Harry Hollinsworth

Harry Hollinsworth
Years in Thunder Bay	by 1925–at least 1981

Harry Hollinsworth was a multi-sport athlete and official who contributed to the regional sports scene for seven decades as a boxer, coach, and administrator. Harry Hollinsworth was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1991 as a builder.

Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame

Harry Hollinsworth was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame on 28 September 1991 in the builder category for boxing and track & field.

Career and service

Active in Boxing during the late 1920s and early 1930s, Harry Hollinsworth competed in the bantam and featherweight divisions. Following his time as an athlete, he transitioned into leadership roles within the sport, serving as a coach, referee, and judge. During the 1940s, he was a member of the local committee that organized two National Boxing Championships hosted in Thunder Bay. In 1949, he acted as an official during the selection trials for the British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Hollinsworth held significant administrative positions. He chaired the Thunder Bay district committee for the British Empire and Commonwealth Games. He was also heavily involved with the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada, where he sat on the executive board and served as the chairman for the Thunder Bay branch. His work during this period focused on Track and Field, leading the regional committee responsible for the training of new officials in Northwestern Ontario.

Hollinsworth's officiating career extended to major international multi-sport events. He served as a Track and Field official at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Jamaica and the 1967 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba. When the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada held its national cross-country championships in Port Arthur, he was appointed as the event referee. His long-term involvement in the sporting community continued into the 1980s, including contributions to the 1981 Canada Summer Games hosted in Thunder Bay.

Residence in the Thunder Bay area (by 1925–at least 1981) rests on the following dated evidence. He was active in boxing and sports administration in the Thunder Bay area from 1925 through his involvement in the 1981 Jeux Canada Games.

Honours and achievements

• Competed as a bantamweight and featherweight boxer in the 1920s and 1930s
• Served on the organizing committee for two National Boxing Championships in the 1940s
• Officiated at the 1949 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Boxing Trials
• Chaired the Thunder Bay District Committee for the British Empire and Commonwealth Games
• Served as Chairman of the Thunder Bay Branch of the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada
• Officiated track and field events at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Jamaica
• Served as a track and field official at the 1967 Pan-Am Games in Winnipeg
• Acted as Referee for the National AAU of C Cross-Country championships in Port Arthur
• Contributed to the 1981 Jeux Canada Games in Thunder Bay

Possibly related records

• Possibly the same as Harry A. Hollinsworth; the name matches, but too little is shared to merge the pages.
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• Possibly the same as Harry A. Hollinsworth (accountant); the name matches and the place fits, but too little is shared to merge the pages.
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• Possibly the same as Harry A. Hollinsworth (of Mary Street East); the name matches and the place fits, but too little is shared to merge the pages.
• Possibly the same as Harry Hollinsworth (fl. 1987); the name matches and some details fit, but too little is shared to merge the pages.