Harry Edward, Britain’s first black Olympic medallist, to be commemorated with blue plaque

Harry Edward at the AAA championships in 1922. He won bronze in the 100m and 200m at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp. Photograph: Courtesy of University of Westminster Archive

The sprinter Harry Edward, Britain’s first black Olympic medallist, is to be commemorated with a blue plaque on his London home.

Edward won bronze medals in the 100m and 200m at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, and was British sprint champion for three years in a row, famously winning the 100, 220 and 440 yards finals inside an hour in 1922.