Freddie Wolff

Frederick Ferdinand Wolff, CBE, TD (13 October 1910 – 26 January 1988) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Early life

On 13 October 1910, Wolff was born in British Hong Kong, the eldest son of a family of four children. Wolff was a member of the Kowloon Cricket Club, where he won his first race in 1919.<ref name=SR/>

Wolff and his family returned to England. Wolff attended Shirley House Preparatory School and Beaumont College in Windsor, England.<ref name=SR>Freddie Wolff Template:Webarchive. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-23.</ref>

Career

Wolff became the national 440 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1933 AAA Championships.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

At the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, Wolff ran the opening leg in the British 4 × 400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new European record of 3:09.0.

In 1929, Wolff joined the family firm Rudolf Wolff & Co. In the Second World War, Wolff served in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and was promoted to the rank of captain.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Wolff rejoined Rudolf Wolff & Co. in 1946, and became a partner in 1951.

From 1970 to 1977 Wolff became the Committee Chairman of the London Metal Exchange helping establishing the LME's international reputation. He was made a CBE in 1975.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Wolff was the chairman of the Handicapped Children's Pilgrimage Trust.<ref name="espn_Daniel"/>

Personal life

Wolff married Natalie Winefred Virginia Byrne, the daughter of Ferdinand and Mary (née Keith) Byrne. Wolff had five children: Jennifer, John, Carolyn, Richard (twin) and Christine (twin).

Also 22 Grandchildren: Michael, Philippa, Michele, Clare, Natalie, Timothy, Madeleine, Catherine, Paul, Anna, Suzie, Mark, Christianne, Lucinda, Fred, John, Nikki, Monica, Sebastian, Andrew, Luke, Marie-Francoise.

On 26 January 1988, Wolff died in Marylebone, London, United Kingdom. He was 77.<ref name=SR/> The British Olympic Association held a reception at the Buckingham Palace for all surviving British Olympic medalists on the day he died.<ref name=SR/>

In 2015, Wolff's great-grandson Daniel Wolff competed in the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles. His disability was autism.<ref name="espn_Daniel">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

External links

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• Freddy Wolff obituary, American Metal Market 27 January 1988, Managing Director and Chairman of Rudolf Wolff & Co. and Chairman of the LMETemplate:Dead link