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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.
Arthur Wint ( Jamaica, 25 de mayo de 1920-19 de octubre de 1992) fue un atleta jamaicano, especializado en la prueba de 4x400 m en la que llegó a ser campeón olímpico en 1952. 1 . Carrera deportiva. Arthur Wint registró un récord olímpico en los 400 metros en 1948 y fue el primer jamaiquino en ganar un oro olímpico.
23 de oct. de 2021 · Jamaica's first Olympic gold medallist was a life-long learner and an establishment rebel, his daughter has said. Dr Arthur Wint was 28 when he won gold in the 400-metre dash at the 1948 London...
19 de oct. de 1992 · Jamaican Olympian, Arthur Wint, earned Jamaica its first Olympic Gold medal when he won the 400-metre race at the 1948 London Olympics. He served as a Flight Lieutenant with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during WWII.
Arthur WINT won Jamaica's first Olympic gold in the 400 m and silver in the 800 m at London 1948 and Helsinki 1952. He also set a Canadian 400 m record, served in the Royal Air Force, and became a doctor and a diplomat.
He was the Class 3 Champion (under 13) in 1932 & 1933. In 1937 he was Jamaica Champion Boy Athlete. In 1938 just shy of 18 years old, he won a gold medal for the 800-metre race in the Central American & Caribbean Games in Panama. His time was 1:56.3.
Arthur Wint, or the “Gentle Giant”, was selected as the 1937 Jamaican Boy Athlete of the Year. The next year he won a gold medal in the 800 metres at the Central American Games in Panama, but World War II then interrupted his athletics career.
