Background
He was born in Brussels, Belgium.
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Theo Dubois
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In 1940 in singles competition, he finished second to American Joe Burk in both the United States. and Canadian championships.
Career
This qualified them for the 1940 Olympics, which were however cancelled due to the outbreak of World World War World War II Dubois was looking forward to a rematch in 1941, but Burk turned professional. However the Canadian Olympian selection committee decided that he was too old to represent his country. In the 1948 Summer Olympics, the eventual gold medal winning time was slower than Dubois" time in the qualifying race.
Dubois was a long-time member and coach at the Winnipeg Rowing Club, where he was made honorary president in 1978.
He was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1981. Outside of sports, Dubois graduated with a bachelor"s degree in architecture from the University of Manitoba and became a professional architect.
He worked as a planning examiner in Winnipeg.
Achievements
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In 1939, he won the United States and Canadian doubles amateur rowing championships, teaming with Albert Riley. Dubois won the United States. and Canadian amateur titles in 1941 and was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada"s top athlete of the year. He was the first athlete from Western Canada to win the award. In 1948 he won the Canadian Association of Amateur Oarsman (CAAO) qualifying singles race for the Olympics.
