Edwin Flack
Australian athlete and tennis player
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Edwin Harold Flack was an Australian athlete and tennis player. Also known as "Teddy", he was Australia's first Olympian, being its only representative in 1896, and the first Olympic champion in the 800 metres and the 1500 metres running events. Wikipedia
Born: November 5, 1873, Islington, London, United Kingdom
Died: January 10, 1935 (age 61 years), Melbourne, Australia
Siblings: Henry Reginald Flack
Education: Melbourne Grammar School and University of Oxford
Nickname: Teddy