Honours and Awards
Royal Air Force (RAF):
- 1939-45 Star
- Air Crew Europe Star
- Defence Medal
- 1939-45 War Medal
Other Awards
- 1954 – Awarded the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- 1962 – ‘Arthur Wint Drive’ in Kingston is named for him, and runs past the National Stadium, where a statue of a runner, based off a photograph of Wint, is located
- There is also a "Wint Road' in Mandeville, Manchester (Jamaica), named after him as a "son of Manchester"
- 1973 – Jamaican honour Order of Distinction
- 1977 - Inducted in to the Black Athletes Hall of Fame in the USA
- 1980 - Centenary Medal of the Institute of Jamaica for special contribution to cultural development in Jamaica as an exemplar in the field of sport
- 1982 – Honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D. Litt.) conferred by Loughborough University of Technology, England
- 1987 – Distinguished Service Award from the Inter-Secondary Schools Association (ISSA)
- 1989 – One of the first inductees to the Jamaica Sports Hall of Fame
- 1989 – Order of Jamaica
- 1992 – Special medal from the International Athletic Federation in Turin, Italy on the occasion of their 80th anniversary
- 1992 – Special pin for Olympic gold medal champions by the International Olympic Committee at a tribute to Jamaican athletes
The Governor General of Jamaica confers Dr. Arthur Wint with the Order of Jamaica (1989)
Social Involvement
Arthur Wint was raised in service, and he often helped charitable organisations to raise funds. The following are just a sample of his activities, and others will likely identify other instances.
- He helped raise funds for a Children's Ward at Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover
- He was a founder and member of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce
- Founder and President of the Hanover Garden Club
- He was the founder of the Hanover Parish Choir
- He was the member of one school Board and Chairmen of another
- He served on the Board of the Negril Land Authority
- He raised funds for the building of a Basic School - this now bears his name and is operated by the Salvation Army
- Member, then President of the Hanover Charities Organisation
- He was Chief Track Referee at the 1966 Commonwealth Games, hosted in Kingston, Jamaica
Arthur was all for family...and his humility, and his sense of service...Those were his beacons in his life.
- Norma Wint, wife.