Nick Whitehead


Neville Joseph "Nick" Whitehead was a Welsh sprinter.

Early life and career

Whitehead was born in Wrexham. He competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome in the 4 × 100 metres relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Peter Radford, David Jones and David Segal. He went on to win a Commonwealth Bronze medal in Perth, Western Australia in 1962 as part of the Welsh Relay Team.

Later work

He would later teach Physical Education at Carnegie Physical Training College in Leeds, now part of Leeds Metropolitan University and eventually became Director of Development at the Sports Council for Wales. He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1985 New Year Honours. He died, aged 69, in Newport, Pembrokeshire.