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Freddie Whitbread

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Freddie Whitbread
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1892-08-31)31 August 1892
Somers Town, London
Died1 January 1939(1939-01-01) (aged 46)
Battersea, London
Sport
SportBoxing

Frederick William Whitbread (31 August 1892 – 1 January 1939) was a British boxer. He fought under the name Freddie Whitbread[1] He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]

Whitbread won the 1920 Amateur Boxing Association British welterweight title, when boxing out of the Fulham ABC.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Freddie Whitbread". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frederick Whitbread Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. ^ "The A.B.A. Championships". Boxing World and Mirror of Life. 3 April 1920. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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