Donald Arnold
Medal record | ||
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Men’s rowing | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 1956 Melbourne | Coxless four |
![]() | 1960 Rome | Eight |
Commonwealth Games | ||
![]() | 1958 Cardiff | Eight |
![]() | 1958 Cardiff | Coxed four |
Donald John Arnold (July 14, 1935 – June 27, 2021) was a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion. He was born in Kelowna, British Columbia.
He received a gold medal in coxless fours at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, together with Archibald MacKinnon, Lorne Loomer and Walter D'Hondt.[1]
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 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, as a member of the Canadian team.[2] He died in North Vancouver, British Columbia at the age of 85 from heart failure in 2021.[3]
Awards
Arnold was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1958. He was inducted into British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1966,[4] and into University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, together with the other members of the Olympic gold team.[5]
References
- ^ "1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Rowing" Archived 2007-12-08 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
- ^ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Rowing" Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
- ^ Hawthorn, Tom (August 1, 2021). "B.C. rower Don Arnold and his crew of underdogs won Canada's first Olympic gold in the sport". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "1956 UBC/VRC Coxless Fours (M)"[usurped] – British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 25, 2017)
- ^ "1956 UBC Four Oared Rowing Crew" Archived 2005-03-31 at the Wayback Machine – University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 14, 2008)
External links
- sports-reference
- Donald Arnold at World Rowing
- Donald Arnold at Olympics.com
- Donald Arnold at Olympedia
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- 1904:
Stockhoff, Erker, Dietz, Nasse (USA)
- 1908:
Cudmore, Gillan, Mackinnon, Somers-Smith (GBR)
- 1924:
Eley, MacNabb, Morrison, Sanders (GBR)
- 1928:
Lander, Warriner, Beesly, Bevan (GBR)
- 1932:
Badcock, Edwards, Beresford, George (GBR)
- 1936:
Eckstein, Rom, Karl, Menne (GER)
- 1948:
Moioli, Morille, Invernizzi, Faggi (ITA)
- 1952:
Bonačić, Valenta, Trojanović, Šegvić (YUG)
- 1956:
MacKinnon, Loomer, D'Hondt, Arnold (CAN)
- 1960:
Ayrault, Nash, Sayre, Wailes (USA)
- 1964:
Hansen, Hasløv, Petersen, Helmudt (DEN)
- 1968:
Forberger, Rühle, Grahn, Schubert (GDR)
- 1972:
Forberger, Rühle, Grahn, Schubert (GDR)
- 1976:
Brietzke, Decker, Semmler, Mager (GDR)
- 1980:
Thiele, Decker, Semmler, Brietzke (GDR)
- 1984:
O'Connell, O'Brien, Robertson, Trask (NZL)
- 1988:
Schröder, Brudel, Förster, Greiner (GDR)
- 1992:
Cooper, Green, McKay, Tomkins (AUS)
- 1996:
Green, Ginn, Tomkins, McKay (AUS)
- 2000:
Cracknell, Redgrave, Foster, Pinsent (GBR)
- 2004:
Williams, Cracknell, Coode, Pinsent (GBR)
- 2008:
James, Williams, Reed, Hodge (GBR)
- 2012:
Gregory, James, Reed, Hodge (GBR)
- 2016:
Gregory, Sbihi, Nash, Louloudis (GBR)
- 2020:
Purnell, Turrin, Hargreaves, Hill (AUS)
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