English athlete
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Birth name | Edith Halstead | ||||||||||||||
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Born | 1907 Radcliffe, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | 1962 (aged 54) Blackpool, England | ||||||||||||||
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Edwin "Eddie" Halstead (1907–1962), formerly Edith Halstead, was an English athlete. Halstead won a silver medal in the women's javelin throw at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.
Halstead's sister Nellie also competed in the "1934 Games and won three medals."
Later, as part of a gender transition, Halstead changed his name to Edwin.
References※
- ^ "Births Dec 1907". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Deaths Jun 1962". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Nellie Halstead Biography". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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- English javelin throwers
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
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