James P. Stark
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 March 1885 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 16 June 1929 (aged 44) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprints |
| Club | University of Glasgow |
James Primrose Stark (7 March 1885 – 16 June 1929) was a British & Scottish athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1][2][3]
Biography
[edit]Stark was born in Glasgow and was a three times champion of Scotland over 100 yards and one time over 220 yards. He 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 behind Henry Hyman at the 1905 AAA Championships.[4][5]
At the Olympic Games in 1908, represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics and 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.[1]
He later worked for as a solicitor in Glasgow.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "James P. Stark". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Olympic Games, Britain's team of athletes". Liverpool Daily Post. 12 June 1908. Retrieved 10 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Profile". Sports Reference.
- ^ "Amateur Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 3 July 1905. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
Sources
[edit]- 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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