Freddie Tomlins

Freddie Tomlins
Personal information
Full name Frederick William Edwin Tomlins
Country represented  United Kingdom
Born (1919-08-05)5 August 1919
Lambeth
Died 20 June 1943(1943-06-20) (aged 23)
English Channel

Frederick William Edwin "Freddie" Tomlins (born 5 August 1919 in Lambeth, Greater London; died 20 June 1943 over the English Channel) was a British figure skater. He was the 1939 World silver medalist and European silver medalist. He competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics and placed 10th.

He served in the Royal Air Force in World War II. He was killed in battle against a Nazi submarine over the English Channel.[1]

Results

Event 1936 1937 1938 1939
Winter Olympic Games10th
World Championships5th5th2nd
European Championships8th4th6th2nd

References

  1. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Freddie Tomlins". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18.
  • "ISU Official Results World Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2012.
  • "ISU Official Results European Figure Skating Championships" (PDF).


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