French
DeutschFrederick Freake
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's polo | ||
Representing a  Mixed team | ||
 | 1900 Paris | Team competition |
Representing  United Kingdom | ||
| 1908 London | Team competition |
Sir Frederick Charles Maitland Freake, 3rd Baronet (7 March 1876 – 22 December 1950) was a British polo player in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]He was born on 7 March 1876 and was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge.[2] In 1900 he was part of the BLO Polo Club Rugby polo team which won the silver medal.
Eight years later as a member of the Hurlingham Club he won the silver medal again.
In 1920 he succeeded to the Baronetcy of Cromwell House and Fulwell Park. He lived at the Old Manor House, Halford, Warwickshire and served as High Sheriff of Warwickshire in 1939. He died on 22 December 1950.
Family
[edit]Freake married, at St. Peter's, Cranley Gardens, on 7 July 1902, Alison Ussher, daughter of Christopher Ussher, of Eastwell, County Galway.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Frederick Freake". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Freake, Frederick [Charles] Maitland (FRK894FM)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Marriages". The Times. No. 36815. London. 9 July 1902. p. 1.
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