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Paris 1924, Gold Medal, awarded to Nick WINTER, FIRST PRIZE WINNER in the triple jump, silver gilt, obverse cast in relief depicting equipment from various Olympic disciplines over the legend 'VIII eme Olympiade Paris 1924', the reverse cast in relief with a pair of nude athletes, one assisting the other up from the track, beaded rim, Olympic rings engraved below, disigned by A.Rivaud, rim engraved 'A.W.Winter 1st Hop, Step & Jump 50 ft.11 3/16 in. Wolrd's record VIII Olympiad 1924', 5.5 cm.diam. Although Winter had established an Australian record of 47 ft.7in (14.5 metres) in the running hop, step and jump, his experience was limited to club competition. The triple jump had not at that time even been included in Australian championships. The thirty-seven competitors in Paris were divided into two pools, and Winter was drawn against the favourite, the Argentinian Luis Brenetto. After Brenetto leaped a mighty 15.42 metres, easily beating the Olympic record, the Australian fouled at the first attempt, overstepping the mark. With his second leap he covered 15.19 metres, also inside the old record; he fouled again on his third jump, but his one good performance was enough to carry him into the final. With his first jump in the final, Winter equalled his first-round performance; with his second he covered enough ground to win, but fouled again, and bruised his heels badly. So great was the pain that he had to remove his track shoes. Winter's third and final jump of the final was the last of the competition. He was still behind Brenetto, who had been unable to improve on his first-round distance. Having fouled three times in five jumps, Winter decided to make a certainty of a valid jump by taking off inches before he reached the board. He bounded through a hop of 5.78 metres, a step of 3.97 metres, and a jump of 5.78 metres to clear a massive 15.52 metres - a greater distance than any man had covered before...In breaking a world record that had stood for thirteen years, Winter had improved on his pre-Olympic best performance by fourteen and a half inches...Winter...was rushed by photographers and cinema men...Australia's flag was raised for the first time', see Harry Gordon Australia and the Olympic Games. Winter remains one of only two Australian gold medallists in Olympic field events