James Alexander Henderson (born 28 March 1969) is a Scottish former athlete who competed as a sprinter. A former

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pupil, Henderson was coached by Bob Inglis. He won the

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100 metres title in 1986 and became the youngest ever champion for that event. As a teenager he had further success with a third-place finish in the 100 metres at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athens and was 100 metres champion at the 1987 European Junior Championships, running a personal best of 10.21 seconds for the latter. Henderson represented Scotland in three editions of the

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, debuting in the 1986 Edinburgh games, where he was a 100 metres finalist and claimed a bronze with the team.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Jamie 1969 births Living people British male sprinters Scottish male sprinters Sportspeople from Edinburgh People educated at Edinburgh Academy Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games World Athletics U20 Championships winners Competitors at the 1989 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1991 Summer Universiade