Edwin "Eddie" Halstead | |
Birth Name: | Edith Halstead |
Birth Date: | 1907[1] |
Birth Place: | Radcliffe, England |
Death Date: | 1962 (aged 54)[2] |
Death Place: | Blackpool, England |
Edwin "Eddie" Halstead (1907–1962), formerly Edith Halstead, was an English athlete. Halstead won a silver medal in the women's javelin throw at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.[3]
Halstead's sister Nellie also competed in the 1934 Games and won three medals.[4]
Later, as part of a gender transition, Halstead changed his name to Edwin.