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'''James Primrose Stark''' ([[March 7]], [[1885]] – [[June 16]], [[1929]]) was a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] [[Athletics (track and field)|athlete]]. He competed at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]].
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'''James Primrose Stark''' (7 March 1885 &ndash; 16 June 1929) was a British & Scottish [[Athletics (sport)|athlete]]. He competed at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69506 |title=James P. Stark |work=Olympedia |access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>
He was born and died in [[Glasgow]].


== Biography ==
In the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres|100 metres]], Stark won his first round heat with a time of 11.8 seconds to advance to the semifinals. There, he took third place in his race and was eliminated from further competition.
Stark was born in [[Glasgow]] and won two medals at the [[AAA Championships]]. He finished second behind [[John W. Morton (runner)|John Morton]] in the 100 yards event and third in the 220 yards event at the [[1905 AAA Championships]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19050703/347/0012 |title=Amateur Athletic Championships |work=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer |date=3 July 1905 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref>


He took third place in his preliminary heat of the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres|200 metres]], not advancing to the semifinals.
At the Olympic Games in 1908, he competed in the [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|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 [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|200 metres]], not advancing to the semifinals.


==References==
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* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/james-stark-1.html profile]

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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110519115636/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/james-stark-1.html Profile]
* {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}}
* {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}}
* {{cite web | last = De Wael | first = Herman | year = 2001 | url = http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html | title = Athletics 1908 | work = Herman's Full Olympians | accessdate = 20 July | accessyear = 2006}}
* {{cite web | last = De Wael | first = Herman | year = 2001 | url = http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html | title = Athletics 1908 | work = Herman's Full Olympians | accessdate = 20 July 2006 | archive-date = 27 September 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060927093153/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html | url-status = dead }}
* {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = 20 July | accessyear = 2006}} {{Pl icon}}
* {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = 20 July 2006 | language = pl | archive-date = 14 October 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081014230806/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | url-status = dead }}
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Latest revision as of 03:51, 27 October 2024

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

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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

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  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

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  • 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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