Arend Glas

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Arend Glas (born October 29, 1968 in Joure) is a Dutch bobsledder who has competed from 1992 to 2006. He began his career in bobsledding in 1992 in Igls. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 16th both in the two-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002 and in the four-man event at Turin in 2006.

At the FIBT World Championships, Glas earned his best finish of 16th in the two-man event at Calgary in 2005. Glas retired after the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Arend Glas also appeared in the news because of his membership of the fascist party CP'86. Kafka, an anti-fascism organisation, revealed the membership in 1998. Glas was an early member of the fascist party, but was never actually active.

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• 2002 bobsleigh two-man results
• 2002 bobsleigh four-man results
• 2006 bobsleigh two-man results
• 2006 bobsleigh four-man results
• Dutch Bobteam homepage (Dutch)
• FIBT profile
• Kafka revealing the membership of Glas of CP'86 (Dutch)