James Soutter Explained

James Soutter
Birth Date:1 January 1885
Birth Place:Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death Date:8 August 1966 (aged 81)
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Sport:Athletics
Event:400m/800m
Club:Blackheath Harriers
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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.[1]

Career

Soutter finished second behind German Hanns Braun in the 880 yards event at the 1912 AAA Championships.[2] [3] [4]

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.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Soutter . Olympedia . 18 April 2021.
  2. News: Athletic Championship . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 24 June 1912 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 2 November 2024 .
  3. News: Amateur Athletic Championship . Leicester Evening Mail . 24 June 1912 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 15 November 2024 .
  4. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 15 November 2024 .
  5. James Soutter Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042937/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/james-soutter-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 28 August 2017.