Neil Winter (born 21 March 1974) is a

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er. He won the gold medal at the

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. He also competed at the

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without reaching the final round. His personal best jump is 5.60 metres, achieved in August 1992 in

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. Neil's successes began as a junior athlete and, as at September 2013, he still holds the British records in the under 20 (5.50 metres), under 17 (5.20 metres), and under 13 (3.40 metres) categories. Neil was inducted into the Welsh Athletics Hall of Fame in November 2014.

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* 1973 births Living people Welsh pole vaulters British male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Wales Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{Wales-athletics-bio-stub