985.[2] On 12 June 2006, in the Queen's Birthday Honours List, he was made a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia, for "services to athletics through administrative roles, particularly with Athletics New South Wales, and as a competitor".[5]
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Preceded by |
Men's 800 metres World Record Holder equalled by Dave Wottle (USA) on 1972-07-01 1968-10-15 – 1973-06-27 |
Succeeded by Marcello Fiasconaro |
 Olympic Champions in men's 800 metres |
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Australian national champions in men's 800 m |
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Note: 880 yards until 1966 |
- 1894: Ken McRae
- 1896: Ern Corner
- 1898: Charles Campbell
- 1900–02: D'Arcy Wentworth
- 1904: Harvey Sutton
- 1906: Greg Wheatley
- 1908: W. Trembath (NZL)
- 1910: Greg Wheatley
- 1912: Guy Harding (NZL)
- 1914: Russell Watson
- 1920: Reg Piggott
- 1922: Charles Taylor (NZL)
- 1924–26: Tickle Whyte
- 1928: Charles Stuart
- 1930: Otto Peltzer (GER)
- 1932: Ray Triado
- 1934: Thorold Irwin
- 1936–38: Gerald Backhouse
- 1947: Jack Stevens
- 1948: Bill Ramsay
- 1949: David White
- 1950: Don MacMillan
- 1951: Jim Bailey
- 1952: Don MacMillan
- 1953: John Landy
- 1954: Jim Bailey
- 1955: Don MacMillan
- 1956: Frank O'Connell
- 1957–58: Herb Elliott
- 1959: Tony Blue
- 1960: Herb Elliott
- 1961: Russell Oakley
- 1962–63: Tony Blue
- 1964: John Davies (NZL)
- 1965–67: Ralph Doubell
- 1968: Preston Davis (USA)
- 1969–70: Ralph Doubell
- 1971–73: Graeme Rootham
- 1974: Peter Watson
- 1975: Colin McCurry
- 1976: Jamie Botten
- 1977–79: John Higham
- 1980: Peter Bourke
- 1981: Michael Hillardt
- 1982: Peter Bourke
- 1983: Michael Hillardt
- 1984: Peter Bourke
- 1985–86: Alan Ozolins
- 1987–88: Ian Gaudry
- 1989: Simon Doyle
- 1990: Dean Kenneally
- 1991: Simon Doyle
- 1992: Barry Acres
- 1993: Simon Lewin
- 1994: Brendan Hanigan
- 1995–96: Sammy Langat (KEN)
- 1997: Elijah Maru (KEN)
- 1998–99: Noah Ngeny (KEN)
- 2000: Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG)
- 2001: Kris McCarthy
- 2002: Nicholas Hudson
- 2003: Kris McCarthy
- 2004: Samwel Mwera (KEN)
- 2005–07: Nick Bromley
- 2008: Lachlan Renshaw
- 2009: Nick Bromley
- 2010: Lachlan Renshaw
- 2011: James Kaan
- 2012: Johnny Rayner
- 2013: Alexander Rowe
- 2014: Josh Ralph
- 2015: Jeff Riseley
- 2016–18: Luke Mathews
- 2019: Peter Bol
- 2020: not held
- 2021: Peter Bol
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Summer Universiade champions in men's 800 metres |
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- 1959: Dieter Heydecke (FRG)
- 1961: Ron Delany (IRL)
- 1963: Mamoru Morimoto (JPN)
- 1965: Bill Crothers (CAN)
- 1967: Ralph Doubell (AUS)
- 1970: Franz-Josef Kemper (FRG)
- 1973: Yevhen Arzhanov (URS)
- 1975: Waldemar Gondek (POL)
- 1977: Alberto Juantorena (CUB)
- 1979: Evans White (USA)
- 1981: Andreas Hauck (GDR)
- 1983–1985: Ryszard Ostrowski (POL)
- 1987: Slobodan Popović (YUG)
- 1989: Ari Suhonen (FIN)
- 1991: Giuseppe D'Urso (ITA)
- 1993: Marko Koers (NED)
- 1995: Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA)
- 1997–1999: Norberto Téllez (CUB)
- 2001: Khalid Tighazouine (MAR)
- 2003: Roman Oravec (CZE)
- 2005: Fabiano Peçanha (BRA)
- 2007: Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei (IRI)
- 2009: Sajjad Moradi (IRI)
- 2011: Lachlan Renshaw (AUS)
- 2013: Nijel Amos (BOT)
- 2015: Shaquille Walker (USA)
- 2017: Jesús Tonatiu López (MEX)
- 2019: Mohamed Belbachir (ALG)
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На других языках
- [en] Ralph Doubell
[fr] Ralph Doubell
Ralph Douglas Doubell, AM, né le 11 février 1945 à Melbourne, est un ancien athlète australien champion olympique.
[it] Ralph Doubell
Ralph Douglas Doubell (Melbourne, 11 febbraio 1945) è un ex mezzofondista australiano, specializzato negli 800 metri piani, disciplina di cui è stato campione olimpico a Città del Messico 1968.
[ru] Даубелл, Ральф
Ральф Даубелл (англ. Ralph Douglas Doubell; род. 11 февраля 1945, Мельбурн, Австралия) — австралийский легкоатлет (бег на 800 м).
Чемпион Олимпиады 1968 года в Мехико (бег на 800 м — 1.44,30 (первые 400 за 51,0)[3].
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