Passing of a great Olympian

 

Passing of a great Olympian

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Passing of a great Olympian

John Winter the first and only Australian to win an Olympic High Jump gold medal has died at the age of 83.

Winter became Western Australia’s first Olympic gold medallist jumping 1.98metres at the 1948 Games in London. He also won the High Jump gold medal at the 1950 Auckland Empire Games with a jump of 1.98m.