Bob Lymburne
Robert Lymburne (born 30 July 1909, date of death unknown) was a Canadian ski jumper.
Thunder Bay connections
Robert "Bob" Lymburne was a Canadian ski jumper born on 30 July 1909 in Fort William. He moved to Revelstoke, British Columbia, as a child, where he received his first pair of skis at age thirteen.
Skiing
Lymburne placed 19th in ski jumping at the 1932 Winter Olympics.[1] He competed long before the Little Norway hill and Big Thunder existed, and is listed among the Thunder Bay Olympians. See also History of skiing in Thunder Bay.
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References
- ↑ "Bob Lymburne". Olympedia.