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About Bill Irwin
William Archibald Irwin was a Canadian competitive skier who competed in six events across four disciplines at the 1948 Winter Olympics. In St. Moritz he competed in the downhill, slalom, combined, 18 km, Nordic combined, and ski jumping events, placing 60th, 50th, 36th, 81st, 37th, and 39th respectively. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he won his first race at the age of nine in 1930 and his last in 1983. He served with the Canadian Army during World War II from 1943 through 1945 and taught Scottish Commandos how to ski after the conflict.
Everything about Bill Irwin →- Occupation
- ski jumper, alpine skier, cross-country skier, Nordic combined skier
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Born
- March 24, 1920
- Died
- February 9, 2013