Frederick Beck

This article is about the British wrestler. For German piano maker, see Frederick Beck (piano maker).
Frederick Beck
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1883-01-27)27 January 1883
St Luke's, London, England
Died26 February 1972(1972-02-26) (aged 89)
Barnet, Enfgland
Sport
SportWrestling
Event
Heavyweight
ClubGerman Gymnastic Society, London
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1908 London Middleweight

Frederick "Fred" Beck (27 January 1883 – 26 February 1972) was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Biography

At the 1908 Olympic Games in London, he won the bronze medal in the freestyle wrestling middleweight class.[1]

Beck was a two-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships at heavyweight in 1905 and 1906.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Frederick Beck". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 30 December 2025.


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