Frederick McCarthy (cyclist)

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Frederick McCarthy Road cycling
Frederick McCarthy (1908)
Frederick McCarthy (1908)
To person
Full name Frederick Richard McCarthy
Nickname Fred
Date of birth October 15, 1881
date of death February 15, 1974
nation Canada 1868Canada Canada
discipline Track cycling
Most important successes
Olympic games
bronze Olympic third team pursuit 1908

Frederick Richard McCarthy (born October 15, 1881 in Stratford , Ontario , † February 15, 1974 in Toronto , Ontario) was a Canadian cyclist .

Life and athletic career

Frederick McCarthy took part in all seven cycling competitions at the 1908 Summer Olympics. In the team pursuit he won the bronze medal together with William Anderson , Walter Andrews and William Morton , the only Olympic cycling medal for Canada until 1984. In the individual disciplines, he could never reach the final. In July 1910, after participating in several award races at the Newark Velodrome , he was classified as a professional. In the same year he drove a six-day race in Boston , where he was eighth. He was active as a professional until 1914, but did not win a significant race. Outside of cycling, he worked as a candy maker.

Web links

Commons : Frederick McCarthy  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Competitive Cycling in Canada. In: The Canadian Encyclopedia. July 23, 2012, accessed May 9, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME McCarthy, Frederick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McCarthy, Frederick Richard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH October 15, 1881
PLACE OF BIRTH Stratford, Ontario
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1974
Place of death Toronto