Frederick Thomas Lord (11 February 1879 - February 1928) was a British

track and field athlete Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...

who competed in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu ...

and the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

. He finished 15th and 21st respectively in the men's marathon in his two Olympic games.

Biography

Lord began running at a late stage of his athletic ability, joining the Wibsey Harriers aged 26. Lord represented

Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed as the host nation of the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The British Olympic Association was the National Olympic Committee responsible for organising the United King ...

in London, and finished 15th in the men's marathon. He was only one of four British athletes to complete the race. Lord represented

Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 274 competitors, 264 men and 10 women, took part in 79 events in 16 sports. British athletes won ten gold medals and ...

in Stockholm, finishing 21st in the men's marathon event. In later life, Lord lived in

Cleckheaton Cleckheaton is a town in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Bradford, east of Brighouse, west of Batley and so ...

and worked for the chemical firm of Crowther & Co. Ltd. While at work in February 1928, he used a knife as a replacement for a shoe-horn. After cutting his heel, he developed septic poisoning and died. He left a widow and four children."The Late Fred Lord", ''Athletic News'', 19 March 1928

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* 1879 births 1928 deaths Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics British male long-distance runners British male marathon runners Sportspeople from Cleckheaton Deaths from sepsis Athletes from Yorkshire English male long-distance runners English male marathon runners {{England-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub