Freddie Tomlins
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Freddie Tomlins | |
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![]() Tomlins performing an inside edge spread eagle at the 1939 World Championships | |
Full name | Frederick William Edwin Tomlins |
Born | Lambeth, London, England | 5 August 1919
Died | 20 June 1943 Bay of Biscay | (aged 23)
Figure skating career | |
Country | ![]() |
Medal record |
Frederick William Edwin Tomlins (5 August 1919 – 20 June 1943) was a British figure skater. He was the 1939 World silver medalist and European silver medalist. He competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics and placed 10th.
Military service and death
Tomlins served as a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[1] On 20 June 1943, he took part in an anti-submarine mission aboard Armstrong Whitworth Whitley LA814 with Coastal Command.[2] During the mission, the aircraft engaged a U-boat and was shot down in flames with all aboard killed.[2] Tomlins is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.[1]
Results
Event | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 10th | |||
World Championships | 5th | 5th | 2nd | |
European Championships | 8th | 4th | 6th | 2nd |
References
- ^ a b "Casualty Details: Frederick William Edwin Tomlins". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Tomlins, Frederick William Edwin". IBBC. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Freddie Tomlins". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
- "ISU Official Results World Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2012.
- "ISU Official Results European Figure Skating Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
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