James Frederick Lintott (born 29 March 1886 in Wallington, London, died 21 April 1963 in Croydon) was a British athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 March 1886 Wallington, London, England |
| Died | 21 April 1963 (aged 77) Croydon, London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | middle-distance |
| Club | Ranelagh Harriers, Richmond |
Biography
editLintott finished third in the 880 yards event behind Arthur Astley at the 1906 AAA Championships.[2][3]
At the 1908 Olympic Games, Lintott placed second in his semifinal heat of the 800 metres, not advancing to the final. He stayed close to winner Mel Sheppard, finishing at 1:58.8 to Sheppard's 1:58.0 before the American runner broke the world record and won the gold medal in the final.
References
edit- ^ "James Lintott". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Amateur Championships". Bristol Times and Mirror. 9 July 1906. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
Sources
edit- "James Lintott". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 27 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2006.
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