People, Positions and Obituaries · 18 December 2025
Nicholas Hum, Australian Paralympic bronze-medallist long jumper, passes away
Exam-focused facts from the 18 December 2025 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Nicholas Hum, a Paralympic bronze-medallist long jumper, passed away at the age of 32.
- Australian Athletics confirmed his death on social media.
- Hum competed in three Paralympic Games and five World Para Athletics Championships.
- He held the Australian long jump T20 record at 7.39 meters.
- He retired from competitive athletics just over a year before his death.