Derek Riley
{{Short description|Canadian rower (1922–2018)}}
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John Derek Riley {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (July 1, 1922 – May 6, 2018) was a Canadian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Riley was inducted in the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009 and appointed the Order of Canada in 2014.
Early life and education
Riley was born on July 1, 1922, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.{{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/derek-riley-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033801/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/derek-riley-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |accessdate=June 29, 2012}} He graduated from the University of Manitoba with degrees in commerce and accounting.{{cite web|title=John Derek Riley, LL.D., June 7, 2017|url=http://umanitoba.ca/admin/governance/senate/hdr/john_derek_riley.html|website=University of Manitoba|accessdate=February 9, 2018}}
Career
Riley began his career as a member of the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II. After starting rowing in the Winnipeg Rowing Club in 1946, Riley competed in rowing competitions for the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta and Northwest International Rowing Association. In RCH competitions, Riley won a juniors competition in 1946 and a seniors competition with Theo Dubois in 1947. Alternatively, Riley won over thirty medals in the NWIRA including a seniors event with Bob Richards in 1948 and every medal competition in 1961. His final NWIRA event was in 1963.
In world competitions, Riley competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in rowing and was the chairman for the rowing events at the 1967 Pan American Games. Outside of rowing, Riley worked at the Hudson's Bay Company as a chief financial officer. Later positions included chief executive officer of a Winnipeg metal company and chairman of North West Company in 1987.
Awards and honours
In 2009, Riley was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.{{cite web|title=Honoured Members Database|url=http://honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca/inductee.php?id=410|website=Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame |accessdate=January 23, 2018}} The following year, he became a member of St. John's-Ravenscourt School's sports hall of fame.{{cite web|title=Sports Hall of Fame|url=https://eaglenet.sjr.mb.ca/sports_hall_of_fame|website=St. John's Ravenscourt School|accessdate=February 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210002750/https://eaglenet.sjr.mb.ca/sports_hall_of_fame|archive-date=February 10, 2018|url-status=dead}} In 2014, Riley was appointed the Order of Canada.{{cite news|last1=Annable |first1=Kristin|title=Four Manitobans named to Order of Canada|url=http://winnipegsun.com/2013/12/30/four-manitobans-named-to-order-of-canada/wcm/55a20fef-09b1-4dd0-9b96-9ee353420890|accessdate=January 23, 2018|work=Winnipeg Sun|date=December 30, 2013}} He died in Winnipeg on May 6, 2018, at the age of 95.[https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/winnipeg-mb/john-riley-7846249 Derek Riley's obituary]{{Cite web|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/riley_jd.shtml|title = Memorable Manitobans: John Derek Riley (1922-2018)}}
References
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External links
- {{Olympics.com profile|john-derek-riley}}
- {{SR/Olympics profile|ri/derek-riley-1}}
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Category:Members of the Order of Canada
Category:Olympic rowers for Canada
Category:Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics