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Edwin Flack - The Lion of Athens
Australia's First Olympic Games Gold Medallist
Author: Peter SweeneyIllustrator:
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ISBN: 9780646435183
Format: Paperback
Published: July 2004
Published By: QDi Direct Press
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Published By: QDi Direct Press
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Edwin Flack's flying feet gave Australia a flying start to the modern-day Olympics. The unassuming Flack rolled into Athens unannounced in 1896. Everybody fell in love with him and he was feted by kings and queens. He was dubbed The Lion of Athens. And Australia can forever boast a record because of Flack. If the athlete-accountant hadn't made it to Greece 108 years ago, Australia couldn't claim to being one of only two countries to have contested every Olympic Games.