Harold Backer
# Harold Backer

Harold Backer (born 20 November 1962 in Selkirk, Manitoba) is a Canadian former Olympic rower and financial advisor.

## Olympic rowing

He participated in three Olympic Games for the Canadian rowing team: 1984 in Los Angeles, 1988 in Seoul and 1992 in Barcelona.

After retirement as an Olympic athlete, he became a rowing coach.

## Financial advisor and disappearance

Backer established financial advisory firm Financial Backer Corp. In 2015 he disappeared after allegedly setting up a pyramid scheme that ran into trouble. His disappearance caused a B.C. wide search at the time, and was covered in an episode of The Fifth Estate.

In April 2017 he turned himself in to the police.

