Fred Alsop

For the jockey, see Fred Allsopp.

Frederick John Alsop (born 20 October 1938 in Plaistow, Essex) is a British former triple jumper and long jumper who competed at three Olympic Games.

Fred Alsop

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1938-10-20) 20 October 1938 (age 86) Plaistow, Essex, England
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	long jump/triple jump
Club	Hornchurch Harriers Mayesbrook AC
Medal record Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth triple jump 1966 Kingston triple jump

Biography

Alsop competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.^[1] His best result was his fourth place in the triple jump at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the triple jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.^[2] He repeated the achievement fours years later by winning another bronze at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.^[3]

Alsop was a six times British triple jump champion (one achieved as the best placed British athlete) and three times British long jump champion. The nine titles were achieved by winning the AAA Championships from 1960 to 1967.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}