Frederick Beck
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 January 1883 St Luke's, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 February 1972 (aged 89) Barnet, Enfgland | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Event | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | German Gymnastic Society, London | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Frederick "Fred" Beck (27 January 1883 – 26 February 1972) was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]At the 1908 Olympic Games in London, he won the bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling middleweight class.[1]
Beck was a two-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships at heavyweight in 1905 and 1906.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Frederick Beck". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ↑ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- Frederick Beck at the International Wrestling Database
- Frederick Beck at Olympedia
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