James Lintott Explained
| James Lintott |
| Birth Date: | 29 March 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Wallington, London, England |
| Death Date: | 21 April 1963 (aged 77) |
| Death Place: | Croydon, London, England |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | middle-distance |
| Club: | Ranelagh 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.
Sources
- Web site: James Lintott . sports-reference.com . 29 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130924213741/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/james-lintott-1.html . 24 September 2013 .
- Book: Cook, Theodore Andrea . 1908 . The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report . British Olympic Association . London.
- Web site: De Wael . Herman . 2001 . Athletics 1908 . Herman's Full Olympians . 27 July 2006 . 27 September 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060927093153/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html . dead .
- Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . 27 July 2006 . pl . 16 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090216130930/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ . dead .
Notes and References
- Web site: James Lintott . Olympedia . 6 March 2021.
- News: Amateur Championships . Bristol Times and Mirror . 9 July 1906 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 19 August 2024.
- Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 19 August 2024.
