Tony Nash

Q: When did Tony Nash die?

Tony Nash died on March 17, 2022.

Q: How old was Tony Nash when they died?

Tony Nash was 85 years old at the time of death.

Antony James Dillon Nash MBE (18 March 1936 – 17 March 2022) was a British bobsledder, born in Amersham, who competed in the 1960s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold in the two-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

Biography

Nash was born in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire on 18 March 1936.

He also won three medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (1965) and two bronzes (1963, 1966).

Nash and his brakeman, Robin Dixon, were inducted into the British Bobsleigh Hall of Fame as a result of their success. A curve at the St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun is named for both Nash and Dixon.

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1969 New Year Honours for services to Winter Sports.

Nash died from heart failure in his sleep, at his home in Butterleigh, Devon, on 17 March 2022, aged 85.