James Soutter

James Soutter
Personal information
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
Men's athletics
Representing Great Britain

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]

^ "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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