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| Full name | Harold Hampton Hardwick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 December 1888 Balmain, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 February 1959 (aged 70) Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Enterprise Swimming Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Harold Hampton Hardwick (14 December 1888 – 22 February 1959) 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 4x200-metre freestyle relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics and won bronze medals in the 400-metre and 1500-metre freestyle.[1]
- ^ "Harold Hardwick". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 June 2021.