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
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
- ^ 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
- Frederick 'Fred' Woodhouse at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Frederick Woodhouse at the Australian Olympic Committee (archive)