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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.

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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". sports-reference.com. 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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 '''James Frederick Lintott''' (born 29 March 1886 in [[Wallington, London|Wallington]], died 21 April 1963 in [[Croydon]]) was a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] athlete.  He competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]].
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 Lintott placed second in his semifinal heat of the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|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.