William L. Ball (July 18, 1908 – March 14, 1979) was a Canadian alpine,

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, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

. Ball was born in North Hatley, Quebec. In 1936 he finished 54th in the 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event and 46th in the Nordic combined skiing competition. He also participated in the alpine skiing combined event but was unplaced due to not finishing the second slalom heat. Ball was inducted into the

Canadian Ski Hall of Fame The Canadian Ski Hall of Fame (french: Le Temple de la renommée du ski canadien) was created by the Canadian Ski Museum in 1982 to honour skiing pioneers, competitors, coach (sports), coaches, officials, and builders. List of inductees Denotes d ...

in 1982.

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Canadian Ski Hall of Fame biography
1908 births 1979 deaths Canadian male alpine skiers Canadian male cross-country skiers Canadian male Nordic combined skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Canada Olympic cross-country skiers for Canada Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Canada Alpine skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics {{Canada-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub