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Harold Hardwick

1888 - 1959

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harold Hardwick is the 146th most popular swimmer (up from 147th in 2019), the 334th most popular biography from Australia (up from 368th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Australian Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Harold Hardwick ranks 146 out of 709. Before him are Warren Kealoha, Clare Dennis, Carl Robie, Fernand Feyaerts, Alexander Popov, and Jennie Fletcher. After him are Jeannette Campbell, Sharon Stouder, Jim Montgomery, Eleanor Garatti, Josephine McKim, and Nikolai Pankin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Harold Hardwick ranks 245. Before him are Daniel Norling, Donduk Kuular, Alvah Meyer, Alfred Braun, Grey Owl, and Cathleen Nesbitt. After him are Osvald Moberg, Jacques de Lacretelle, Eduard Bass, Karl Gustafsson, Jack Holt, and Hubert Wilkins. Among people deceased in 1959, Harold Hardwick ranks 197. Before him are Russell Simpson, Osvaldo Sáez, Blind Willie McTell, Otto Bartning, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, and Yoshioka Yayoi. After him are Arvi Pohjanpää, Jerónimo Méndez, John August Anderson, Arvid Spångberg, Nils Granfelt, and Eusebio Díaz.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Harold Hardwick ranks 334 out of 1,143. Before him are Gail Chanfreau (1945), Ken Fletcher (1940), Ralph Doubell (1945), Gregory Mathews (1876), David A. Sinclair (1969), and Daphne Akhurst (1903). After him are Mal Anderson (1935), Judith Durham (1943), Oscar Piastri (2001), John McEwen (1900), Matthew Nable (1972), and Abbey Lee Kershaw (1987).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Harold Hardwick ranks 6. Before him are John Devitt (1937), Ian Thorpe (1982), Frederick Lane (1880), Cecil Healy (1881), and Clare Dennis (1916). After him are Faith Leech (1941), Leslie Boardman (1889), Fanny Durack (1889), Mina Wylie (1891), Sandra Morgan (1942), and Boy Charlton (1907).

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