Maurice Arbez
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Referee |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Maurice•Arbez |
| Used name | Maurice•Arbez |
| Born | 22 September 1944 in Les Rousses, Jura (FRA) |
| Died | 30 October 2020 in Saint-Claude, Jura (FRA) |
| Measurements | 166 cm / 66 kg |
| NOC |  France |
Biography
Maurice Arbez was a ski jumper who competed at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics. He also participated at the World and European Championships in 1966 and 1970. Arbez appeared three times in the Vierschanzentournee (Four Hills Tournament).
Arbez became a coach and ski jumping referee. He coached the French ski jumping teams for the 1972, 1980, and 1984 Olympic Winter Games and was a judge at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.
Arbez and his wife ran a ski shop at La Cure from 1972-2008, where Maurice also gave skiing lessons. His niece, Tess Arbez, competed at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics in Alpine skiing and the 2015 and 2017 World Championships.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Winter Olympics | Ski Jumping (Skiing) | FRA |
Maurice Arbez | |||
| Normal Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 41 | |||||
| Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | =50 |
Referee
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Phase | Unit | Role | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Nordic Combined (Skiing) | FRA |
Maurice Arbez | ||||
| Individual, Men (Olympic) | Ski Jumping, Normal Hill | Judge #4 | |||||
| Team, Men (Olympic) | Ski Jumping, Normal Hill | Judge #4 | |||||
| Ski Jumping (Skiing) | FRA |
Maurice Arbez | |||||
| Normal Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | Final Standings | Judge #3 | |||||
| Large Hill, Team, Men (Olympic) | Final Standings | Judge #1 |
Olympic family relations
- Granduncle of Tess Arbez
Errata
He is not a brother of Victor. Source: interview with Tess Arbez (via Michele Walker & Tom Kelly)