Harry Sniderman was a sports figure in Toronto, Canada, who was later known as an promoter, organizer and businessman. In 1936 the

Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

were held in Berlin, the capital of Nazi Germany, so Sniderman and several other athletes who objected to attending an event in Nazi Germany attended an alternate Olympics in Barcelona. Sniderman was survived by his wife, Molly, who died in 2009.

References

Year of birth missing Place of birth missing Year of death missing Place of death missing Sportspeople from Toronto {{Canada-sport-bio-stub