Doral Pilling

Pilling was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada. ==College years==

In 1927, Pilling became the NCAA champion in the javelin throw with 199' 8", representing the University of Utah. ==1928 Olympic Games==

In the 1928 Summer Olympics, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Pilling finished twelfth in the men's javelin throw event, where he threw 59.16 m. ==International and Canadian competitions==

After the Amsterdam Olympics Pilling attended the Tailteann Games and shattered the Irish record for the javelin thrown and won the event. ==1930 British Empire Games==

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). ==1932 Olympic Games and Tailteann Games==

In the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, Pilling "did not start" (DNS). 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. ==Personal life==

Pilling was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. ==Later years==

Pilling died in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ==References==