Career
He held the Canadian individual open record in the 400 metres from 1967 to 1977 and helped set the Canadian 4x400 metre record in 1976 which still stands today. Track and Field News ranked him 4th in the world in the 400 metres in 1967.
He held the Canadian individual open record in the 400 metres from 1967 to 1977 and helped set the Canadian 4x400 metre record in 1976 which still stands today. Track and Field News ranked him 4th in the world in the 400 metres in 1967.
He won medals at the British Commonwealth Games (silver 1966 4x400 metre relay, bronze in 1966 400 metres, medals at the Pan Am Games (silver in 1975 4x400 metre relay, bronze in 1967 400 metres) and achieved a 4th in the 4x400 metres in the Olympics in 1976. As member of the University of California, Los Angeles (University of California, Los Angeles) Don was a team National Collegiate Athletic Association champion, 4x400 metre National Collegiate Athletic Association champion and was a world record holder in the 440 yard relay in 1966. His fastest performance was a 44.3 400 metre relay split in the 1966 British Commonwealth Games.