William "Bill", "Bud" George Clark (July 10, 1910 – January 2, 1975) was a Canadian alpine, cross-country, and Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics.

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

William Clark (skier)

Olympics

Clark finished 38th in the shorter cross-country skiing competition at the 1932 Olympics.

William Clark (skier)

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.

William Clark (skier)

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. He was uncle to Anne Heggtveit and brother-in-law of Halvor Heggtveit, both of whom are also LAWOF inductees for skiing.

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References

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