Fred Reid (athlete) explained

Birth Date:29 June 1909
Birth Place:West Bay, Dorset, England
Death Date:26 June 1991 (aged 81)
Death Place:Johannesburg, South Africa
Sport:Athletics
Event:100 m, 200 m
Club:Edinburgh University Sports Union
Alma Mater:University of Edinburgh
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Frederick Payne Reid (29 June 1909 – 26 June 1991) was a British sprinter who competed in the 100 m event at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Life

Reid was born in England, but raised in Southern Africa, where his father worked as a school inspector in Basutoland (now Lesotho). He then studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and won several Scottish AAA sprint titles in 1930–1933. He was selected for the 1932 Olympics, but pulled a muscle after starting his 100 m heat, and had to abandon the race. After graduating from University, Reid worked as a doctor in Johannesburg. He resumed competing in the 1970s, representing Rhodesia, and won the 100 m title in the 70–74 age group in a time of 13.80.