James Tindal Soutter (1 January 1885 – 8 August 1966,

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) was a Scottish athlete who competed at the

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Career

Soutter finished second behind German

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in the 880 yards event at the

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. Shortly after the

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, he competed for Great Britain and Ireland in the 4 x 400 metre relay, at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in

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, Sweden. He won the bronze medal with his teammates George Nicol, Ernest Henley and

Cyril Seedhouse Cyril Norman Seedhouse (10 April 1892 – 21 January 1966) was a British athlete who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Career Seedhouse became the National 440 yards champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1912 AAA Cha ...

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* 1885 births 1966 deaths People from Garioch Scottish Olympic competitors Scottish male sprinters British male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic athletes for Great Britain Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Aberdeenshire {{UK-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub