Doug Anakin
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Competitor for 
Canada
Douglas Thomas Anakin (born November 6, 1930) is a former Canadian
bobsleigh
competitor. He was born in Chatham, Ontario
and was selected by Vic Emery
as a member of Canada's gold medal-winning four-man bobsleigh team at the 1964 Winter Olympics
. Anakin was also one of the driving forces behind the Canadian luge
program. He has been inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.
During his 35 years of teaching, Doug taught and coached 19 years at John Abbott College in Montreal retiring in 1990. Because of his involvement at the school, his commitment to his community, and his passion for outdoor activities, the school established the "Doug Anakin Scholarship for Outdoor Pursuits" which is presented annually to a student who best demonstrates Doug’s traits.
Operated Doug Anakin Sports in Beaconsfield, a sports store specializing in outdoor sports.
Anakin is married and has two children and four grandchildren.
CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Douglas Thomas Anakin (born November 6, 1930) is a former Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
competitor. He was born in Chatham, Ontario
Chatham-Kent, Ontario
Chatham–Kent is a unitary authority in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Mostly rural, its centres of population are Blenheim, Chatham, Dresden, Ridgetown, Tilbury and Wallaceburg. Modern Chatham–Kent was created in 1998 by the merger of Kent County and its municipalities.- History :The former city of...
and was selected by Vic Emery
Vic Emery
Victor Emery is a Canadian businessman, gold medallist at the Olympic Winter Games and a world champion bobsledder. He was born in Montreal, Quebec....
as a member of Canada's gold medal-winning four-man bobsleigh team at the 1964 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...
. Anakin was also one of the driving forces behind the Canadian luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
program. He has been inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is a hall of fame established in 1955 to "preserve the record of Canadian sports achievements and to promote a greater awareness of Canada's heritage of sport." It is located at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta...
and the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.
During his 35 years of teaching, Doug taught and coached 19 years at John Abbott College in Montreal retiring in 1990. Because of his involvement at the school, his commitment to his community, and his passion for outdoor activities, the school established the "Doug Anakin Scholarship for Outdoor Pursuits" which is presented annually to a student who best demonstrates Doug’s traits.
Operated Doug Anakin Sports in Beaconsfield, a sports store specializing in outdoor sports.
Anakin is married and has two children and four grandchildren.