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Frederick Hodges (diver)

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British diver

Frederick Hodges
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1921-05-08)8 May 1921
Shoreditch, England
Died24 November 2014(2014-11-24) (aged 93)
Malvern, Worcestershire, England
Sport
SportDiving
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1938 London 3 m springboard

Frederick George Hodges (8 May 1921 – 24 November 2014) was a British diver. He competed in the men's 3 metre springboard event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was Britain's youngest male Olympian until 2008. Hodges was aged fifteen years and ninety-four days old when he competed in 1936.

References

  1. "Frederick Hodges". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frederick Hodges Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. "Teen diver set for Olympic record". BBC. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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