Edwin Flack
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Edwin Flack was an Australian middle-distance runner and accountant who became his country's first Olympic champion by winning gold medals at the inaugural modern Games in 1896.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
ⓘ
accountant ⓘ human ⓘ long-distance runner ⓘ middle-distance runner ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Berwick Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| club |
London Athletic Club
ⓘ
Melbourne Hare and Hounds Club ⓘ |
| competedIn |
Summer Olympics 1896
ⓘ
surface form:
1896 Summer Olympics
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1873-11-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1935-01-10 ⓘ |
| education |
Melbourne Grammar School
ⓘ
surface form:
Melbourne Church of England Grammar School
|
| employer | Price, Waterhouse & Co. ⓘ |
| era |
19th-century athletics
ⓘ
early modern Olympic Games ⓘ |
| event |
1500 metres
ⓘ
800 metres ⓘ marathon ⓘ tennis doubles ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Australian of English origin ⓘ |
| honouredIn |
Australian Olympic Hall of Fame
ⓘ
Edwin Flack Reserve, Berwick ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being Australia’s sole representative at the 1896 Olympics
ⓘ
winning two track gold medals at the 1896 Olympics ⓘ |
| movedTo | Melbourne ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| nickname | The Lion of Athens ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first Australian Olympic champion ⓘ |
| occupation |
accountant
ⓘ
long-distance runner ⓘ middle-distance runner ⓘ |
| OlympicGames | 1896 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Australia
ⓘ
Berwick-upon-Tweed ⓘ
surface form:
Berwick
Victoria ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Australia ⓘ |
| residence | Melbourne ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| wonMedal |
Olympic gold medal in athletics
ⓘ
bronze medal in doubles tennis at the 1896 Summer Olympics ⓘ gold medal in 1500 metres at the 1896 Summer Olympics ⓘ gold medal in 800 metres at the 1896 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
1896 Summer Olympics