Herbert Jamison
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Men's athletics | ||
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Silver | 1896 Athens | 400 metres |
Herbert Jamison (Herbert Brotherson Jamison; September 17, 1875 - June 22, 1938) was an American track and field athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Jamison took the silver medal in the men's 400 metres race. He won his preliminary heat with a time of 56.8 seconds to qualify for the final. There, he improved his time to 55.2 seconds but was unable to catch countryman Thomas Burke, who ran the race in 54.2 seconds. Jamison finished in second place.