Henry Maitland Macintosh (10 June 1892 – 26 July 1918) was a Scottish

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athlete and winner of gold medal in

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at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Macintosh was born in Kelso and educated at

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and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. A sprinter, at the Stockholm

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he was eliminated in the first round of the

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and did not finish in the semi-final of the

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. As the second leg in the British 4 × 100 m relay team, he won a gold medal, in spite of finishing second after

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in the semifinal. The United States was later disqualified for a fault in passing the baton – the same mistake was made in the final by the

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holder and main favourite

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team. In 1913, Macintosh served as president of the Cambridge University Athletics Club, won the Scottish title, and equaled the British record over 100 yards. He ran his last competition in 1914 and left to South Africa. After the start of

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he was commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He died as a captain at age 26, from wounds. He was buried in Senlis French National Cemetery.Macintosh, Henry Maitland
''Commonwealth War Graves Commission''. Retrieved 14 September 2008

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1892 births 1918 deaths People from Kelso, Scottish Borders Sportspeople from the Scottish Borders Scottish male sprinters British male sprinters Scottish soldiers Olympic athletes of Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Scottish Olympic medallists British Army personnel of World War I British military personnel killed in World War I Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders officers People educated at Glenalmond College Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Scotland-athletics-bio-stub

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