Malcolm Champion
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| Birth name | Malcolm Eadie Champion | |||||||||||
| Born | 10 November 1882 Norfolk Island | |||||||||||
| Died | 26 July 1939 (aged 56) Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Malcolm Eadie Champion (10 November 1882 – 26 July 1939) was New Zealand's first Olympic gold medallist, and the first swimmer to represent New Zealand at an Olympic Games. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden as part of a combined team with Australia, competing as Australasia.