Bjarne Arentz (2 December 1928 – 19 February 2017) was a Norwegian
alpine skier
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...
. He was born in
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
on 2 December 1928. Arentz participated at the
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...
in
Saint Moritz
St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in ...
, where he competed in downhill, slalom and alpine combined.
He became Norwegian champion in alpine combined in 1946.
Arentz died in Oslo on 19 February 2017, at the age of 88.
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References
1928 births
2017 deaths
Alpine skiers from Oslo
Norwegian male alpine skiers
Olympic alpine skiers for Norway
Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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