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Australian alpine skier (1922–2016) Not to be confused with Bob Arnot.

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

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. He was born in Sydney and attended Cranbrook School and the University of Sydney where he graduated as a Bachelor of Science in 1945. Arnott married Simone Emile Pirenne in 1965 and had two children: Adrienne Davina Pirenne Arnott (born in 1969); and Robert Axel Pirenne Arnott (born in 1970).

Club

Arnott was a member of the Ski Club of Australia and was the author of its 75th anniversary history. 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).

References

  1. Bob Arnott's obituary
  2. "Mention of Bob Arnott's death". Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bob Arnott". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. 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". Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. 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 4 November 2016.
  11. "NSW Alpine AGM and Presentation Evening". Retrieved 4 November 2016.


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