Harry Edward
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Harry Edward was a British sprinter who became the first Black athlete to win an Olympic medal for Great Britain, earning two bronzes at the 1920 Antwerp Games.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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human ⓘ sprinter ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | pioneering Black representation in British Olympic sport ⓘ |
| continentOfRepresentation | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryRepresented | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1898-04-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-07-08 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Black British NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventSpecialization |
100 metres
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200 metres ⓘ |
| familyName | Edward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Harry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
Olympic medalist in athletics
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track sprinter ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first Black Olympic medalist for Great Britain ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| medalRecord |
Olympic bronze medal in athletics for Great Britain
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two Olympic bronze medals at the 1920 Antwerp Games ⓘ |
| movement | early Black British sports pioneers ⓘ |
| nationalTeam | Great Britain Olympic athletics team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | won two bronze medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1920 Olympic 100 metres bronze medal
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1920 Olympic 200 metres bronze medal ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first Black athlete to win an Olympic medal for Great Britain ⓘ |
| occupation | sprinter ⓘ |
| olympicGamesCity | Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| olympicGamesYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1920 Antwerp Games
ⓘ
1920 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berlin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
New York City ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
track and field ⓘ |
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