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Fred Light
Fred Light in 1928
Personal information
Birth nameFrederick Light
NationalityBritish (English)
Born11 December 1906
Rowton, England
DiedQ3. 1963 (aged 56)
Staffordshire, England
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event5000 metres
ClubBirchfield Harriers

Frederick Light (11 December 1906 – 1963) was a British long-distance runner who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Career

Light finished third behind Wally Beavers in the 4 miles event at the 1928 AAA Championships. Shortly afterwards he represented Great Britain at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he competed in the men's 5000 metres.

References

  1. "Death details". Free BMD. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  2. "Fred Light". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. "Peltzer fails to come back". London Daily Chronicle. 7 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Champions of the AAA". Daily News (London). 9 July 1928. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  6. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frederick Light Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2017.


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