James Lintott

British athlete

James Lintott
Personal information
Born29 March 1886
Wallington, London, England
Died21 April 1963 (aged 77)
Croydon, London, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventmiddle-distance
ClubRanelagh Harriers, Richmond

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]

Biography

Lintott 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 went on to break the world record in winning the gold medal in the final.

References

  1. ^ "James Lintott". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Amateur Championships". Bristol Times and Mirror. 9 July 1906. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 August 2024.

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. 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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