Frederick McCarthy

{{Short description|Canadian cyclist (1881–1974)}}

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| name = Frederick McCarthy

| image = Frederick R McCarthy 1908 Olympic Games.jpg

| caption = Frederick R McCarthy 1908 Olympic Games

| fullname = Frederick Richard McCarthy

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1881|10|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Stratford, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|1974|2|15|1881|10|15|df=yes}}

| death_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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{{MedalSport|Men's cycling}}

{{MedalCountry | {{flag|Canada|1868}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze | 1908 London | Team pursuit}}

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Frederick McCarthy (15 October 1881 – 15 February 1974) was a Canadian/American cyclist.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/15559 |title=Frederick McCarthy |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=20 March 2021}} He competed in seven events at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the men's team pursuit.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/fred-mccarthy-1.html |title=Fred McCarthy |access-date=2 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207170413/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/fred-mccarthy-1.html |archive-date=7 February 2013 }} Half a year after his Olympic participation, in February 1909, he was naturalized as a United States citizen.{{cite web|url=https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRCN-T37|title=Frederick Richard McCarthy|publisher=FamilySearch}}