Freddie Wolff
Freddie Wolff | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 October 1910 |
| Died | 26 January 1988(aged 77) Marylebone,London,U.K. |
| Alma mater | Beaumont College |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Known for | Gold Medal Olympian |
| Spouse | Natalie Winefred Virginia Byrne |
| Children | 5 |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men'sathletics | ||
Representing Great Britain
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1936 Berlin | 4x400 m relay |
Frederick Ferdinand Wolff,CBE,TD(13 October 1910 – 26 January 1988) was a Britishathlete,winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 mrelayat the1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
Early life
[edit]On 13 October 1910, Wolff was born inBritish Hong Kong,the eldest son of a family of four children. Wolff was a member of theKowloon Cricket Club,where he won his first race in 1919.[2]
Wolff and his family returned to England. Wolff attended Shirley House Preparatory School andBeaumont CollegeinWindsor,England.[2]
Career
[edit]Frederick Wolff won the BritishAAAin 440 yd (400 m) in 1933.
At the 1936Berlin Olympic Games,Wolff ran the opening leg in the British 4 × 400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new European record of 3.09.0.
In 1929, Wolff joined the family firmRudolf Wolff & Co.In theSecond World War,Wolff served in theOxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantryand was promoted to the rank of captain.[3]Wolff rejoinedRudolf Wolff & Co.in 1946, and became a partner in 1951.
From 1970 to 1977 Wolff became the Committee Chairman of theLondon Metal Exchangehelping establishing theLME'sinternational reputation. He was made aCBEin 1975.[4]
Wolff was the chairman of the Handicapped Children's Pilgrimage Trust.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Wolff married Natalie Winefred Virginia Byrne, the daughter of Ferdinand andMary (née Keith) Byrne.Wolff had five children: Jennifer, John, Carolyn, Richard (twin) and Christine (twin).
Also 22 Grandchildren: Michael, Philippa, Michele, Clare, Natalie, Timothy, Madeleine, Catherine, Paul, Anna, Suzie, Mark, Christianne, Lucinda, Fred, John, Nikki, Monica, Sebastian, Andrew, Luke, Marie-Francoise.
On 26 January 1988, Wolff died inMarylebone,London,United Kingdom. He was 77.[2]The British Olympic Association held a reception at the Buckingham Palace for all surviving British Olympic medalists on the day he died.[2]
In 2015, Wolff's great-grandson Daniel Wolff competed in the2015 Special Olympics World Summer Gamesin Los Angeles. His disability was autism.[5]
References
[edit]- ^Chasing Gold.Getty Images. 2005. p. 176.ISBN0-901662-02-X.
- ^abcdFreddie WolffArchived4 November 2012 at theWayback Machine.Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-23.
- ^The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry War Chronicle 1942-1944.Gale and PoldenLimited. 1951. p. 382.
- ^Wolff's Guide to the London Metal Exchange(2nd ed.).Metal Bulletin Books Limited.1980. p. 320.ISBN0-900542-43-8.
- ^abPerry, Alex (2 January 2015)."Wolff on hunt for family Olympic gold".ESPN.Retrieved24 July2015.
External links
[edit]- Freddie WolffatOlympics at Sports-Reference(archived)
- Frederick Ferdinand WolffatOlympics
- Freddy Wolff obituary, American Metal Market 27 January 1988, Managing Director and Chairman of Rudolf Wolff & Co. and Chairman of the LME[permanent dead link]
- 1910 births
- 1988 deaths
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- English Olympic medallists
- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
- English male sprinters
- British male sprinters
- Hong Kong emigrants to England
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- British expatriates in Hong Kong
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry officers