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{{short description|Bermudian-Dutch sprinter}}
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{{Medal|Bronze|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|2003 Paris]]|4x100 m relay}}
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{{Medal|Silver |[[1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1995 Barcelona]]|200 m}}
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{{Medal|Silver | [[1992 IAAF World Cup|1992 Havana]]|4x400 m relay}}
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'''Troy Douglas''' (born 30 November 1962 in [[Paget Parish|Paget]], [[Bermuda]]) is a former [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]]. Originally competing for Bermuda, he finished second at the [[1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships]] in the [[200 metres]] event, but he changed nationality to the [[Netherlands]] in 1998. For Bermuda he participated at the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988]], [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] and [[1996 Summer Olympics]], reaching the semi-finals of the 200 metres in 1996 as well as the semi-finals of the [[400 metres]] in 1992 and 1996. He finished 5th in the final of the 200 metres at the [[Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games|1991 Pan American Games]].

Set to compete in the [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|1999 World Championships]], Douglas was withdrawn after testing positive for the banned [[anabolic steroid]] [[nandrolone]]. After his suspension he ran his personal best times over [[100 metres]] and 200 metres in 2001 as well as two masters world records on the same distances in 2003. Together with [[Patrick van Balkom]], [[Timothy Beck]] and [[Caimin Douglas]] he won a bronze medal in the [[4×100 metres relay]] at the [[2003 World Championships in Athletics]]. They also participated with the same team in the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 x 100 meters relay]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], but were eliminated in the series due to a mistake in an exchange and did not qualify for the final.

==Personal bests==
*[[100 metres]] - 10.19 (2001)
*[[200 metres]] - 20.19 (2001)
*[[400 metres]] - 45.26 (1996)

==Masters World Records==
*[[Masters Athletics World Records|Men's 40-44yo 100 metres]] - 10.29 secs (7 June 2003)
*[[Masters Athletics World Records|Men's 40-44yo 200 metres]] - 20.64 secs (9 and 27 Aug. 2003)

==See also==
*[[List of doping cases in athletics]]

==External links==
*{{World Athletics}}
* [http://www.mastersathletics.net/fileadmin/html/Rankings/All_Time/100metresmen.htm Masters T&F 100 metres Dash All-Time Rankings] M35 10.16 M40 10.29
* [http://www.mastersathletics.net/fileadmin/html/Rankings/All_Time/200metresmen.htm Masters T&F 200 metres Dash All-Time Rankings] M35 20.19 M40 20.64
* [http://www.mastersathletics.net/fileadmin/html/Rankings/All_Time/400metresmen.htm Masters T&F 400 metres Dash All-Time Rankings] M40 48.61

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