Age
Passed away
Olympic History
Oslo 1952
Career Events
Alpine Skiing Mens Giant Slalom
Alpine Skiing Mens Slalom
Alpine Skiing Men’s Downhill
Bob Arnott competed in Alpine Skiing for Australia at the Oslo 1952 Olympic Winter Games. Arnott contested the Downhill, Slalom and Giant Slalom, finishing 71st, 66th and 78th respectively.
He was born in Sydney and attended Cranbrook School and the University of Sydney where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1945. Arnott's great-grandfather was William Arnott, who founded Arnott's Biscuits.
He penned the book 'Seventy-five seasons : the Ski Club of Australia'.
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