Malcolm Champion
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 85 years ago |
Date of birth | November 10,1882 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Norfolk Island |
Date of died | July 26,1939 |
Died | Auckland |
New Zealand | |
Parents | Sarah Clara Quintal |
William Nihill Champion | |
Gold medal | Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay |
Grandparents | John Quintal |
Dinah Young | |
Teammates | Harold Hardwick |
Cecil Healy | |
Leslie Boardman | |
Sport | Swimming |
Olympic medal | Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay |
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ID | 850441 |
Malcolm Champion Life story
Malcolm Eadie Champion was New Zealand's first Olympic gold medallist, and the first swimmer to represent New Zealand at an Olympic Games. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden as part of a combined team with Australia, competing as Australasia.