John Tait (athlete)
John Tait 
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| Full name | John Lindsay Tait |
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| birthday | September 25, 1888 |
| place of birth | Toronto , Canada |
| size | 174 cm |
| date of death | July 10, 1971 |
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| discipline | Medium , long distance running |
| Best performance | 1500 m: 4: 05.0 min |
| society | Toronto West End YMCA |
John Tait ( John Lindsay "Jack" Tait ; born September 25, 1888 in Toronto , † July 10, 1971 ) was a Canadian middle and long distance runner .
At the Olympic Games in London in 1908 he was fourth over 1500 m . He dropped out over five miles in the run and failed to finish in the marathon .
In 1911 he won the mile run of the Festival of the Empire, a forerunner of the Commonwealth Games .
At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912, he reached the semi-finals over 800 m . Over 1500 m he failed in the preliminary round, in the marathon he gave up again. In the 4 x 400 meter relay , he was part of the Canadian team, which was eliminated in the preliminary run.
In the mile run he was Canadian champion in 1907 and Canadian runner-up in 1909 behind the American Abel Kiviat .
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| SURNAME | Tait, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tait, John Lindsay; Tait, Jack |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian middle and long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1888 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 1971 |