Frederick McEvoy

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Frederick McEvoy
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Four-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1937 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man
Gold medal – first place 1937 St. Moritz Four-man
Gold medal – first place 1938 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Four-man
Silver medal – second place 1938 St. Moritz Two-man
Silver medal – second place 1939 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man

Frederick Joseph McEvoy (12 February 1907 – 7 November 1951) was an Australian-born, British multi-discipline sportsman and socialite. He had most success as a bobsledder in the late 1930s, winning several medals including three golds at the FIBT World Championships. Despite his suspected Nazi sympathies, the FBI described McEvoy as "an international pimp who is interested in his own well-being and probably not engaged in activities detrimental to the interests of the country."

, winning the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and finished fourth in the two-man event at those same games.

McEvoy also won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with three golds (Two-man: 1937, Four-man: 1937, 1938) and two silvers (Two-man: 1938, Four-man: 1939)

He was also a rider of the Cresta Run in St. Moritz.

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