# James Hatton

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{{short description|British long-distance runner}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2024}}
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|caption=James Hatton in 1922
|birth_date= {{birth year|1897}}
|birth_place= [Retford](/source/Retford), Nottinghamshire, England
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|sport=Athletics
|event=3,000–10,000 m
|club= [Surrey AC](/source/Surrey_AC)
|pb=3000 m – 9:00.6 (1920)<br> 5000 m – 15:29.0 (1922)<br> 10,000 m – 32:13.3e (1920)
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'''James Hatton''' also referred to as '''Jack Hatton''' (born 1897, date of death unknown) was a British long-distance runner who competed at the [1920 Summer Olympics](/source/1920_Summer_Olympics).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69122 |title=James Hatton |work=Olympedia |access-date=13 July 2021}}</ref>

== Career ==
At the 1920 Olympic Games, he finished fifth in the [10,000 m final](/source/Athletics_at_the_1920_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_10%2C000_metres) and tenth in the [3,000 m race](/source/Athletics_at_the_1920_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_3000_metres_team_race), in which Great Britain won the silver team medal. Hatton did not receive a medal because only three best runners from a team were counted; Hatton was fourth.<ref name=r1/>

Hatton finished second behind [Walter Monk](/source/Walter_Monk) in the 4 miles event at the [1921 AAA Championships](/source/1921_AAA_Championships) and fourth in the one mile.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19210702/056/0003 |title=Athletics |work=Northern Whig |date=2 July 1921 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=30 November 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000669/19210704/131/0006 |title=Where Britain leads |work=Birmingham Daily Gazette |date=4 July 1921  |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=30 November 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=30 November 2024 }}</ref> Hatton was the Northern Counties champion over 10 miles in 1920 and 4 miles in 1921; the same year, he won the 3 miles at the Kinnaird international meeting and the 4 miles at the Triangular International.<ref name=r1/>

Hatton emigrated to Australia in 1923 and set several Australian records. He won the NSW state championship in 1926 and was a member of Manly AC.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/41319988?searchTerm=athlete%20james%20hatton |title=Champion runner retires |work=The West Australian |date=8 July 1937 |via=Trove |access-date=30 November 2024 }}</ref>

== References ==
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<ref name=r1>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/james-hatton-1.html James Hatton] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912014831/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/james-hatton-1.html |date=12 September 2015 }}. sports-reference.com</ref>

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==External links==
*{{olympics.com|james-hatton}}
*{{World Athletics}}
*{{EAA|14989488}}

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Category:1897 births
Category:Date of death missing
Category:British men long-distance runners
Category:Olympic athletes for Great Britain
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Category:English emigrants to Australia
Category:English men long-distance runners
Category:Sportspeople from Retford

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