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Milton "Nick" Newton (born November 6, 1933 in Tarboro, North Carolina, United States – March 31, 2018 in Palm Springs, California) was the inventor of the Newton Starting Blocks. Newton blocks are considered by many to be the best in the world, used at many major track meets like the Mt. SAC Relays. Starting blocks are the device sprinters use to hold their feet at the start of a race so they do not slip as they push out at the sound of the gun.

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rdfs:label	نيك نيوتن (ar) Nick Newton (en)
rdfs:comment	نيك نيوتن (بالإنجليزية: Nick Newton)‏ هو منافس ألعاب قوى أمريكي، ولد في 6 نوفمبر 1933، وتوفي في 31 مارس 2018. (ar) Milton "Nick" Newton (born November 6, 1933 in Tarboro, North Carolina, United States – March 31, 2018 in Palm Springs, California) was the inventor of the Newton Starting Blocks. Newton blocks are considered by many to be the best in the world, used at many major track meets like the Mt. SAC Relays. Starting blocks are the device sprinters use to hold their feet at the start of a race so they do not slip as they push out at the sound of the gun. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	2018 deaths Starting blocks Masters M45 400 metres world record progression Masters M60 high jump world record progression 1933 births 20th-century American inventors American male high jumpers American masters athletes Track and field athletes from California Palm Springs, California Henry Kissinger Tarboro, North Carolina Testicular cancer American male sprinters Track and field people from California John Carlos South Africa National Track and Field Hall of Fame Mt. SAC Relays
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date	February 2022 (en)
reason	source says "preferred by many of the world's best athletes"; also the source is a marketing catalog?? (en)
has abstract	نيك نيوتن (بالإنجليزية: Nick Newton)‏ هو منافس ألعاب قوى أمريكي، ولد في 6 نوفمبر 1933، وتوفي في 31 مارس 2018. (ar) Milton "Nick" Newton (born November 6, 1933 in Tarboro, North Carolina, United States – March 31, 2018 in Palm Springs, California) was the inventor of the Newton Starting Blocks. Newton blocks are considered by many to be the best in the world, used at many major track meets like the Mt. SAC Relays. Starting blocks are the device sprinters use to hold their feet at the start of a race so they do not slip as they push out at the sound of the gun. Using his experience as a tool and die maker for Waste King, Newton invented a cast aluminum block design as an improvement for his daughter Pam, who was excelling in girls' track. Newton's solid, but lightweight versions greatly improved on the flimsy or rusty old devices that had been standard equipment for decades. Obtaining his first patent in 1978 Newton has subsequently patented two additional innovations to offer sprinters more possible settings to prepare for their start. He became heavily involved as a mentor for the L.A. Mercurettes Track Club, an elite track club of the 1970s and 80's. In 1976, he joined Olympian John Carlos in an athletic delegation arranged by Henry Kissinger to the then segregated South Africa which was a step to the desegregation of athletics in that country. (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	March 31 List of masters athletes Masters So Cal Track and Field Championship Coco Crisp Starting blocks Horst Mandl Masters M45 400 metres world record progression Masters M60 high jump world record progression Masters men high jump world record progression
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