Henry Macintosh
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Gold | 1912 Stockholm | 4x100m relay | |
Henry Maitland Macintosh (June 10, 1892 - July 26, 1918) was a Scottish athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
At the Stockholm Olympics, Henry Macintosh was eliminated in the first round of 100 m and did not finish in the semifinal of 200 m. As the Second leg in the British 4x100 m relay team, he won a gold medal, in spite of finishing second after United States in the semifinal. United States was later disqualified for a fault in passing the baton, the same mistake was made in the final by world record holder and main favourite German team.
Henry Macintosh died at age 26, from the wounds sustained during the World War I.
| Olympic champions in men's 4×100 m relay |
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| 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 |
| 1912 Great Britain David Jacobs, Henry Macintosh, Victor d'Arcy & William Applegarth |
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