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John Furlong, OC, OBC (born October 12, 1950) is a Canadian sports administrator. He is the executive chair of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He was the president and CEO of VANOC which oversaw the preparation and execution of the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics Games. Prior to his appointment as the CEO of VANOC, he chaired the Vancouver 2010 Bid Corporation (2001–2004), president of Arbutus Club, a members-only family club, member of the Canadian Olympic Committee, chair of the BC Summer Games and BC Winter Games, and Sport B.C.〔 == Early life == While Furlong's biography claims he and his family emigrated to Canada from Ireland in 1974,〔(Patriot Hearts: Inside the Olympics That Changed a Country )〕 he reportedly arrived in Burns Lake, British Columbia, in 1969 as a Frontier Apostle. During his time in Burns Lake he married Margaret Cook, a kindergarten teacher at Immaculata School, and in June 1970 he and Cook moved to Prince George, British Columbia where their two children were born. He was schooled at St. Vincent's C.B.S., Glasnevin, Dublin. He participated in international level in basketball, European handball and squash. He became Canadian Squash Champion in 1986.
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