Bob Arnott Explained

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. 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).[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.legacy.com/funerals/walter-carter-bondi-junction/obituary.aspx?pid=177506123 Bob Arnott's obituary
  2. Web site: Mention of Bob Arnott's death . 20 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160405061430/http://www.fis-ski.com/news-multimedia/news/article=passing-australia-bob-arnott.html . 5 April 2016 . dead .
  3. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/bob-arnott-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110139/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ar/bob-arnott-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 14 October 2012.
  4. News: Skiers Safe In Hut; Long Trip Abandoned. . . 10 August 1946 . 9 July 2013 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: CRANBROOK SCHOOL. . . 2 October 1933 . 9 July 2013 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  6. Web site: https://archive.today/20130710023516/http://www.bull.usyd.edu.au/as/FMPro?-db=as_main.fp5&-lay=web&-format=../as/search_list.html&-max=10&-error=error.html&-SortField=dLastName&dLastName=Arnott&dFirstName=W&dGradYear=1945&-find=Go! . Alumni Sidneienses . 2013-07-10. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  7. News: SOCIAL ROUNDABOUT. . . 6 October 1965 . 9 July 2013 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  8. http://www.airgale.com.au/arnott/d6.htm The descendants of William Arnott
  9. Web site: Australian racer, FIS official, historian. 4 November 2016.
  10. Web site: NSW Alpine AGM and Presentation Evening. 4 November 2016.

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