Frederick Stapleton

Frederick Stapleton
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1877-03-11)11 March 1877
Basford, England
Died11 September 1939(1939-09-11) (aged 62)
Nottingham, England
Sport
SportSwimming, water polo
ClubNottingham Swimming Club and Osborne Swimming Club, Manchester
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1900 Paris Team competition

Frederick Stapleton (11 March 1877 – 9 November 1939) was an English water polo player and swimmer.[1] He won a gold medal in water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics and finished six and fifth in the 200 m freestyle and 200 m obstacle swimming, respectively representing Great Britain.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Frederick Stapleton". Olympedia. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ Frederick Stapleton Archived December 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com


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