About Thomas Jack
Lived 1881 – 1961 (aged 80). Thomas Jack was a British athletics competitor.
Thomas Jack (5 February 1881 – 9 October 1961) was a British track and field athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Biography Jack grew up on the family farm near the village of Bellsquarry and was educated at Edinburgh University.
Jack represented Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. At the Games, he competed in the men's marathon event but failed to finish. Jack went on to win the Scottish 4 mile title once more in 1912 and the Scottish 10 miles title another three times (1909, 1910 and 1912). In 1912 he was the President of the Scottish AAA.
Jack would later become the Headmaster of Castle Hill School in Edinburgh.
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Who was Thomas Jack?
British track and field athlete
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Thomas Jack was born on 5 February 1881.
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Thomas Jack died on 9 October 1961.
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Thomas Jack was an athletics competitor.
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Thomas Jack was British.
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