James P. Stark

For other people named James Stark, see James Stark (disambiguation).

Jimmy Stark
Personal information
Born7 March 1885
Glasgow, Scotland
Died16 June 1929 (aged 44)
Glasgow, Scotland
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprints
ClubUniversity of Glasgow

James Primrose Stark (7 March 1885 – 16 June 1929) was a British & Scottish athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]

Biography

Stark was born in Glasgow and won two medals at the AAA Championships. He finished second behind John Morton in the 100 yards event and third in the 220 yards event at the 1905 AAA Championships.[2][3]

At the Olympic Games in 1908, he competed in the 100 metres; Stark won his first round heat with a time of 11.8 seconds to advance to the semifinals. He took third place in his race and was eliminated from further competition. He took third place in his preliminary heat of the 200 metres, not advancing to the semifinals.

References

  1. ^ "James P. Stark". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Amateur Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1905. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

Sources

  • Profile
  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
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