Douglas Winston

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameDouglas Frank•Winston
Used nameDouglas•Winston
Born16 December 1932
Died23 May 2021
NOC Australia

Biography

Douglas Winston was a sprinter who ran at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. He started in sports playing cricket in high school and then turned to hockey (field). His father also taught him to sail as a youth, but he eventually started running and excelled. He continued to play other sports, however, and travelled with the Australian hockey team in Tasmania in 1952, 1954, and 1958. His career was as an electrician.

Personal Best: 200 – 21.3 (1952).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Athletics AUS Douglas Winston
200 metres, Men (Olympic) 3 h2 r1/4
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) Australia DNS