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Anthony William ("Nick") Winter ( August 25 , 1894 – May 6 or May 7 , 1955 ) was an Australian athlete, who was born in Brocklesby, New South Wales . He competed for Australia in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris , France , where he won the gold medal in the men's triple jump. After a special trial, in 1928 Winter was included in the team for the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam , but did not qualify for the final of the triple jump. In January 1930 he won the event at the national championships in Sydney, clearing only 47 ft. 3 ins. (14.4 m); he took second place in 1932, shortly before retiring from competition. A heavy drinker for several years, he died from carbon monoxide poisoning at his Pagewood home on or about 6 May 1955; the coroner returned an open finding. EXTERNAL LINK |
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