Jim Courtright
Jim Courtright (actually James Milton Courtright ; born December 16, 1914 in North Bay , † February 21, 2003 in Kingston , Ontario ) was a Canadian javelin thrower .
In 1936 he came in 14th place at the Olympic Games in Berlin .
At the British Empire Games in Sydney in 1938 , he won the javelin throw and was seventh in the shot put and ninth in the discus throw .
In 1936 he became Canadian champion. In the same year he set up his personal best on August 15 in London with 66.31 m.
Web links
- Jim Courtright in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Courtright, Jim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Courtright, James Milton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian javelin thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | North Bay |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 2003 |
| Place of death | Kingston (Ontario) |