Olympian Wins Medal 73 Years After His Death
Posted January 11, 2008 at 12:03 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: Events, Track & Field, Other
Australian middle-distance runner Edwin “Teddy” Flack won the first 800m run and the 1500m run at the inaugural 1896 Olympic Games which were held in Athens, Greece. The 21-year-old won the 800m in a time of 2:11.0 and the 1500m in 4:33.2.…
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On October 9, 2008
versace 4127 said:
The problem is a new injury would leave him out of the competitions.