Frank Tredrea
{{Short description|New Zealand cyclist (1920–1999)}}
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| name = Frank Tredrea
| birth_name = Francis Theodore Tredrea
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|05|19|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1999|08|23|1920|05|19|df=y}}
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| spouse = {{marriage|Nola Kathleen Merrie|1943}}
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Francis Theodore Tredrea (19 May 1920 – 23 August 1999) was a New Zealand racing cyclist who represented his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Early life and family
Born on 19 May 1920,{{cite web | url=https://billiongraves.com/grave/Francis-Theodore-Tredrea/13227971 | title=Francis Theodore Tredrea | website=BillionGraves | access-date=19 December 2017}} Tredrea was the son of Edgar Martin Tredrea and Ada Avoca Tredrea (née Poulton).{{cite news | url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19430201.2.5 | title=Marriages | date=1 February 1943 | work=New Zealand Herald | page=1 | access-date=19 December 2017}} He married Nola Kathleen Merrie at St Andrew's Church, Taneatua, on 26 December 1942.
Cycling
At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Tredrea competed in the men's 10-mile scratch race, but was unplaced.{{cite web |url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/francis-tredrea |title=Francis Tredrea |year=2016 |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee |access-date=19 December 2017}} He went on to have a career as a professional cyclist.{{cite news | title=Cyclist defies age, illness | work=Waikato Times | date=7 February 1998 | page=10}}
In his later years, Tredrea suffered from Parkinson's disease. In 1993, he took up cycling again to help control the disease, and became active in masters cycling.{{cite news | title=Masters cyclists gather for autumn road races | work=Waikato Times | date=10 May 1997 | page=12}}
Death
Tredrea died on 23 August 1999, and his ashes were buried at Waikumete Cemetery.{{cite web |url=http://heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=99649 |title=Cemeteries database |publisher=Christchurch City Council |access-date=21 July 2016}}
References
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{{1950 New Zealand British Empire Games team}}
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Category:Cyclists from Auckland
Category:New Zealand male cyclists
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
Category:Cyclists at the 1950 British Empire Games
Category:Burials at Waikumete Cemetery
Category:20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
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