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The basics
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English athlete
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
1907(Radcliffe, United Kingdom)
Death:
1962(Blackpool, United Kingdom)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Edith Halstead later Edwin Halstead (1907-1962), was an English athlete who competed for England.
Athletics career
Halstead won a silver medal in the javelin at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.
Personal life
Edith Halstead was later sexually reassigned and took the name Edwin "Eddie" Halstead. When Halstead competed at the Games her sister Nellie Halstead won three medals.