Thomas Jack (athlete)

Thomas Jack (5 February 1881 – 9 October 1961) was a British track and field athlete.[1] Thomas Jack's introduction to athletics came through racing his brothers on the family farm near the small village of Bellsquarry, to the west of Edinburgh. On the track, he won the Scottish 4 miles title twice (1908, 1912), the 10 miles seven times (1904, 1906–10, 1912), and in 1908 he finished third in the AAA 10 miles. He was twice Scottish cross-country champion (1907, 1912) and ran in the International Championship five times (1907–10, 1912). In the 1908 Olympic marathon his early pace was faster than his winning time in the Scottish AAA 4 miles and he dropped out after 5 miles. A graduate of the University of Edinburgh, he was later Headmaster of Castle Hill School and served as President of the Scottish AAA in 1912.

For the Australian soccer player, see Tom Jack.

Personal Bests:

  • 4 miles – 20:45.0 (1912)
  • 6 miles – 31:18.8 (1907)
  • 10 miles – 53:04.0 (1907)

References
  1. Evans, Hilary. "Thomas Jack Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2018-07-25.



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