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Frederick Melland

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Frederick Melland
Melland and Jack Faber (1926)
Born
Frederick Neville Shinwell Melland

(1904-04-03)April 3, 1904
Manchester, England
DiedDecember 7, 1990(1990-12-07) (aged 86)
Swansea, Wales
EducationWinchester College
Trinity College, Oxford
RelativesH. H. Asquith (uncle)
Raymond Asquith (cousin)
Herbert Asquith (cousin)
Arthur Asquith (cousin)
Violet Bonham Carter (cousin)
Cyril Asquith (cousin)
Elizabeth Bibesco (cousin)
Anthony Asquith (cousin)
Ice hockey career
Position Centre
Played for Oxford University (1924-1926)
British national team (1925-1934)
British Olympic team (1928)
London Lions (1928-1933)
Manchester (1933-1934)
Richmond Hawks (1934-1935)
National team  United Kingdom

Frederick Neville Shinwell Melland (April 3, 1904 in Manchester – December 7, 1990, Swansea) was a British lacrosse and ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.[1][2]

Biography

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Melland attended Winchester College and Trinity College, Oxford, where he played lacrosse. He toured the US in 1926[3] and captained the England lacrosse team in 1932.[4] Additionally, he was part of the British national ice hockey team that finished fourth in the 1928 Olympics. He also played tennis, making the mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 1936 and the semi-finals of the men's doubles in the Northern Tournament in 1940.[4]

Melland was later a lacrosse referee.[4] He was the nephew of Prime Minister H. H. Asquith.[5][4]

References

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  1. ^ Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
  2. ^ "Frederick Nevill Shinwell Melland". British Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007.
  3. ^ "British Lose to Maryland". Baltimore Sun. 4 April 1926. p. 18.
  4. ^ a b c d "Frederic Neville Melland". Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Neville Melland (full name: Frederic Neville Shinwell Melland)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012.