Freddie Tomlins | |
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![]() Tomlins performing an inside edge
spread eagle at the
1939 World Championships | |
Full name | Frederick William Edwin Tomlins |
Born | Lambeth, London, England | 5 August 1919
Died | 20 June 1943 Bay of Biscay | (aged 23)
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Medal record |
Frederick William Edwin Tomlins (5 August 1919 – 20 June 1943) was a British figure skater. He was the 1939 World silver medalist and European silver medalist. He competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics and placed 10th.
Tomlins served as a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War. [1] On 20 June 1943, he took part in an anti-submarine mission aboard Armstrong Whitworth Whitley LA814 with Coastal Command. [2] During the mission, the aircraft engaged a U-boat and was shot down in flames with all aboard killed. [2] Tomlins is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. [1]
Event | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 10th | |||
World Championships | 5th | 5th | 2nd | |
European Championships | 8th | 4th | 6th | 2nd |
Freddie Tomlins | |
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![]() Tomlins performing an inside edge
spread eagle at the
1939 World Championships | |
Full name | Frederick William Edwin Tomlins |
Born | Lambeth, London, England | 5 August 1919
Died | 20 June 1943 Bay of Biscay | (aged 23)
Figure skating career | |
Country | ![]() |
Medal record |
Frederick William Edwin Tomlins (5 August 1919 – 20 June 1943) was a British figure skater. He was the 1939 World silver medalist and European silver medalist. He competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics and placed 10th.
Tomlins served as a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War. [1] On 20 June 1943, he took part in an anti-submarine mission aboard Armstrong Whitworth Whitley LA814 with Coastal Command. [2] During the mission, the aircraft engaged a U-boat and was shot down in flames with all aboard killed. [2] Tomlins is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. [1]
Event | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 10th | |||
World Championships | 5th | 5th | 2nd | |
European Championships | 8th | 4th | 6th | 2nd |