Bob Arnott

William Robert "Bob" Arnott (13 October 1922 – 23 January 2016)[1][2] was an Australian alpine skier who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics.[3]

Family and education

Arnott was the great-grandson of William Arnott, who founded Arnott's Biscuits. His father, Henry Dixon Arnott, was a barrister and President of the Royal Aero Club of New South Wales.[4] He was born in Sydney and attended Cranbrook School[5] and the University of Sydney where he graduated as a Bachelor of Science in 1945.[6] Arnott married Simone Emile Pirenne in 1965[7] and had two children: Adrienne Davina Pirenne Arnott (born in 1969); and Robert Axel Pirenne Arnott (born in 1970).[8]

Club

Arnott was a member of the Ski Club of Australia and was the author of its 75th anniversary history.[9] He was the legend of NSW alpine who competed in the 1952 Olympics. He also assisted in the development of the Federation International SKI (FIS). [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ Bob Arnott's obituary
  2. ↑ Mention of Bob Arnott's death
  3. ↑ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Skiers Safe In Hut; Long Trip Abandoned.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 10 August 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "CRANBROOK SCHOOL.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 2 October 1933. p. 2. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Alumni Sidneienses Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "SOCIAL ROUNDABOUT.". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 6 October 1965. p. 10. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  8. ↑ The descendants of William Arnott Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Arnott, Robert (1998), Seventy-five seasons : the Ski Club of Australia, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86448-665-0
  10. ↑ "Australian racer, FIS official, historian". Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  11. ↑ "NSW Alpine AGM and Presentation Evening". Retrieved November 4, 2016.


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