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Frederick McCarthy

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Frederick McCarthy
Frederick R McCarthy 1908 Olympic Games
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Richard McCarthy
Born(1881-10-15)15 October 1881
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Died15 February 1974(1974-02-15) (aged 92)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Team pursuit

Frederick McCarthy (15 October 1881 – 15 February 1974) was a Canadian/American cyclist.[1] He competed in seven events at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the men's team pursuit.[2] Half a year after his Olympic participation, in February 1909, he was naturalized as a United States citizen.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Frederick McCarthy". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fred McCarthy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Frederick Richard McCarthy". FamilySearch.
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