Harold Backer (born 20 November 1962 in Selkirk,Manitoba) is a Canadian former Olympic rower and financial advisor.
He participated in three Olympic Games for the Canadian rowing team:1984 in Los Angeles,1988 in Seoul and1992 in Barcelona.[1]
After retirement as an Olympic athlete, he became a rowing coach.[2]
Backer established financial advisory firm Financial Backer Corp.[3] In 2015 he disappeared after allegedly setting up apyramid scheme that ran into trouble. His disappearance caused a B.C. wide search at the time, and was covered in an episode ofThe Fifth Estate.
In April 2017 he turned himself in to the police.[2]
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