- Roy Anthony Bridge
Roy Anthony (Tony) Bridge, O.B.E. (1921-2000) was a
Jamaica n member of theInternational Olympic Committee ("IOC").Bridge was active in sport from 1947 until his death in 2000. He was appointed to the International Olympic Committee IOC in 1973, and was the eighth most senior member at the time of his death.
Biography
Bridge was born
February 4 ,1921 inKingston, Jamaica . He attended school at Wolmers School (founded 1729) in Kingston. Upon graduation he joined the JamaicanCivil Service and eventually joined his father at Novelty Trading Company, which imported books and magazines into the island. He rose to the position of Managing Director.port
His involvement in sport was wide-ranging and included terms as the vice president of the
Jamaica Boxing Board of Control (1947-62), President of theJamaica Amateur Athletic Association (1958-77), Vice President of theJamaica Rifle Association (1960-62), first vocal of thePan-American Sports Organisation (1971-75), and the Vice Chairman of theCommonwealth Games Federation (1974-1982).Along with Sir
Herbert MacDonald Bridge was instrumental in organising the 1962Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. This led to his interest in the Olympics and his eventual election to the IOC in 1973 at the 74th session of the IOC inVarna ,Bulgaria . At that meeting four new members of the IOC were elected: Mr. Roy Anthony (Tony) Bridge for Jamaica, Mr.Manuel Gonzales Guerra forCuba , Mr.Ashwini Kumar forIndia , Mr.Keba M’Baye forSenegal .
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