# Fred Ingaldson

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**Fred Ingaldson** (2 September 1932 – 8 August 2011) was a Canadian [basketball](/source/Basketball) player.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the [1964 Summer Olympics](/source/1964_Summer_Olympics).[2]

## Biography

Ingaldson was born in [Pontiac, Michigan](/source/Pontiac,_Michigan), United States in 1932, before moving to [Winnipeg](/source/Winnipeg), Canada.[3]

He first played basketball in 1948, while at Isaac Newton High School.[3] While in high school, Ingaldson was named the Ukrainian Athlete of the Year.[1][4] After he joined the [Winnipeg Light Infantry](/source/Winnipeg_Light_Infantry) basketball team in 1950,[5] he was part of the squad that won the national junior championships in 1952 and 1953.[1] He then went to [Montana State University](/source/Montana_State_University), where he became the first person from [Manitoba](/source/Manitoba) to play in the [NCAA Division I](/source/NCAA_Division_I).[1] Six years later, Ingaldson was part of Canada's basketball team for the [1959 Pan American Games](/source/1959_Pan_American_Games) in [Chicago](/source/Chicago).[1]

Ingaldson made Canada's basketball team for the [1960 Summer Olympics](/source/1960_Summer_Olympics) in [Rome](/source/Rome),[3] but he did not take part in any matches during the tournament.[1] However, he did play for Canada at the [1964 Summer Olympics](/source/1964_Summer_Olympics) in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), playing in nine matches for the team.[1] Three years later, Ingaldson was part of Canada's team for the [1967 Pan-American Games](/source/1967_Pan-American_Games) in Winnipeg.[1][3]

Ingaldson retired as a player in the early 1970s, and later became a coach and broadcaster.[1] He also owned a grocery shop in Winnipeg.[1][3]

Ingaldson was inducted into multiple halls of fame, including the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame (1983),[3] the [Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame](/source/Manitoba_Sports_Hall_of_Fame) (2000), the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame (2002),[6] and the Montana State Bobcats Hall of Fame (2011).[1] He was also nominated as the Athlete of the Century.[3]

## References

1. ["Fred Ingaldson"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/3266). *Olympedia*. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

1. ["Fred Ingaldson Olympic Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418093012/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/in/fred-ingaldson-1.html). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/in/fred-ingaldson-1.html) on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

1. ["Fred Ingaldson"](https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/navin-mb/fred-ingaldson-4773845). *Dignity Memorial*. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

1. ["Fred Ingaldson (September 9, 1932 – August 8, 2011)"](http://honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca/inductee.php?id=218). *Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame*. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

1. ["Fred Ingaldson"](https://www.mbhof.com/2007/07/fred-ingaldson.html). *Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame*. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

1. ["Fred Ingaldson"](https://www.basketball.ca/hall-of-fame/fred-ingaldson). *Canada Basketball*. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

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