Kenneth Pentin Farmer, (July 26, 1912 – January 12, 2005) was a Canadian ice hockey player and businessman. He won a Winter Olympics silver medal winner in ice hockey, served as president of the Canadian Olympic Association, and worked as a chartered accountant.

Background

Born in Westmount, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University. In 1934 he joined the accounting firm of McDonald Currie & Company (now Coopers & Lybrand) and became a Chartered Accountant in 1937. He became a partner in 1945 until his retirement in 1977. Farmer was an outstanding hockey player. He was a member of the 1936 Port Arthur Bearcats, which won the silver medal for Canada in ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics. He had the second-highest points at the Olympics with 10 goals and four assists. Canada had been expected to win the gold medal, but several incidents led to winning the silver medal instead. After the Olympics, Farmer stated that none of Canada's officials knew what playoff system was being used and that

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and Fred Marples "were blissfully unaware of what it was all about". During World War II, he served with The Royal Montreal Regiment and the Manitoba Dragoons. He was discharged with the rank of Major and was

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in 1945. From 1953 to 1961, he was the President of the Canadian Olympic Association. He was President of the Commonwealth Games Association of Canada from 1977 to 1983. He was a Governor of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame from 1980 to 1990.

Honours

*1971, inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1971Ken Farmer at Sports Reference
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as a member of the 1936 Olympic team *1999, inducted to the McGill University Sports Hall of Fame

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farmer, Kenneth 1912 births 2005 deaths Anglophone Quebec people Canadian accountants Ice hockey players at the 1936 Winter Olympics McGill University Faculty of Management alumni Medalists at the 1936 Winter Olympics Members of the Order of Canada Olympic ice hockey players for Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Canada People from Westmount, Quebec Presidents of the Canadian Olympic Committee