Harold Backer

Harold Backer (born 20 November 1962 in Selkirk, Manitoba) is a Canadian former Olympic rower and financial advisor.

Olympic rowing

He participated in three Olympic Games for the Canadian rowing team: 1984 in Los Angeles, 1988 in Seoul and 1992 in Barcelona.[1]

After retirement as an Olympic athlete, he became a rowing coach.[2]

Financial advisor and disappearance

Backer established financial advisory firm Financial Backer Corp.[3] In 2015 he disappeared after allegedly setting up a pyramid scheme that ran into trouble. His disappearance caused a B.C. wide search at the time, and was covered in an episode of The Fifth Estate.

In April 2017 he turned himself in to the police.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Harold Backer". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website | Team Canada | 2016 Olympic Games. 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  2. "B.C. investment adviser missing for 528 days turns himself in to police". CBC News. 14 April 2017.
  3. O'Connor, Joe (16 November 2015). "'It stinks,' Missing Olympian's ex-coach ruined financially by former athlete's deceit". National Post.
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