Frederick Hodges (diver) explained

Frederick Hodges
Nationality:British
Sport:Diving
Birth Date:8 May 1921
Birth Place:Shoreditch, England
Death Place:Malvern, Worcestershire, England

Frederick George Hodges (8 May 1921  - 24 November 2014) was a British diver.[1] He competed in the men's 3 metre springboard event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2] He was Britain's youngest male Olympian until 2008. Hodges was aged fifteen years and ninety-four days old when he competed in 1936.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frederick Hodges . Olympedia . 18 January 2021.
  2. Frederick Hodges Olympic Results . 13 May 2020.
  3. News: Teen diver set for Olympic record . 18 January 2021 . BBC . 24 February 2008.