Michael A. Chambers

Michael A. Chambers
Born
Old Ottawa East, Ottawa, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationLawyer
Known forPresident of the Canadian Olympic Committee
HonoursOlympic Order (2010)
Canadian Olympic Order (2012) Honorary Doctorate University of Ottawa (2013)

Michael A. Chambers is the former president of the Canadian Olympic Committee and senior partner at Maclaren Corlett LLP. As of 2021, Chambers serves as chair of the Association of National Olympic Committees Legal Commission, chair of the Panam Sports Legal Commission, and chair of the Ethics Commission of the International Canoe Federation.

A former athlete, Chambers served as president of Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) between 1986 and 1988 after having been appointed by the CKC in 1984 to be its representative on the Canadian Olympic Committee. From 2001 to 2010, Chambers served as president of the Canadian Olympic Committee before serving on the executive board and various Commission positions with Association of National Olympic Committees and with the Pan American Sports Organization now known as Panam Sports.

In 2010, he was honoured with the Olympic Order for his services to the Olympic Movement in Canada.

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