Alfred Harold Douglas "Doug" Rogers (January 26, 1941 July 20, 2020) was a Canadian Olympic competitor in judo. He was the first Canadian to win an Olympic medal in the sport. He was an honoured member in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.[1] He won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics and gold medals at two Pan American Games, in 1965 and 1967. He was born in Truro, Nova Scotia.

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Doug Rogers in 1964

Rogers died on July 20, 2020 in Vancouver, aged 79.[2]

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