About Frederick Melland
Lived 1904 – 1990 (aged 85–86). Frederick Melland was a British ice hockey player.
Frederick Neville Shinwell Melland (3 April 1904 in Manchester – 7 December 1990, Swansea) was a British lacrosse and ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.
Biography Melland attended Winchester College and Trinity College, Oxford, where he played lacrosse. He toured the US in 1926 and captained the England lacrosse team in 1932. 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.
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Who was Frederick Melland?
British ice hockey player
When was Frederick Melland born?
Frederick Melland was born on 3 April 1904.
When did Frederick Melland die?
Frederick Melland died in 1990.
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Frederick Melland was an ice hockey player.
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Frederick Melland was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Frederick Melland. https://biography.guide/frederick-melland/
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