Edward Duffy, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEdward Duffy
South African athlete
Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1883
Date of Death: 19-Oct-1918
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Edward Duffy
- Edward John Duffy (6 June 1883 – 19 October 1918) was a South African athlete.
- He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Ryno, North West and died in Johannesburg. Duffy was a semifinalist (top 17) in the 100 metres at the 1908 Olympic Games, winning the first heat with a time of 11 3/5 seconds.
- Duffy took third place in semifinal 3, losing to James Rector, the eventual silver medalist. Duffy lost in the preliminary heats of the 200 metres, placing second to Harold Huff.
- His time was 23.2 seconds, .4 slower than Huff.
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