James Tindal Soutter (1 January 1885, Echt, Aberdeenshire – 8 August 1966,

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) was a Scottish athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. He competed for Great Britain and Ireland at the

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held in

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

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1885 births 1966 deaths People from Garioch Scottish Olympic medallists Scottish male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic athletes for Great Britain Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Aberdeenshire {{Scotland-athletics-bio-stub