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William Clark (skier)

William "Bill", "Bud" George Clark (July 10, 1910 – January 2, 1975) was a Canadian alpine, cross-country, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics.

William Clark
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
BornJuly 10, 1910
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
DiedJanuary 2, 1975(1975-01-02) (aged 64)
Sport
Sportskiing

Clark excelled in all styles of skiing, winning national championships in Nordic, alpine, and cross-country classifications. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario.

Olympics edit

 
The Canadian team during the 1936 winter Olympic Games; Clark is the second to the left.

Clark finished 38th in the shorter cross-country skiing competition at the 1932 Olympics.

In 1936, he finished 47th in the 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event and 39th in the Nordic combined skiing competition. He also participated in the alpine skiing combined event but was unplaced due to not finishing the second slalom heat.

He continued to promote the sport later in life, serving as President of the Canadian Ski Association.

Honours edit

He is a member of the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame.

He was inducted into the Lisgar Collegiate Institute Athletic Wall of Fame (LAWOF) in 2009. [1] He was uncle to Anne Heggtveit and brother-in-law of Halvor Heggtveit, both of whom are also LAWOF inductees for skiing.

External links edit

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References edit

  1. ^ Alere Flammam, Lisgar Alumni Association Newsletter, Fall 2009

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