Fred Alsop
{{short description|British long jumper}}
{{for|the jockey|Fred Allsopp}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2019}}
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| name = Fred Alsop
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| nationality = British (English)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|10|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Plaistow, Essex, England
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| sport = Athletics
| event = long jump/triple jump
| height = 183 cm
| weight = 75 kg
| club = Hornchurch Harriers
Mayesbrook AC
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{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }}
{{MedalBronze | 1962 Perth | triple jump}}
{{MedalBronze | 1966 Kingston | triple jump}}
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Frederick John Alsop (born 20 October 1938 in Plaistow, Essex) is a British former triple jumper and long jumper who competed at three Olympic Games.
Biography
Alsop competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/fred-alsop-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035911/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/fred-alsop-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |accessdate=13 May 2012}} His best result was his fourth place in the triple jump at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
He represented England and won a bronze medal in the triple jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/perth-1962/athletes|title=1962 Athletes|publisher=Team England}} He repeated the achievement fours years later by winning another bronze at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/39060|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=29 July 2019|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029183636/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/39060|url-status=dead}}
Alsop was a six times British triple jump champion (one achieved as the best placed British athlete) and three times British long jump champion. The nine titles were achieved by winning the AAA Championships from 1960 to 1967.{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=3 May 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=3 May 2025}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004848/19610715/273/0012 |title=White City details |work=Daily Express |date=15 July 1961 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=5 May 2025}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19610716/644/0028 |title=Results |work=Sunday Express |date=16 July 1961 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=5 May 2025}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000729/19640712/262/0022 |title=White City round-up |work=The People |date=12 July 1964 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=8 May 2025}}
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Category:Olympic athletes for Great Britain
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Category:English male long jumpers
Category:British male long jumpers
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Category:People from Plaistow, Newham
Category:Athletes from the London Borough of Newham
Category:Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games