Robert Blatt (November 3, 1921 – July 5, 1994) was an American

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 ...

. Blatt, who attended Stanford University, won the Bradley Plate as the best all-around collegiate male skier at the 1940/1941 Sun Valley Intercollegiate meet, a four-day event beginning on December 29, 1940. He competed in

Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the six alpine skiing events were held on Piz Nair from Monday, 2 February to Thursday, 5 February 1948. After these games, the giant slalom was added and the combined event was dropp ...

, finishing 29th in men's combined and 44th in men's downhill.

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* 1921 births 1994 deaths American male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for the United States Alpine skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Norfolk, Virginia Stanford University alumni {{US-alpine-skiing-bio-stub