Harry Francis Vincent Edward (15 April 1898 – 8 July 1973) was a British runner. He competed in the 100 and 200 m 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and won bronze medals in both events, becoming the first black person to gain Olympic medals. He injured himself during the 200 m final and therefore withdrew from the 4 × 100 m relay. Within the UK Edward won the AAA championships in the 100 yd and 220 yd in 1920–1922, and in 1922 also took the 440 yd title. Personal life The only son of a Guyanese father and German mother, a Prussian piano teacher, Edward was raised in Germany. His father had left Dominica as a cabin boy and then worked in Germany in a circus and then as the maitre d' in Berlin restaurants. He had one sister, Irene. Brought up and educated in Germany, he spoke English, German and French and was noted for his athletic and academic ability. He was married twice: to Antoinette Kohler Regner, a Swiss national, in 1922 with one stepson, the marriage failed in 1931 after he emigrated to the United States in 1923; and to Gladys Hirst in 1938 with whom he had a son. In 1973 he died after suffered a heart attack when visiting his sister in Germany. Athletic career In June 1914, when he was 16, he competed in an athletics meeting held in the stadium built for the 1916 Olympics and won the 200m and was placed second in the 100m to the German champion. However, when the First World War started, from 1915 he was imprisoned as a prisoner of war at Ruhleben internment camp in Germany for the majority of World War I. Although initially he was able to participate in sports days and made lasting friendships, conditions became poor, especially towards the end of the war, in terms of both food and the attitude of the Germans to the prisoners. In late 1918 Edward was released from the camp and emigrated to Great Britain. he arrived in London, and, having gained qualifications while in the camp, became a teacher of German and French. He also became involved with amateur athletics again. He was successful at his first track meeting at Stamford Bridge. He was so successful at the sprint events at the Amateur Athletics Association meeting in 1920 that he was selected for the 100m,