Doral William Pilling (14 January 1906 – 24 December 1982) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

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Doral Pilling

Personal information
Birth name	Doral William Pilling
Born	14 January 1906 (1906-01-14) Cardston, Alberta,  Canada
Died	24 December 1982 (1982-12-25) (aged 76) Calgary, Alberta,  Canada
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Weight	79 kg (174 lb) [1]
Sport
Country	Team Canada
Sport	Track and field / Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	64.74 m (212 ft 5 in)
Medal record Representing  Canada British Empire Games 1930 Hamilton Javelin throw

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Pilling was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada.^[2]

In 1927, Pilling became the NCAA champion in the javelin throw with 199' 8", representing the University of Utah.^[3][4]

In the 1928 Summer Olympics, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Pilling finished twelfth in the Men's javelin throw event, where he threw 59.16 m. ^[5][6][1][7]

After the Amsterdam Olympics Pilling attended the Tailteann Games and shattered the Irish record for the javelin thrown and won the event.^[7]

Back in Canada, he was feted and there were events for him in Vulcan and Calgary, among other places.^[7]

Pilling threw his Personal Best of 212 ft. 5 in. (64.74m) in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, on August 20th, 1928, shortly after the Olympics (May 17th through August 12th, 1928) in Amsterdam, Netherlands.^[8]

At the 1930 British Empire Games (now is known as the Commonwealth Games), Pilling won the silver medal in the javelin throw competition with a distance of 183 ft. 6 in. (55.93 m).^[5][6][1]

In the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, Pilling "did not start" (DNS).^[1] Probably a combination of the Great Depression, the Anglo-Irish trade war and the 1932 Tailteann Games, where many Olympic athletes from Ireland or abroad could not be present, for the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Pilling was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.^[9]

Pilling died in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.^[5][1]