Robert Hargan Storey (born December 3, 1942)[1] is a Canadian bobsledder who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s who later became a businessman and chairman of two communication companies in Canada. Storey served as fourth president of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT – International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation) from 1994 to 2010, and was instrumental in Vancouver being awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics. He went on to marry Catherine Storey and they had three children.
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| Born | December 3, 1942 Collingwood, Ontario, Canada |
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| Sport | Bobsleigh |
Bobsleigh career
editA native of Collingwood, Ontario, Storey got into bobsleigh in the mid-1960s. He first became known when was part of the Canadian four-man team who crashed on the bobsleigh track at Lake Placid, New York, in the United States in February 1966 that took the life of Italian-born, Canadian-emigrated Sergio Zardini and severely injured fellow bobsledder Michael Young.[2][3] Competing in two Winter Olympic games, Storey earned his best finish of 14th in the two-man event at Sapporo in 1972.[4][5][6][7] He became a coach for the Canadian bobsleigh team for the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, earning their best finish of 17th in the four-man event.[8][9] From 1976 to 1994, he served as president of Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton twice.[10] In 1984, Storey was elected to serve as Vice President of FIBT[11] and became FIBT President in 1994, a position served until 2010 when he was defeated 22–20 for a fifth term by former Italian bobsledder Ivo Ferriani.[12][13] Besides being FIBT President, Storey served on the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations, the General Association of International Sports Federations, the Canadian Olympic Committee, and served on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sport and the Environment Committee.[12][14] In bidding for the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, he served as Chief International Strategist for which Vancouver was awarded in July 2003.[14][15] Storey served on the Coordination Commission for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, a commission chaired by International Ski Federation (FIS) President Gian Franco Kasper and includes International Skating Union President Ottavio Cinquanta and fellow Canadian Beckie Scott, the first North American woman to medal in cross country skiing at the Winter Olympics.[16]
Business career
editAfter retiring from competitive bobsleigh in the early 1970s, Storey became involved in the communication and broadcasting business in Canada. During his broadcasting career, he founded South Fraser Broadcasting Limited, and later served as president of Teraca Communications.[14] Storey was later a consultant for Masabe and Company.[12][14] In 2005, he joined the Board of Directors for the Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. which is headquartered in Toronto.[14][17] Storey also serves on several boards of directors for broadcasting companies both in Canada and in the United States.[14] He was able to parlay his broadcasting success into increased television and later internet coverage for the FIBT.[10]
References
edit- ^ "profile". Sports-reference.com. December 3, 1942. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ^ "Mississauga Sports Hall of Fame profile Michael Young featuring Storey". Sportsmississauga.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ^ ""The Deadly Zig-Zag". TIME. March 4, 1966". Time. March 4, 1966. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ^ "Bobsleigh Doubles Olympic Games 1968 Grenoble, France - Sunday 11.02 Alpe-D'Huez".
- ^ "Bobsleigh Fours Olympic Games 1968 Grenoble, France - Saturday 17.02 Alpe-D'Huez".
- ^ "Bobsleigh Doubles Olympic Games 1972 Sapporo (JPN) - 04,05.02".
- ^ "Bobsleigh Fours Olympic Games 1972 Sapporo (JPN) - 10,11.02".
- ^ "Bobsleigh Doubles Olympic Games 1976 Innsbruck (AUT) - 06.07.02 Igls".
- ^ "Bobsleigh Fours Olympic Games 1976 Innsbruck (AUT) - 13.14.02 Igls".
- ^ a b Canoe.ca 1998 article on Storey – accessed April 12, 2008.
- ^ "Bobsleigh and Olympism". Olympic Review. December 1984. p. 1016.
- ^ a b c Sportaccord.com profile of Storey. – accessed April 12, 2008.
- ^ Ferriani Elected President of FIBT. at the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (September 12, 2010 article accessed September 13, 2010.)
- ^ a b c d e f Businessweek.com profile of Storey[dead link] – accessed April 13, 2008.
- ^ "archives of past awards of Olympic Games". Gamesbids.com. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ^ FIS Newsflash 221. March 4, 2008.
- ^ Canadian Standard Radio (now XM Radio Canada) profile of Storey. – accessed April 13, 2008.