| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
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| British Empire Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1934 London | High jump |
| 1938 Sydney | High jump |
Edwin Thomas Thacker (24 July 1913 – 4 August 1974) was a South African athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Germiston.
In 1936 he finished twelfth in the Olympic high jump event.
At the 1934 Empire Games he won the gold medal high jump competition. Four years later at the 1938 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the high jump contest again.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edwin Thacker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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