Fred Alsop
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| Nationality |  England | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 October 1938 Plaistow, Essex | ||||||||||||||
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Frederick John "Fred" Alsop (born 20 October 1938 in Plaistow, Essex) is a British former triple jumper and long jumper.
Athletics career
[edit]He competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1] His best result was his fourth place in the triple jump at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
He represented England and won a bronze medal in the triple jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[2] He repeated the achievement fours years later by winning another bronze at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fred Alsop". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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