Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | Waverley, New South Wales, Australia | 27 May 1917
Died | 22 March 1981 | (aged 63)
Sport | |
Sport | Water polo |
Les McKay (27 May 1917 – 22 March 1981) was an Australian water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
He was given the honour to carry the national flag of Australia at the opening ceremony of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, becoming the fifth water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[2]