# Arthur Wint
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Arthur Stanley Wint OD MBE (25 May 1920 – 19 October 1992) was a Jamaican sprinter. Competing at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics he who won two gold and two silver medals, becoming the first Jamaican Olympic gold medalist.
== Biography ==
arthur wint, known as the Gentle Giant, was born in Plowden, Manchester, Jamaica.
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Episode 15 - Arthur Wint - Jamaica's first gold medalist
In 1948 Arthur Wint won Jamaica's first gold at the London Olympics. He was the first of a long line of Jamaican track heroes, the Usain Bolt of his day, this is his story.
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Remembering Arthur Wint for Black History month with Dave Pamah
Black History Month is all about taking the time to educate ourselves and remember pioneers and trail-blazers like 6ft 5inches tall Arthur Wint, who, no doubt faced challenges and prejudice, but appeared to take everything in his enormous stride. Training to become a doctor is difficult. Training t…
Remembering Arthur Wint for Black History month with Dave Pamah
Black History Month is all about taking the time to educate ourselves and remember pioneers and trail-blazers like 6ft 5inches tall Arthur Wint, who, no doubt faced challenges and prejudice, but appeared to take everything in his enormous stride. Training to become a doctor is difficult. Training t…
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With Jamaican Olympians Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Yona Knight-Wisdom named captains for the Paris 2024 Games, this episode of Many Notable Things celebrates Jamaica’s Olympic journey from its 1948 debut and track-and-field dominance to its ventures into bobsledding, swimming, and emerging sports.
Arthur Wint: Olympian, War Hero, Doctor — The Gentle Giant Who Did It All
In this episode of The Dave Pamah Show, I pay tribute to one of my personal heroes and an often unsung giant of history — Arthur Wint.
Standing at 6ft 5in, Arthur Wint was far more than an elite athlete. He was a world-class Olympian, a Royal Air Force Spitfire pilot during World War II, and a trai…
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