Freddie Wolff
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Great Britain |
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1936 Berlin | 4x400 m relay |
Frederick Ferdinand "Freddie" Wolff, CBE, TD (13 October 1910 – 26 January 1988) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
Frederick Wolff won the British AAA in 440 yd (400 m) in 1933.
At the Berlin 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.
Wolff was born in Hong Kong, the eldest son of a family of four children. On his family’s return to England he was educated at Shirley House Preparatory School and Beaumont College in Windsor.[2]
He married Natalie Winefred Virginia Byrne, the daughter of Ferdinand and Mary (née Keith) Byrne. They then had five children: Jennifer, John, Carolyn, Richard (twin) and Christine (twin).
In 1929, Wolff joined the family firm Rudolf Wolff & Co. In the Second World War, Wolff served in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and was promoted to the rank of Captain.[3] Wolff rejoined Rudolf Wolff & Co. in 1946, and became a partner in 1951.
From 1970-77 Wolff became the Committee Chairman of the London Metal Exchange helping establishing the LME’s international reputation. He was made a CBE in 1975.[4]
He died on 26 January 1988, aged 77, in Marylebone, London.[2]
In 2015, his great-grandson Daniel Wolff competed in the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles.[5]
References
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