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
Bronze medal – third place 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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