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Les McKay

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Les McKay
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born(1917-05-27)27 May 1917
Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
Died22 March 1981(1981-03-22) (aged 63)
Sport
SportWater polo

Les McKay (27 May 1917 – 22 March 1981) was an Australian water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was given the honour to carry the national flag of Australia at the opening ceremony of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, becoming the fifth water polo player to be a flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Les McKay Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. ^ Australia. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
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