Cyril Norman Seedhouse (10 April 1892 – 21 January 1966) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for Great Britain in the

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held in

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in the 4 x 400-metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates George Nicol, Ernest Henley and

James Soutter James Tindal Soutter (1 January 1885, Echt, Aberdeenshire – 8 August 1966, Edinburgh) was a Scottish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for Great Britain and Ireland at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm ...

. During the First World War he served in the

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and was injured in a dogfight that saw him drive off German

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aircraft.British Aviator's Fine Performance, ''Dundee Courier'', 15 March 1916

References

1892 births 1966 deaths British male sprinters Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{UK-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub