Theodore Hartman Just (23 April 1886 – 13 February 1937) was a British

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. He competed at the

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in London.

Biography

Just was educated at

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and

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, winning his blue from 1907 to 1909. He would later study medicine at

St Bartholomew's Hospital St Bartholomew's Hospital, commonly known as Barts, is a teaching hospital located in the City of London. It was founded in 1123 by Rahere, and is currently run by Barts Health NHS Trust. History Early history Barts was founded in 1123 by ...

(St. Bart's). Just became the National 880 yards champion after winning the

AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime, despite the existence of the offi ...

title at the

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. At the 1908 Olympic Games, he represented

Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed as the host nation of the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The British Olympic Association was the National Olympic Committee responsible for organising the United King ...

in London, in the

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, winning his first round heat easily with a time of 1:57.8. He then placed fifth in the final with a time of 1:56.4. He was also a member of the British relay team. He ran the 800 metres in the medley relay competition, but his team was eliminated in the first round. During

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, he served as a major in the RAMC before going to work St. Bart's as an

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surgeon.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Just, Theodore 1886 births 1937 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain British male middle-distance runners Athletes from Bristol Alumni of the University of Cambridge Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge People educated at St Paul's School, London