TORONTO (AP) — James Worrall, Canada’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the 1936 Berlin Olympics and a former IOC executive board member, has died. He was 97.
The Canadian Olympic Committee says Worrall died Sunday at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto surrounded by his wife and children.
Worrall competed in the 110-meter and 400-meter hurdles in Berlin before becoming president of the Canadian Olympic Association and a member of the International Olympic Committee. He also served on the board of directors of the organizing committees for the 1976 Montreal Olympics and 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.
Worrall joined the IOC in 1967, serving on the executive board from 1974-79. He became an honorary member after retirement in 1989.
