John Furlong
Author of Patriot Hearts: Inside the Olympics That Changed a Country
About the Author
John Furlong is Emeritus Professor and former Director of the Department of Education at the University of Oxford, UK.
Works by John Furlong
MENTORING STUDENT TEACHERS 1 copy
GLIDING BOOK, THE 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Furlong, John
- Birthdate
- 1950-10-12
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Ireland (Birth)
Canada (naturalized) - Birthplace
- Tipperary, Ireland
- Places of residence
- Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
- Occupations
- VANOC (President and Chief Executive Officer)
Vancouver 2010 Bid Corporation (Chair, 2001-2004)
Arbutus Club (President)
Canadian Olympic Committee (Member)
BC Summer Games (Chair)
BC Winter Games (Chair) (show all 8)
Sport B.C. (Chair)
Northern BC Winter Games Society (President) - Organizations
- Canadian Olympic Association
- Awards and honors
- Canadian Squash Champion (1986)
W.A.C. Bennett Award (BC Sports Hall of Fame Inductee ∙ 2004)
Canada’s Most Influential Sport Figure (2009)
Order of Canada (Officer, 2010)
Order of British Columbia (2010)
Olympic Order (2010) (show all 14)
Paralympic Order (2010)
University of British Columbia (Doctor of Laws ∙ honoris causa)
British Columbia Institute of Technology (Doctor of Technology ∙ honoris causa)
Justice Institute of British Columbia (Doctor of Laws ∙ honoris causa)
B.C.’s Sportsman of the Decade (2010)
Sports Media Canada Achievement Awards (Outstanding Sports Executive of the Year ∙ 2010)
Transformational Canadians (2010)
Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Award (2010)
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Statistics
- Works
- 11
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 55
- Popularity
- #295,340
- Rating
- 4.3
- ISBNs
- 24