(1873-11-05)5 November 1873 Islington, London, England
Died
10 January 1935(1935-01-10) (aged 61) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Sport
Sport
Athletics
tennis
Medal record
Olympic Games
Men's athletics
Representing Australia (AUS)
1896 Athens
800metres
1896 Athens
1500metres
Men's tennis
Representing a Mixed team
1896 Athens
Doubles
Edwin Harold Flack (5 November 1873 – 10 January 1935)[1] was an Australian athlete and tennis player. Also known as "Teddy",[2] he was Australia's first Olympian, being its only representative in 1896,[3] and the first Olympic champion in the 800 metres and the 1500 metres running events.[4][5]
Following Flack's Olympic appearance, he did not compete in any large 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 there by a bronze statue on High Street and a reserve which includes several sporting grounds. Flack was also inducted into the Sport Australia and Athletics Australia halls of fame in 1985 and 2000, respectively.
^Clarke, Ron. "Edwin Harold Flack (1873–1935)". Flack, Edwin Harold (1873–1935). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University.
^Jobling, Ian (2018). "'Teddy' Flack was the 'Lion of Athens'" (PDF). International Society of Olympic Historians. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
^"Edwin Flack". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^"Edwin Flack – Our first Olympic champion". City of Casey. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Edwin Flack Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
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of Australia, competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. EdwinFlack was born in England and was resident in London in 1896, but spent most...
Australia has competed in athletics in all Summer Olympics. EdwinFlack won the Men's 800 m and 1500 m at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He won Australia's...
The Australian Olympic Committee was founded and recognised in 1895. EdwinFlack was the first athlete to represent Australia at the Olympics. He won...
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