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Revision as of 22:48, 6 November 2022
James Frederick Lintott (born 29 March 1886 in Wallington, died 21 April 1963 in Croydon) was a British athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
Career
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 went on to break the world record in winning the gold medal in the final.
References
- ^ "James Lintott". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
Sources
- "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. Retrieved 27 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 July 2006.
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