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{{Short description|British athlete (1910–1988)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Freddie Wolff
| birth_date = {{birth date |df=yes|1910|10|13}}
| birth_place = [[British Hong Kong]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1988|01|26|1910|10|13}}
| death_place = [[Marylebone]], [[London]], U.K.
| alma_mater = [[Beaumont College]]
| occupation = Athlete
| known_for = Gold Metal Olympian.
| spouse = Natalie Winefred Virginia Byrne
| children = 5
| relatives = Daniel Wolff (great grandson)
}}
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{{MedalGold|[[1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]]|[[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4x400 m relay]]}}
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'''Frederick Ferdinand "Freddie" Wolff''', [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Territorial Decoration|TD]] (13 October 1910 – 26 January 1988) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Athletics (sport)|athlete]], winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 m [[Relay race|relay]] at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite book | title= Chasing Gold | publisher= Getty Images | year= 2005
| isbn= 0-901662-02-X | page= 176}}</ref>
 
== Early life ==
Frederick Wolff won the British [[Amateur Athletic Association|AAA]] in {{convert|440|yd|abbr=on}} in 1933.
On 13 October 1910, Wolff was born in [[British Hong Kong]], the eldest son of a family of four children.
Wolff was a member of the [[Kowloon Cricket Club]], where he won his first race in 1919.<ref name=SR/>
 
Wolff wasand born in [[Hong Kong]], the eldest son of ahis family of four children. On his family’s returnreturned to England. heWolff was educated atattended Shirley House Preparatory School and [[Beaumont College]] in [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]], [[England]].<ref name=SR>[httphttps://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/freddie-wolff-1.html Freddie Wolff] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104163433/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/freddie-wolff-1.html |date=4 November 2012 }}. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-23.</ref>
At the [[Berlin Olympic Games]], Wolff ran the opening leg in the British 4 × 400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new European record of 3.09.0.
 
== PersonalCareer ==
Wolff was born in [[Hong Kong]], the eldest son of a family of four children. On his family’s return to England he was educated at Shirley House Preparatory School and [[Beaumont College]] in [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]].<ref name=SR>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/freddie-wolff-1.html Freddie Wolff] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104163433/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/freddie-wolff-1.html |date=4 November 2012 }}. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-23.</ref>
Frederick Wolff won the British [[Amateur Athletic Association|AAA]] in {{convert|440|yd|abbr=on}} in 1933.
 
At the 1936 [[Berlin Olympic Games]], Wolff ran the opening leg in the British 4 × 400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new European record of 3.09.0.
 
In 1929, Wolff joined the family firm [[Rudolf Wolff|Rudolf Wolff & Co.]] In the [[World War II|Second World War]], Wolff served in the [[Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry]] and was promoted to the rank of Captaincaptain.<ref>{{cite book
| title= The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry War Chronicle 1942-1944
| publisher= [[Gale and Polden]] Limited.
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}}</ref> Wolff rejoined [[Rudolf Wolff|Rudolf Wolff & Co.]] in 1946, and became a partner in 1951.
 
From 1970-77 to 1977 Wolff became the Committee Chairman of the [[London Metal Exchange]] helping establishing the [[London Metal Exchange|LME’sLME's]] international reputation. He was made a [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] in 1975.<ref>{{cite book
| title= Wolff's Guide to the London Metal Exchange
| publisher= [[Metal Bulletin PLC|Metal Bulletin Books Limited]]
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Wolff was the chairman of the Handicapped Children's Pilgrimage Trust.<ref name="espn_Daniel"/>
== Personal ==
Wolff married Natalie Winefred Virginia Byrne, the daughter of Ferdinand and [[Mary Freeman Byrne|Mary (née Keith) Byrne]]. Wolff had five children: Jennifer, John, Carolyn, [[Richard Keith Wolff|Richard]] (twin) and Christine (twin).
 
== Personal life ==
On 26 January 1988, Wolff died in [[Marylebone]], [[London]], United Kingdom. He was 77. <ref name=SR/>
Wolff married Natalie Winefred Virginia Byrne, the daughter of Ferdinand and [[Mary Freeman Byrne|Mary (née Keith) Byrne]]. Wolff had five children: Jennifer, John, Carolyn, [[Richard Keith Wolff|Richard]] (twin) and Christine (twin).
 
On 26 January 1988, Wolff died in [[Marylebone]], [[London]], United Kingdom. He was 77.<ref name=SR/> The British Olympic Association held a reception at the Buckingham Palace for all surviving British Olympic medalists on the day he died.<ref name=SR/>
In 2015, Wolff's great-grandson Daniel Wolff competed in the [[2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://en.espn.co.uk/olympic-sports/sport/story/380735.html|title = Wolff on hunt for family Olympic gold|date = 2 January 2015|accessdate = 24 July 2015|website = |publisher = ESPN|last = Perry|first = Alex}}</ref>
 
In 2015, Wolff's great-grandson Daniel Wolff competed in the [[2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games]] in Los Angeles. His disability was autism.<ref name="espn_Daniel">{{Cite web|url = http://en.espn.co.uk/olympic-sports/sport/story/380735.html|title = Wolff on hunt for family Olympic gold|date = 2 January 2015|accessdateaccess-date = 24 July 2015|website = |publisher = ESPN|last = Perry|first = Alex}}</ref>
 
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Sports-Reference|wo/freddie-wolff-1}}
* [http://calbears.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3MKT/is_n18_v96/ai_6297533/ Freddy Wolff obituary, American Metal Market 27 January 1988, Managing Director and Chairman of Rudolf Wolff & Co. and Chairman of the LME]
* {{Olympics.com profile|frederick-ferdinand-wolff|Frederick Ferdinand Wolff}}
* [http://calbears.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3MKT/is_n18_v96/ai_6297533/ Freddy Wolff obituary, American Metal Market 27 January 1988, Managing Director and Chairman of Rudolf Wolff & Co. and Chairman of the LME]{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
 
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