Frederick Pitman Explained

Frederick Archibald Hugo Pitman (1 June 1892 – 25 July 1963) was a Scottish rower who competed for Great Britain and Ireland in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Pitman was born in Edinburgh, the son of Frederick I Pitman, an eminent rower. He was educated at Eton College where he was a successful half-miler and a member of the college eight. He went on to New College, Oxford. In 1912 he was bowman of the winning Oxford boat in the Boat Race. He was then a crew member of the New College eight which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2] In 1914 he stroked the unsuccessful Oxford crew in the Boat Race.

On the outbreak of the First World War, Pitman joined the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Scots.[3] He survived the war, and died in London at the age of 71.

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  1. Web site: Frederick Pitman . Olympedia . 29 May 2021.
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/frederick-pitman-1.html Sports Reference Olympic Sports – Frederick Pitman
  3. Web site: The London Gazette, 6 October 1914 . 6 January 2010 . 14 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120614120634/http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/issues/28926/pages/7926/page.pdf . dead .