Freddie Tomlins

Freddie Tomlins
Tomlins performing an inside edge spread eagle at the 1939 World Championships
Personal information
Full nameFrederick William Edwin Tomlins
Born(1919-08-05)5 August 1919
Lambeth, London, England
Died20 June 1943(1943-06-20) (aged 23)
Bay of Biscay
Figure skating career
Country United Kingdom
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Men's Figure skating
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1939 BudapestMen's singles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1939 LondonMen's singles

Frederick William Edwin Tomlins (5 August 1919 – 20 June 1943) was a British figure skater. He was the 1939 World silver medalist and European silver medalist. He competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics and placed 10th.

Military service and death

Tomlins served as a pilot officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[1] On 20 June 1943, he took part in an anti-submarine mission aboard Armstrong Whitworth Whitley LA814 with Coastal Command.[2] During the mission, the aircraft engaged a U-boat and was shot down in flames with all aboard killed.[2] Tomlins is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.[1]

Results

Event 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
Winter Olympic Games10th
World Championships5th5th2nd
European Championships8th4th6th2nd
British Championships3rd2nd2nd2nd2nd

References

  1. 1 2 "Casualty Details: Frederick William Edwin Tomlins". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Tomlins, Frederick William Edwin". IBBC. Retrieved 22 January 2021.


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