Rodger Doner

Rodger Doner was born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, and grew up in Toronto where he was an avid wrestler at the West End YMCA alongside his brothers. He attended the University of Toronto where he was also active in rowing and continued to wrestle in intercollegiate competitions. Selected for the 1964 Canadian Olympic team following trials held in Saskatoon, he competed in the lightweight freestyle tournament where he was eliminated in the second round.

Graduating from the University of Toronto with a degree in dentistry, he later moved to Brockville, Ontario where he operated a practice for almost 50 years. Doner was also an avid sailor and circumnavigated the world on his 35’ sailboat over a period of seven years in the 1990s.