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Richard W. Pound


Alternative spellings:
Richard Pound
Richard William Duncan Pound
Dick Pound

B: 1942 Saint Catharines
Biblio: Canadian lawyer and author and former swimmer.Counsel in the Montreal office of Stikeman Eilliott LLP. Former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Montreal. Vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), 1987-1991 and 1996-2000. Chancellor an der McGill Universität in Montreal, 1999-2009. One-time candidate for the presidency of that organization. (Wikipedia, Stand: 17.08.2015 ; Ehemaliger Vorsitzender der Welt-Antidoping-Agentur, sowie ehemaliger Vizepräsident des Internationalen Olympischen Komitees.
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  • Jurist
  • Schriftsteller
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  • Richard William Duncan Pound CC OQ CD KC OLY (born March 22, 1942), better known as Dick Pound, is a Canadian swimming champion, lawyer, and spokesman for ethics in sport. He was the first president of the World Anti-Doping Agency and vice-president of the International Olympic Committee. He is currently the longest-serving member of the IOC. Pound is a staunch advocate of strict drug testing for athletes, and has made many allegations of cheating and official corruption, some of them challenged, owing to disputes over the testing and reporting procedures. Time magazine featured him as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World". He was a chancellor of McGill University and was chairman of the board of Olympic Broadcasting Services. (Source: DBPedia)

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