Freddie Woodward

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Freddie Woodward
Freddie Woodward, 2016, Rio de Janeiro.jpg
Woodward cheering for teammates' gold medal at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Bevis Woodward
Nationality British
Born (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 29)
Sheffield, England
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country United Kingdom
England
Sport Diving
EventMen's 3 metre springboard
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow 3m synchro
European Diving Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Kiev 3m synchro
British Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Plymouth1m springboard
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Plymouth3m synchro
Updated on 11 October 2014

Frederick Bevis Woodward (born 23 June 1995) is a British diver. He competed for England in the men's 3 metre springboard event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games [1] where he won a bronze medal with his diving partner, Nicholas Robinson-Baker. [2] He took part in the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics 3m springboard but narrowly missed qualifying for the semi-finals. [3]

Freddie Woodward and other members of team GB at the Rio Olympics BRITANICOS VENCEM E BRASILEIROS TERMINAM EM ULTIMO NO TRAMPOLIM DE 3M SINCRONIZADO DOS SALTOS ORNAMENTAIS (28868670536).jpg
Freddie Woodward and other members of team GB at the Rio Olympics

Woodward is the current British 3m synchro (with James Heatly) and 1m individual champion, winning both events at the 2018 British Diving Championships. [4]

Woodward retired in 2018, stating that a career in competitive diving was not sustainable in his current position. He subsequently spent 6 months on a cruise-liner, acting as an on-board aquatics performer, before returning to the UK. He has since continued in his work as an on-board aquatics performer for a second cruise season. [5]

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References

  1. "Freddie Woodward". glasgow2014.com. Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games . Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  2. Lemesre, Pascal (1 August 2014). "Interview: Commonwealth bronze medal-winning divers Nick Robinson-Baker, Freddie Woodward". Sports Mole. UK. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Freddie Woodward". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019.
  4. "Heatly and Woodward claim debut national synchro title".
  5. "Image of Freddie Woodward" (JPG). Retrieved 20 June 2024.