Arthur Wint

Arthur Stanley Wint OD MBE (25 May 1920 – 19 October 1992) was a Jamaican Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot during the Second World War, sprinter, physician, and later High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Competing at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics, whilst a medical student at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, he won two gold and two silver medals, becoming the first Jamaican Olympic gold medalist.

Arthur Wint
OD MBE
Wint wins the 1948 Olympic 400 m final
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born(1920-05-25)25 May 1920
Plowden, Jamaica
Died19 October 1992(1992-10-19) (aged 72)
Linstead, Jamaica
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Military career
Service/branchRoyal Air Force
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)400 m, 800 m ran in London
ClubPolytechnic Harriers, Westminster
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m – 46.2 (1948)
800 m – 1:48.9y (1951)
Medal record
Representing Jamaica
Olympic Games
1948 London 400 metres
1952 Helsinki 4×400 m relay
1948 London 800 metres
1952 Helsinki 800 metres
Central American and Caribbean Games
1938 Panama 800 metres
1946 Barranquilla 400 metres
1946 Barranquilla 800 metres
1946 Barranquilla 4×400 m relay
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