Freddie Meachem

Freddie Meachem
Born(1907-04-22)22 April 1907
Southwark
Died1973
Kent
NationalityBritish (English)
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1930 Hamilton Lightweight

Frank Richard Meachem (1907-1973) was an English boxer. He fought as Freddie Meachem.

Boxing

He competed in the featherweight class at the 1930 British Empire Games for England where he won a gold medal.[1]

He was three times England's Amateur Boxing Association Senior Champion in 1928 and 1929 representing Civil Service ABC at featherweight and also the 1932 lightweight champion.[2]

Personal life

He was a civil servant at the time of the 1930 Games.[3]

References

  1. ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 November 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2019.