Edwin "Eddie" Halstead
Personal information
Birth nameEdith Halstead
Nationality England
Born1907[1]
Radcliffe, England
Died1962 (aged 54)[2]
Blackpool, England
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1934 LondonJavelin

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.[3]

Halstead's sister Nellie also competed in the 1934 Games and won three medals.[4]

Later, as part of a gender transition, Halstead changed his name to Edwin.[4]

References

  1. "Births Dec 1907". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. "Deaths Jun 1962". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. 1 2 "Nellie Halstead Biography". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.