Edwin Halstead
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| Birth name | Edith Halstead | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1907[1][better source needed] Radcliffe, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1962 (aged 54)[2][better source needed] Blackpool, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | javelin | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Bury AC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edwin "Eddie" Halstead (7 September 1907 – 1962), formerly Edith Halstead, was an English athlete who competed at the 1934 British Empire Games.
Biography
[edit]Halstead became the national javelin champion after winning the British WAAA Championships title at the 1932 WAAA Championships.[3][4][5]
Halstread regained the WAAA javelin title at the 1934 WAAA Championships[6] and shortly afterwards at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, Halstead won a silver medal in the women's javelin throw competition.[7]
Halstead's sister Nellie competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1934 Empire Games.[8][9]
Later, as part of a gender transition, Halstead changed his name to Edwin.[9][better source needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Births Dec 1907". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Deaths Jun 1962". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Sprinters' break world records in successive heats". Weekly Dispatch (London). 10 July 1932. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (women)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Women's A.A.A. Titles". Weekly Dispatch (London). 1 July 1934. Retrieved 16 December 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Nellie Halstead Biography". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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