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| Born | July 25, 1936 (age 86) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |||||||||||||
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James Hawley "Jim" Hunt (born July 25, 1936, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and won a gold medal in the 5.5 metre class, with the boat Minotaur, [1] designed by his father, C. Raymond Hunt.
James Francis Thorpe was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He also played American football, professional baseball, and basketball.
Percy Alfred Williams was a Canadian athlete, winner of the 100 and 200 metres races at the 1928 Summer Olympics and a former world record holder for the 100 metres sprint.
James Paul Montgomery is an American former competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder. Montgomery was the first man to break the 50-second barrier (49.99) in the 100-meter freestyle, at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, where he won three gold medals and one bronze.
James Ricardo Forbes was an American basketball player. His college career at the University of Texas at El Paso was crowned by his membership of the U.S. national team in the 1972 Olympics and was part of the controversial 1972 Olympic Men's Basketball Final. Forbes and the rest of the team have never accepted the silver medal.
James Tully Beatty is a former American track and field athlete and North Carolina politician. He is best remembered as the first person to break the four-minute mile barrier on an indoor track, when he ran 3:58.9 on February 10, 1962, at the Los Angeles Invitational in the Los Angeles Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
The United States competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. It was the first Summer Olympics in which the athletes marched under the present 50-star flag. 292 competitors, 241 men and 51 women, took part in 147 events in 17 sports. The 1960 Summer Olympics was the first Olympics in history that was being covered by a television provider. American network CBS became the first official broadcaster of the games, by purchasing the rights to cover the Rome Olympics. The 1960 Summer Olympics also brought one of the first appearances of one of the greatest heavyweight boxers ever, Muhammad Ali. Since these Olympic Games occurred before his conversion to Islam, he fought under the name Cassius Clay.
The United States competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 297 competitors, 251 men and 46 women, took part in 139 events in 18 sports.
Robert James Elder, OC is a Canadian retired businessman and former equestrian. He competed at six Olympic Games between 1956 and 1984, winning one gold and one bronze medal. He missed the 1964 and 1980 Olympics because Canada did not send eventing and jumping teams there.
James Aloysius Bernard Bausch, also known as "Jarring Jim", was an American athlete who competed mainly in the decathlon.
Francis James Delaney was an American athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.
James Price McLane Jr. was an American competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and a world record-holder.
James Matthew Neil is an American rower who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the men's coxed four. In a team with Teo Bielefeld, Sean Hall, Jack Rusher, and Tim Evans as cox, he came fourth.
James Crapo Cristy, Jr. was an American competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Cristy received a bronze medal for his third-place finish in the men's 1500-meter freestyle, recording a time of 19:39.5 in the event final. He also swam in the men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
James Ralph "Jim" Dunbar was an American competition rower and Olympic champion. He was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, he and his teammates, all members of the U.S. Naval Academy's Crew Team, captured the gold medal in the men's eight rowing competition for the U.S.
James Anthony Heiring is a retired male race walker from the United States, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics during his career, starting in 1984.
Arthur James Willard, better known as Jim Willard, was an Australian tennis player.
James Barton is an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Soling class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, together with Jeff Madrigali and Kent Massey.
James Hartung is a retired American gymnast. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
James McNiven is a British lightweight rower. He won a gold medal at the 1994 World Rowing Championships in Indianapolis with the lightweight men's eight. He also competed in the men's lightweight coxless four event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Jim Gerhardt was an American athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Gerhardt died in Houston on November 29, 2021, at the age of 92.
Full name: James Hawley "Jim" Hunt
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