Hank Frierson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAndrew Allison “Hank”•Frierson
Used nameHank•Frierson
Born23 June 1902 in Knoxville, Tennessee (USA)
Died24 September 1982 in El Paso, Texas (USA)
AffiliationsUS Army, (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Hank Frierson was a career military officer who graduated from West Point in 1924. Frierson’s grandfather, J. W. S. Frierson, was a cavalry colonel in the Confederate States of America. Frierson also joined the cavalry after college, serving in the 8th Cavalry at Fort Bliss, Texas. In addition to show jumping he played polo and trained his own polo ponies and jumpers.

Frierson eventually became a colonel. He retired with a disability in 1949 shortly after the 1948 London Olympics. During his combat service with the 11th Cavalry Group, which he commanded, Frierson was awarded the Silver Star Medal, the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal for valor as well as the Croix de Guerre with Palm

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) USA Hank Frierson
Individual, Men (Olympic) Rascal DNF
Team, Men (Olympic) Rascal / United States DNF