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| Born | 1 January 1885 Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |||||||||||
| Died | 8 August 1966 (aged 81) Edinburgh, Scotland | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | 400m/800m | |||||||||||
| Club | Blackheath Harriers | |||||||||||
Medal record
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James Tindal Soutter (1 January 1885 – 8 August 1966, Edinburgh) was a Scottish athlete who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Career
Soutter finished second behind German Hanns Braun in the 880 yards event at the 1912 AAA Championships.
Shortly after the AAA Championships, he competed for Great Britain and Ireland in the 4 x 400 metre relay, at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden. He won the bronze medal with his teammates George Nicol, Ernest Henley and Cyril Seedhouse.
References
- "James Soutter". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- "Athletic Championship". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Amateur Athletic Championship". Leicester Evening Mail. 24 June 1912. Retrieved 15 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "James Soutter Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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