Donald Arnold
| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s rowing | ||
Representing  Canada
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1956 Melbourne | Coxless four |
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1960 Rome | Eight |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
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1958 Cardiff | Eight |
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1958 Cardiff | Coxed four |
Donald John Arnold (born July 14, 1935 in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian competition rower and Olympic champion.
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]
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,[3] and into University of British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame in 1993, together with the other members of the Olympic gold team.[4]
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)
- ^ "1956 UBC/VRC Coxless Fours (M)" – 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)
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