Frederick Freake

Freake circa 1912-1914
Olympic medal record
Men's polo
Competitor for a Mixed team
1900 Paris Team competition
Competitor for  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.

Biography

He was born on 7 March 1876 and was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge.[1] 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.

References

  1. "Freake, Frederick [Charles] Maitland (FRK894FM)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

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