1. Anthony William "Nick" Winter was an Australian sportsman.
13 Facts About Nick Winter
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Nick Winter won the gold medal in the triple jump at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, in the process setting a new world record.
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Nick Winter attended a local public school and subsequently worked as a labourer.
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Nick Winter served in Egypt with the 7th Light Horse Regiment and in France with the Australian Army Service Corps.
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Nick Winter returned to Australia in June 1919 and from December 1920 worked as a fireman in Manly.
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Nick Winter was a member of several amateur athletics clubs in Sydney.
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Nick Winter's event was not widely contested in Australia at the time and was not yet included in the Australian Athletics Championships.
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Nick Winter returned at the 1928 Summer Olympics at the age of 33, but placed 12th in the triple jump.
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Outside of the triple jump, Nick Winter was a talented all-round sportsman, participating in rugby league, cricket, tennis, golf, wrestling, and solo tug-of-war.
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Nick Winter was a talented billiards player and was the runner-up in the New South Wales state championships in 1927.
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Nick Winter later ran a tobacconist's shop and managed billiards halls in George Street and Pitt Street, Sydney.
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Nick Winter was found dead in the bathroom of his home in Pagewood on 7 May 1955.
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Nick Winter was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1986.