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| Birth name | Edith Halstead | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  England | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1907[1][better source needed] Radcliffe, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1962 (aged 54)[2][better source needed] Blackpool, England | ||||||||||||||
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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][better source needed]
Later, as part of a gender transition, Halstead changed his name to Edwin.[4][better source needed]