Frederick Lord (athlete), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetFrederick Lord (athlete)
British athlete
Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1879
Place of Birth: Cleckheaton, England, United Kingdom
Profession: marathon runner
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Frederick Lord (athlete)
- Frederick Thomas "Fred" Lord (11 February 1879 - February 1928) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics.
- He finished 15th and 21st in the Men's Marathon in his two Olympic games.
- Lord was the only one to finish both races. In later life Lord lived in Cleckheaton, and worked for the chemical firm of Crowther & Co.
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- Whilst at work in February 1928 he used a knife as a replacement for a shoe-horn.
- Upon cutting his heel he developed septic poisoning and died.
- He left a widow and four children.
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