Frederick Pitman

Olympic medal record
Men's rowing

Frederick Archibald Hugo Pitman (1 June 1892 – 25 July 1963) was a Scottish rower who competed for Great Britain and Ireland in the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Pitman was born in Edinburgh, the son of Frederick I Pitman, an eminent rower. He was educated at Eton College, where he was a successful half-miler and a member of the college eight. He went on to New College, Oxford. In 1912, he was bowman of the winning Oxford boat in the Boat Race. He was then a crew member of the New College eight, which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[2] In 1914 he stroked the unsuccessful Oxford crew in the Boat Race.

On the outbreak of the First World War, Pitman joined the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Scots.^[3] He survived the war, and died in London at the age of 71.

References

^ "Frederick Pitman". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ Sports Reference Olympic Sports – Frederick Pitman Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ "The London Gazette, 6 October 1914" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2010.

External links

The Scottish War Memorials Project – Photos of Eton Eight
Frederick Pitman at World Rowing
Frederick Pitman at Olympics.com
Frederick Pitman at databaseOlympics.com (archived)

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[1] "Frederick Pitman". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

[2] Sports Reference Olympic Sports – Frederick Pitman Archived 25 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "The London Gazette, 6 October 1914" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2010.

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