Nick Birks

Nicholas Napier Birks (born 4 June 1938) is an Australian former athlete active in the 1950s and 1960s.

Nick Birks
Personal information
Birth nameNicholas Napier Birks
NationalityAustralian
Born (1938-06-04) 4 June 1938
Sport
Country Australia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Javelin / Decathlon
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1966 KingstonJavelin
Bronze medal – third place1962 PerthJavelin

An old boy of St Peter's College in Adelaide, Birks is the great-grandson of the founder of Charles Birks & Co, a former department store on Rundle Street. He was a nine-time national champion in the javelin and won three national titles in the decathlon.[1] In 1961 he set a British Empire record in the javelin with a throw of 252 ft 4 inches in Sydney.[2]

Birks featured in three editions of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, the first in Cardiff in 1958, where he was ninth in the javelin. He won bronze in the javelin in 1962 and silver at the same event in 1966.[3]

References
  1. "N. Birks Retains Decathlon Title". The Canberra Times. 22 March 1962. p. 36 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Javelin Throw Record Set". The Canberra Times. 27 February 1961. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Unknown Kenyan beats Clarke in six-miler". The Canberra Times. 8 August 1966. p. 14 – via National Library of Australia.
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