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}} Frederick Ferdinand "Freddie" Wolff, CBE, TD (13 October 1910 – 26 January 1988) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Frederick Wolff won the British AAA in in 1933. At the Berlin Olympic Games, Wolff ran the opening leg in the British 4 × 400 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a new European record of 3.09.0. Wolff was born in Hong Kong, the eldest son of a family of four children. On his family’s return to England he was educated at Shirley House Preparatory School and Beaumont College in Windsor.〔(Freddie Wolff ). Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-01-23.〕 He married Natalie Winefred Virginia Byrne, the daughter of Ferdinand and Mary (née Keith) Byrne. They then had five children: Jennifer, John, Carolyn, Richard (twin) and Christine (twin). In 1929, Wolff joined the family firm Rudolf Wolff & Co. In the Second World War, Wolff served in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and was promoted to the rank of Captain. Wolff rejoined Rudolf Wolff & Co. in 1946, and became a partner in 1951. From 1970-77 Wolff became the Committee Chairman of the London Metal Exchange helping establishing the LME’s international reputation. He was made a CBE in 1975. He died on 26 January 1988, aged 77, in Marylebone, London.〔 In 2015, his great-grandson Daniel Wolff competed in the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Freddie Wolff」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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