Harold Wright | |
Honorific-Suffix: | CC |
Office: | President, Canadian Field Hockey Association |
Term Start: | 1966 |
Term End: | 1969 |
Office2: | President, Canadian Olympic Association |
Term Start2: | 1969 |
Term End2: | 1977 |
Office3: | Director, Organizing Committee, Montreal Olympic Games |
Term Start3: | 1970 |
Term End3: | 1977 |
Office4: | Governor, Olympic Trust |
Term Start4: | 1970 |
Term End4: | 1997 |
Office5: | Director, Commonwealth Games Association of Canada |
Term Start5: | 1972 |
Term End5: | 1977 |
Birth Date: | 10 December 1908 |
Birth Place: | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Death Place: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Birthname: | Harold Madison Wright |
Alma Mater: | University of Utah University of British Columbia |
Profession: | Engineer |
Harold Madison Wright, (December 10, 1908 - December 11, 1997) was a Canadian engineer and athlete.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he received a B.Sc in geological engineering and a M.Sc in metallurgical engineering from the University of Utah. He also received an MA in geology from the University of British Columbia. In 1947 he established a consulting firm called Wright Engineers.
He competed in athletics (100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay) at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
From 1964 to 1968 he was president of the Canadian Field Hockey Association. From 1969 to 1977 he was president of the Canadian Olympic Association, during the first Olympic Games to be hosted in Canada. He also served as director of the Commonwealth Games Association of Canada and the British Columbia Sports Federation.
Wright is the recipient of the following honours and awards:[1]