Frederick Pitman
Frederick Archibald Hugo Pitman (1 June 1892 – 25 July 1963) was a Scottish rower who competed for Great Britain and Ireland in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Pitman was born in Edinburgh, the son of Frederick I Pitman, an eminent rower. He was educated at Eton College where he was a successful half-miler and a member of the college eight. He went on to New College, Oxford. In 1912 he was bowman of the winning Oxford boat in the Boat Race. He was then a crew member of the New College eight which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1914 he stroked the unsuccessful Oxford crew in the Boat Race.

On the outbreak of the First World War, Pitman joined the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Scots. He survived the war, and died in London at the age of 71.

See also
List of Oxford University Boat Race crews

References

External links
profile
The Scottish War Memorials Project – Photos of Eton Eight

1892 births
1963 deaths
People educated at Eton College
Alumni of New College, Oxford
Oxford University Boat Club rowers
Scottish male rowers
Olympic rowers for Great Britain
Rowers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
Olympic medalists in rowing
Royal Scots officers
Scottish Olympic medallists
Sportspeople from Edinburgh
Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics