Frederick William Harmer (18 July 1884 – 7 March 1919) was a

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track and field athlete Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping even ...

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 sport, international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. Th ...

. In 1908 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metre hurdles competition. He was born in

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and died in

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. His brother,

Henry Harmer Henry Sutton Harmer (8 July 1883 – 9 January 1958) was a British athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in West Ham and died in Sidmouth. His brother, Frederick Harmer Frederick William Harmer (18 July 18 ...

, was also a British Olympian.Frederick Harmer's profile at Sports Reference.com
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External links

Frederick Harmer's profile at the British Olympic Committee
1884 births 1919 deaths People from West Ham Sportspeople from the London Borough of Newham Athletes from London English male hurdlers Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Deaths from the Spanish flu pandemic in England {{UK-athletics-bio-stub