Doral Pilling
Personal information
Birth nameDoral William Pilling
Born14 January 1906 (1906-01-14)
Cardston, Alberta,  Canada
Died24 December 1982 (1982-12-25) (aged 76)
Calgary, Alberta,  Canada
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Weight79 kg (174 lb) [1]
Sport
CountryTeam Canada
SportTrack and field / Athletics
EventJavelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best64.74 m (212 ft 5 in)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1930 Hamilton Javelin throw

Doral William Pilling (14 January 1906 – 24 December 1982) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Early years

Pilling was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada.[2]

College years

In 1927, Pilling became the NCAA champion in the javelin throw with 199' 8", representing the University of Utah.[3][4]

1928 Olympic Games

In the 1928 Summer Olympics, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Pilling finished twelfth in the Men's javelin throw event, where he threw 59.16 m. [5][6][1][7]

International and Canadian competitions

After the Amsterdam Olympics Pilling attended the Tailteann Games and shattered the Irish record for the javelin thrown and won the event.[7]

Back in Canada, he was feted and there were events for him in Vulcan and Calgary, among other places.[7]

Pilling threw his Personal Best of 212 ft. 5 in. (64.74m) in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, on August 20th, 1928, shortly after the Olympics (May 17th through August 12th, 1928) in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[8]

1930 British Empire Games

At the 1930 British Empire Games (now is known as the Commonwealth Games), Pilling won the silver medal in the javelin throw competition with a distance of 183 ft. 6 in. (55.93 m).[5][6][1]

1932 Olympic Games and Tailteann Games

In the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, Pilling "did not start" (DNS).[1] Probably a combination of the Great Depression, the Anglo-Irish trade war and the 1932 Tailteann Games, where many Olympic athletes from Ireland or abroad could not be present, for the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Pilling was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.[9]

Later years

Pilling died in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[5][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Olympedia - Doral Pilling". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 11 Sep 2023.
  2. ↑ "Doral Pilling - Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website". Retrieved 11 Sep 2023.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2010-02-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Ags' Enyeart Becomes Rarity With NCAA Win", Salt Lake Tribune, 20 March 1975 p.104
  5. 1 2 3 "Doral Pilling Bio, Stats and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 Apr 2020. Retrieved 11 Sep 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Doral W. Pilling Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". olympics.com. Retrieved 11 Sep 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 Lethbridge Historical Society (5 Dec 2020). "Doral Pilling, Javelin... - Lethbridge Historical Society | Facebook". Lethbridge Herald. Retrieved 11 Sep 2023.
  8. ↑ Michael Nonna. "Track and Field Statistics | trackfield.brinkster.net". trackfield.brinkster.net. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 4 Nov 2023.
  9. ↑ Deseret News 1999-2000 Church Almanac. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret News. 1998. p. 555. ISBN 1573454915.


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