Fred Carter (athlete)

Frederick Thomas Carter also known as Frank Carter was a British racewalker who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Carter became the British 7 miles walk champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1906 AAA Championships.
Carter represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the 10 miles walk event, finishing second in heat one behind Ernest Webb before just missing out on a medal after finishing in fourth place in the Olympic final. He had walked in together with Edward Spencer who was given the same time but Spencer was judged to have passed the line before Carter.