Roy Anthony Bridge

Roy Anthony (Tony) Bridge, OBE (4 February 1921 – 13 December 2000) was a Jamaican member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

He was appointed to the International Olympic Committee IOC in 1973,[1] and was the eighth most senior member at the time of his death.

His involvement in sport was wide-ranging and included terms as the vice president of the Jamaica Boxing Board of Control (1947–62), President of the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association (1958–77), Vice President of the Jamaica Rifle Association (1960–62), first vocal of the Pan American Sports Organization (1971–75), and the Vice Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation (1974–1982).

Along with Sir Herbert Macdonald, Bridge was instrumental in organising the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.

At that meeting four new members of the IOC were elected: Mr. Roy Anthony (Tony) Bridge for Jamaica, Mr. Manuel Gonzales Guerra for Cuba, Mr. Ashwini Kumar for India, Mr. Keba M'Baye for Senegal.