From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nick Newton
Nick Newton
battle with testicular cancer.[8] He once held the World
Record for the M60 division High Jump.[9] In 2004, he was
elected into the Masters division of the National Track
and Field Hall of Fame.[10]
References
[1] http://masterstrack.com/2010/04/10168/ Masters
Track
[2] http://www.vsathletics.com/
product.php?xProd=585 VS Athletics
[3] http://www.onlinesports.com/pages/I,SKH-
T1007.html Online Sports
[4] http://www.scstriders.org/NewsLetters/
FASTRACKS-4-200602.pdf SC Striders
[5] http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4089519.html
Free Patents
Newton Starting Blocks [6] http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4611803.html
Free Patents 2
Milton "Nick" Newton (born November 6, 1933 in Tar- [7] http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4561650.html
boro, North Carolina)[1] is the inventor of the Newton Free Patents 3
Starting Blocks. Newton blocks are considered by many [8] http://books.google.com/
to be the best in the world,[2] used at many major track books?id=A9BMKI85eGYC&pg=PA53&dq=%22Nick+Newton%22+ma
meets like the Mt. SAC Relays. Growing old is not for sissies II: portraits of senior
Starting blocks are the device sprinters use to hold athletes By Etta Clark P53
their feet at the start of a race so they don’t slip as they [9] http://www.mastersathletics.net/High-Jump-Men-
push out at the sound of the gun. All-Time-Masters-Athleti.461.0.html Masters
Using his experience as a tool and dye maker for Athletics all time High Jump leaders
Waste King, Newton invented a cast aluminum block de- [10] http://www.usatf.org/HallOfFame/Masters/
sign[3] as an improvement for his daughter Pam, who was Masters Hall of Fame
excelling in girl’s track. Newton’s solid, but lightweight Persondata
versions greatly improved on the flimsy or rusty old de-
Name Newton, Nick
vices that had been standard equipment for decades.[4]
First patented in 1978 [5] Newton has subsequently Alternative names
patented two additional innovations[6][7] to offer sprint- Short description Sprinter, Inventor
ers more possible settings to prepare for their start. Date of birth November 6, 1933
He became heavily involved as a mentor for the L.A.
Mercurettes Track Club, an elite track club of the 1970s Place of birth Tarboro, North Carolina
and 80’s. In 1976, he joined Olympian John Carlos in an Date of death
athletic delegation arranged by Henry Kissinger to the Place of death
then segregated South Africa which was a step to the de-
segregation of athletics in that country.
Athletic Accomplishments
A proficient Masters sprinter and high jumper, Newton
was an early practitioner of the sport after turning 40
in the 1970s. He set many records even after surviving a
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nick Newton
Categories:
• 1933 births
• American inventors
• Living people
• Masters athletics (track and field)
• American sprinters
• American high jumpers
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