James Hatton

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James Hatton
James Hatton 1922.jpg
James Hatton in 1922
Personal information
Born1897
Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event3,000–10,000 m
Club Surrey AC
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000 m – 9:00.6 (1920)
5000 m – 15:29.0 (1922)
10,000 m – 32:13.3e (1920)

James Hatton also referred to as Jack Hatton (born 1897, date of death unknown) was a British long-distance runner who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics. [1]

Career

At the 1920 Olympic Games, he finished fifth in the 10,000 m final and tenth in the 3,000 m race, in which Great Britain won the silver team medal. Hatton did not receive a medal because only three best runners from a team were counted; Hatton was fourth. [2]

Hatton finished second behind Walter Monk in the 4 miles event at the 1921 AAA Championships and fourth in the one mile. [3] [4] [5] Hatton was the Northern Counties champion over 10 miles in 1920 and 4 miles in 1921; the same year, he won the 3 miles at the Kinnaird international meeting and the 4 miles at the Triangular International. [2]

Hatton emigrated to Australia in 1923 and set several Australian records. He won the NSW state championship in 1926 and was a member of Manly AC. [6]

References

  1. "James Hatton". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 James Hatton Archived 12 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine . sports-reference.com
  3. "Athletics" . Northern Whig. 2 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Where Britain leads" . Birmingham Daily Gazette. 4 July 1921. Retrieved 30 November 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  6. "Champion runner retires". The West Australian. 8 July 1937. Retrieved 30 November 2024 via Trove.