Frederick Ashford
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 28 September 1886 Highbury, England |
| Died | 29 September 1965 (aged 79) Scarborough, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 800m, 880y |
| Club | Finchley Harriers |
Frederick Murray Ashford (28 September 1886 – 29 September 1965) was an English athlete from Islington, London,[1] who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[2]
Biography
[edit]Before the Olympics, Ashford had been a finalist in the 880 yards, representing the Finchley Harriers at the 1908 AAA Championships.[2]
Ashford represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London,[3] in the 800 metres at the 1908 Summer Olympics, but he did not finish his semifinal heat, so did not advance to the final.[2]
He later studied piano and organ at the Royal Academy of Music, developing into a tenor.[4] He used his singing skills to form a Concert Party which played the season at Scarborough every year from 1929 to 1939.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Frederick Murray Ashford; Oct-Nov-Dec quarter 1886; District: Islington; Volume: 1b; Page: 411
- ^ a b c "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "The Olympic Games, British Representatives". The Sportsman. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 10 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Murray Ashford Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2010. Sports Reference
- ^ http://ziegler-booth.blogspot.com/2009/03/paddy-prior.html Paddy Prior
Sources
[edit]- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 27 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2006.
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