Donald John Arnold (July 14, 1935 – June 27, 2021) was a Canadian competition

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and Olympic champion. He was born in Kelowna,

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. He received a gold medal in ''coxless fours'' at the 1956 Summer Olympics in

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, together with Archibald MacKinnon, Lorne Loomer and Walter D'Hondt."1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing"
(Retrieved on May 14, 2008) At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Arnold received a gold medal in ''eights'', and a silver medal in ''coxed fours''. He received a silver medal in ''eights'' at the

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, as a member of the Canadian team."1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Rowing"
(Retrieved on May 14, 2008) He died in North Vancouver, British Columbia at the age of 85 from heart failure in 2021.

Awards

Arnold was inducted into the

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in 1958. He was inducted into ''British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame'' in 1966, – ''British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame'' (Retrieved on May 25, 2017) and into ''University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame'' in 1993, together with the other members of the Olympic gold team."1956 UBC Four Oared Rowing Crew"
– ''University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame'' (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)

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