Duncan McNaughton

Duncan Anderson McNaughton (December 7, 1910 – January 15, 1998) was a Canadian athlete, who competed mainly in the high jump.

He competed for Canada in the 1932 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, United States, in the high jump where he won the gold medal.

[1] Bob Van Osdel, who took home the silver medal, was a close friend and teammate from the University of Southern California.

He worked for the Geological Survey of Canada, then explored for oil in South America and later served with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.

McNaughton later helped initiate oil and gas exploration in the Amadeus Basin of central Australia and Palm Valley.