Frederick Merriman (athlete)

Frederick "Fred" Harris Merriman (18 May 1873 – 27 June 1940) was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Olympic medal record
Men's Tug of war
1908 London Team competition
The 1908 City of London Police team that won the gold medal in 1908. (Back row - left to right): Frederick Merriman, John James Shepherd, Edwin Mills, Albert Ireton, Frederick Goodfellow, Frederick Humphreys
(Front row - left to right): Edward Barrett, H. Duke (Captain), William Hirons

He was part of the British team, which won the gold medal in the tug of war competition.

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