- Frederick Wolff
Frederick Ferdinand "Freddy" Wolff, CBE, TD (
October 13 ,1910 –January 26 ,1988 ) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the1936 Summer Olympics . [cite book
title= Chasing Gold
publisher= Getty Images
pages= 176
year= 2005
isbn= 0-901662-02-X]Frederick Wolff won the British AAA in convert|440|yd|abbr=on in 1933.
At the
Berlin Olympics, Wolff ran the opening leg in the British 4x400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new European record of 3.09.0.Wolff was born in
Hong Kong , the eldest son of a family of four children. On his family’s return to England he was educated at Shirley House Preparatory School andBeaumont College in Windsor.He married Natalie Winefred Virginia Byrne, the daughter of Ferdinand and Mary (nee Keith) Byrne. They then had five children: Jennifer, John, Carolyn, Richard (twin) and Christine (twin).
In 1929, Wolff joined the family firm Rudolf Wolff & Co. In the Second World War, Wolff served in the
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and was promoted to the rank of Captain. [cite book
title= The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry War Chronicle 1942-1944
publisher= Gale and Polden Limited.
pages=382
year = 1951] Wolff rejoined Rudolf Wolff & Co. in 1946, and became a partner in 1951.From 1970-77 Wolff became the Committee Chairman of the
London Metal Exchange helping establishing the LME’s international reputation. He was made a CBE in 1975. [cite book
title= Wolff's Guide to the London Metal Exchange
publisher= Metal Bulletin Books Limited
pages= 320
year= 2rd Edition 1980
isbn= 0-900542-43-8]He died on the 26th of January 1988.
References
External links
* [http://calbears.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3MKT/is_n18_v96/ai_6297533/ Freddy Wolff obituary, American Metal Market 27 January 1988, Managing Director and Chairman of Rudolf Wolff & Co. and Chairman of the LME]
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