About Theodore Just
Lived 1886 – 1937 (aged 50). Theodore Just was a British athletics competitor.
Theodore Hartman Just (23 April 1886 – 13 February 1937) was a British athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
Biography Just was educated at St Paul's School, London and Trinity College, Cambridge, winning his blue from 1907 to 1909. He would later study medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital (St. Bart's).
At the 1908 Olympic Games, he represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, in the 800 metres, winning his first round heat easily with a time of 1:57.8. He then placed fifth in the final with a time of 1:56.4.
He was also a member of the British relay team. He ran the 800 metres in the medley relay competition, but his team was eliminated in the first round.
During World War I, he served as a major in the RAMC before going to work St. Bart's as an Otorhinolaryngology surgeon.
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Who was Theodore Just?
British athlete (1886-1937)
When was Theodore Just born?
Theodore Just was born on 23 April 1886 in Bristol.
When did Theodore Just die?
Theodore Just died on 13 February 1937 in Marylebone.
What was Theodore Just's occupation?
Theodore Just was an athletics competitor.
What nationality was Theodore Just?
Theodore Just was British.
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