OLYMPIC REVIEW79 OBITUARIES DARREN SUTHERLAND Irish boxer Darren Sutherland, bronze medallist in boxing ( middleweight category) at the Beijing Games in 2008, died on 14 September in London, Great Britain. After winning his Olympic medal, Sutherland turned professional. DAVID LAUT US athlete David Laut died in Oxnard, California at the age of 52. He won a bronze medal in the shot- put at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He also won gold at the 1979 Pan- American Games. After his sports career, he became an athletics coach. It was with great sadness that the IOC learned of the death of the Chairman of the Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games ( VANOC), Jack Poole. Poole spearheaded the city's bid for the Olympic Games, working for a decade to bring them to British Columbia. He moved to Vancouver to found his own construction business in 1963, eventually becoming one of North America's top real estate developers. IOC President Jacques Rogge, said: " It is with great sadness that I learned that my dear friend and colleague Jack Poole had passed away. Jack was a truly exceptional human being and a great ambassador for the Olympic Movement. His belief in the good that the Olympic Games would bring to Vancouver, British Columbia and Canada was second to none. It was his exceptional spirit and wise leadership that saw Vancouver win the Games and that has put the Vancouver 2010 Organising Committee in such a strong position today. At the Opening Ceremony of the Games, we will all have a thought for Jack, as the Games that he dreamt about and built finally become a reality." Poole was well- known for his philanthropic work and was awarded the Order of Canada in 2006. He is survived by his second wife Darlene, four daughters, a stepson and his extended family. JACK POOLE VANOC CHAIRMAN WHO HELPED BRING THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES TO VANCOUVER Austrian triple Olympic Alpine skiing champion Toni Sailer died on 24 August. Born on 17 November 1935 in Kitzbühel, Sailer was the first Alpine skier to win three Olympic gold medals. In 1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, he took gold in the slalom, giant slalom and the downhill events. He also won seven world championship titles. After his sports career, he turned to the cinema and singing before going back to skiing in 1972 as technical director of the Austrian Ski Federation ( ÖSV) until 1976. For 20 years, he was race director of the legendary course in his hometown. He was also President of the Alpine Committee of the International Ski Federation ( FIS) from 1993. In 1999, he was voted " Austrian Athlete of the Century". TONI SAILER THREE- TIME AUSTRIAN OLYMPIC SKIING GOLD MEDALLIST