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Douglas Cameron Gordon, commonly known as Doug Gordon, (1956 – October 16, 1998) was an American whitewater kayaker, who was a member of the U.S. Slalom Team from 1981 to 1987, and a chemist. Gordon died in Eastern Tibet when he and three other paddlers attempted the first descent of the Tsangpo River. == Kayaking == Gordon was a member of the U.S. Slalom Team from 1981 to 1987. He obtained several medals from the National Championships and qualified four times for the Whitewater Slalom World Championships.〔 In 1995 and 1996, Gordon participated in expeditions to British Columbia, with Jamie McEwan and E.J. McCarthy on the Homathko River and with McEwan and Mark Clarke on the Dean River, respectively.〔(''Whitewater'' on ''JamieMcEwan.com'' ) (retrieved on 15 September 2008)〕 When Gordon heard about the death of slalom kayaker Richie Weiss' death in 1997, he wrote according to Jamie McEwan that "running hard whitewater is dangerous, and that those doing so must accept that danger as the price of pursuing their sport at a high level."〔(Jamie McEwan ''(undated)''. ''Were We Foolish to Be on the River at That Level?'' ) (retrieved on 14 September 2008) copy at: (Accident Database: Accident #522 ) at ''American Whitewater'' (retrieved 31 July 2013)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Douglas C. Gordon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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