Freddie Meachem
| Freddie Meachem | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Featherweight | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 1907 Southwark | |||||||||||||
| Died | 1973 Kent | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Frank Richard Meachem (1907-1973) was an English boxer. He fought as Freddie Meachem.
Boxing[]
He competed in the featherweight class at the 1930 British Empire Games for England where he won a gold medal.[1]
He was three times England's Amateur Boxing Association Senior Champion in 1928 and 1929 representing Civil Service ABC at featherweight and also the 1932 lightweight champion.[2]
Personal life[]
He was a civil servant at the time of the 1930 Games.[3]
References[]
- ^ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Southampton". Ancestry.co.uk.
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1973 deaths
- English male boxers
- Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Boxers at the 1930 British Empire Games
- Featherweight boxers