Canadian sprinter
William Duncan Fritz (1914 – 1995) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics .
He was born in Ferry Bank, Alberta on August 14, 1914. He and died in London, Ontario on October 14, 1995.
In 1936 he was a member of the Canadian relay team which finished fourth in the 4×400 metre event . In the 400 metre competition he finished fifth.
At the 1934 Empire Games he won the silver medal with the Canadian team in the 4×440 yards relay event. In the 440 yards competition he finished fourth. Four years later he was part of the Canadian relay team which won the gold medal in the 4×440 yards contest at the 1938 Empire Games. At these Games he also won the silver medal in the 440 yards event.
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4 x 440 yards (1930–1966) 1930 : Leigh-Wood , Townend , Burghley , Brangwin (ENG ) 1934 : Rathbone , Blake , Stoneley , Rampling (ENG ) 1938 : Orr , Dale , Fritz , Loaring (CAN ) 1950 : Carr , Gedge , Humphreys , Price (AUS ) 1954 : Higgins , Dick , Fryer , Johnson (ENG ) 1958 : Day , Evans , Potgieter , M.C. Spence (RSA ) 1962 : Kerr , Khan , M.A. Spence , M. Spence (JAM ) 1966 : Yearwood , Bernard , Roberts , Mottley (TTO ) 4 x 400 metres (1970–present) 1970 : Nyamau , Sang , Ouko , Asati (KEN ) 1974 : Asati , Musyoki , Sang , Koskei (KEN ) 1978 : Kimaiyo , Ngetich , Njiri , Koskei (KEN ) 1982 : Cook , Brown , Scutt , Bennett (ENG ) 1986 : Akabusi , Brown , Black , Bennett (ENG ) 1990 : D. Kitur , S. Kitur , Kipkemboi , Mwanzia (KEN ) 1994 : McKenzie , Crampton , Patrick , Ladejo (ENG ) 1998 : Clarke , Haughton , McDonald , Martin (JAM ) 2002 : Deacon , Baldock , Rawlinson , Caines (ENG ) 2006 : Steffensen , Troode , Ormrod , Hill (AUS ) 2010 : Milburn , Moore , Cole , Wroe (AUS ) 2014 : Williams , Bingham , Awde , Hudson-Smith (ENG ) 2018 : Maotoanong , Thebe , Nkobolo , Makwala (BOT ) 2022 : St. Hillaire , Guevara , Cedenio , Richards (TTO )