John Winter (athlete)
John Arthur "Jack" Winter (3 December 1924 – 5 December 2007) was an Australian high jumper who won that event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London with a jump of 1.98 metres (6 ft. 6 in.).
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| Born | 3 December 1924 Victoria Park, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 December 2007 (aged 83) Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | High jump | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 2.013 m (1948) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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A 23-year-old bank teller, Winter is Australia's only Olympic high jump gold medalist.
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