Fred Starkey
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FullnameFrederick John Starkey
Born20 February 1911
Hay Mills, Birmingham, England
Hay Mills, Birmingham, England
Died27 January 2001 (aged 89)
Sherborne, Dorset, England
Sherborne, Dorset, England
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
| Fred Starkey | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick John Starkey |
| Born | 20 February 1911 Hay Mills, Birmingham, England |
| Died | 27 January 2001 (aged 89) Sherborne, Dorset, England |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  England |
Frederick John Starkey (20 February 1911 – 27 January 2001) was a British amateur athlete who in 1947 represented England at basketball and gymnastics. At the age of 28 he was the model for a sculpture of the Greek god Apollo by William Bloye, which stands in Coronation Gardens, Ednam Road, Dudley.[1]
Starkey was born in George Avenue, Hay Mills, Birmingham. In later life he worked as a probation officer in Birmingham.[1] He died in Sherborne, Dorset, aged 89.[2]
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