Frederick Kitching
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 4 July 1886 Cockerton, County Durham, England |
| Died | 11 August 1918 (aged 32) Dunkirk, France |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | Standing long jump |
| Club | L.A.C. |
Frederick Overend Kitching (4 July 1886 – 11 August 1918) was a British athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Athletics career
[edit | edit source]Kitching represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London,[2][3] where he competed in the men's standing long jump event.[4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Kitching was a solicitor by trade[1] and served as an orderly in the Friends' Ambulance Unit during the First World War.[5] He joined the unit after declaring himself a conscientious objector. Serving for two years, Kitching died in a German air raid on Dunkirk in August 1918.[6] He is buried at Dunkirk Town Cemetery.[5][7]
See also
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- 1886 births
- 1918 deaths
- British men long jumpers
- Sportspeople from Darlington
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- British casualties of World War I
- People associated with the Friends' Ambulance Unit
- British conscientious objectors
- Deaths by German airstrikes during World War I
- English men long jumpers
- English athletics biography stubs