Donald Wayne Pretty (born June 11, 1936) is a Canadian rower who competed in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...

and in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

. In 1956 he was a crew member of the Canadian boat, winning the silver medal in the eights event. He was inducted to the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame along with the rest of the 1956 UBC VRC Eights team in 1976. Eight years later he finished ninth with the Canadian boat in the eight competition.

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Profile at Sports-Reference
(Archived) 1936 births Living people Canadian male rowers Olympic rowers for Canada Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Rowers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub