See also Norlane, Victoria, named after Norman Lane, an Australian serviceman Norman D. Lane (November 6, 1919 – August 6, 2014) was a Canadian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze in the C-1 10,000 m event at London in 1948. He competed in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and finished fifth. His brother Ken Lane was a medallist at the 1952 Games in sprint canoe. Born in Toronto in 1919, Lane earned a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Toronto, and was a distinguished professor of Mathematics at McMaster University from 1952 to 1987. He and his wife, Doris, had five sons: Douglas, Brian, Stephen, Alan, and Christopher. Lane died in Hamilton, Ontario on August 6, 2014, aged 94. References External links Norman Lane's profile at Sports Reference.com 1919 births 2014 deaths Canoeists from Toronto Canadian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic canoeists of Canada McMaster University faculty Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics