Fred Woodhouse
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||
| Born | 13 June 1912 | |||||||||||
| Died | 8 July 1998 (aged 86) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | pole vault | |||||||||||
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Frederick Irvine Woodhouse (13 June 1912 – 8 July 1998)[1] was an Australian track and field athlete who competed at the 1934 British Empire Games and 1938 British Empire Games.
Biography
[edit]At the 1934 Empire Games Woodhouse won the bronze medal in the pole vault event. He was also a member of the Australian relay team which finished fourth in the 4×110 yards competition.
Woodhouse finished second behind Dick Webster in the pole vault event at the 1936 AAA Championships.[2][3][4]
Two years later he finished seventh in the pole vault contest at the 1938 Empire Games.
References
[edit]- ^ Death notice in the Daily Telegraph, 9 July 1998
- ^ "AAA Championships begin". Western Mail. 11 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wooderson wins again". Daily Herald. 13 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Frederick 'Fred' Woodhouse at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Frederick Woodhouse at the Australian Olympic Committee (archive)
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- Australian male pole vaulters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1938 British Empire Games
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- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
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