Edwin Flack
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| Full name | Edwin Harold Flack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Teddy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 November 1873 Islington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 January 1935 (aged 61) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edwin Harold Flack (5 November 1873 – 10 January 1935) 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.
Following Flack's Olympic appearance, he did not compete in any major events again, opting to breed cattle and help his family's accounting firm. Flack died aged 61 following an operation, and was buried in his hometown of Berwick. He is commemorated with a bronze statue of him on High Street and a reserve bearing his name including several sporting grounds honoring his legacy and contributions to sports. Flack was also inducted into the Sport Australia and Athletics Australia halls of fame in 1985 and 2000, respectively.