William "Bill", "Bud" George Clark (July 10, 1910 – January 2, 1975) was a Canadian alpine,

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, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the

1932 Winter Olympics The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Lake Placid 1932, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February ...

and 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 ...

. Clark excelled in all styles of skiing, winning national championships in Nordic, alpine, and cross-country classifications. He was born in

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, Ontario.

Olympics

Clark finished 38th in the shorter cross-country skiing competition at the 1932 Olympics. In 1936, he finished 47th in the 18 kilometre cross-country skiing event and 39th 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. He continued to promote the sport later in life, serving as President of the Canadian Ski Association.

Honours

He is a member of the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Lisgar Collegiate Institute Athletic Wall of Fame (LAWOF) in 2009. Alere Flammam, Lisgar Alumni Association Newsletter, Fall 2009 He was uncle to

Anne Heggtveit Anne Heggtveit, (born January 11, 1939) is a former alpine ski racer from Canada. She was an Olympic gold medallist and double world champion in 1960. Early years Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Heggtveit was raised in New Edinburgh, one of the o ...

and brother-in-law of

Halvor Heggtveit Halvor Heggtveit (March 16, 1907 in Leland, North Dakota, U.S. – January 18, 1996 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) of Norwegian stock and a resident of Canada since the age of five. He attended Ottawa Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, Ontario from 191 ...

, both of whom are also LAWOF inductees for skiing.

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1910 births 1975 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 1932 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics Skiers from Ottawa Lisgar Collegiate Institute alumni {{Canada-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub