Bob Arnott

Not to be confused with Bob Arnot.

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. . Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . 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.