Biography
Richard W. Pound, often known as Dick Pound, is a Canadian lawyer, former competitive swimmer and sports administrator. Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, he competed for Canada at the 1960 Summer Olympics and won medals at the 1962 Commonwealth Games. He later qualified as a lawyer after studying at McGill University and Sir George Williams University.
Pound served as president of the Canadian Olympic Committee and as a long-serving member of the International Olympic Committee, including two terms as vice-president. He was the founding chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) from 1999 to 2007. He has also held positions such as chancellor of McGill University.
Pound appears as himself in the 2017 documentary Icarus, discussing issues of doping in sport.
