Harold Hardwick

Swimmer, Boxer

1888 – 1959

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Who was Harold Hardwick?

Harold Hampton Hardwick was a versatile Australian sports star of the early 20th century - an Olympic gold-medal swimmer, national heavyweight boxing champion and a state representative rugby union player. He later became a colonel in the Australian Imperial Force.

Hardwick was on the winning team of the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics and won bronze medals in the 400m and 1500m freestyle.

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Born
Dec 14, 1888
Balmain
Also known as
  • Хардвик, Харольд
Nationality
  • Australia
Profession
Lived in
  • New South Wales
  • Sydney
Died
Feb 22, 1959

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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