Jim Rossi

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJames Joseph "Jim"•Rossi
Used nameJim•Rossi
Born12 April 1936 in Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Died3 September 2005 in Des Plaines, Illinois (USA)
Measurements190 cm / 86 kg
AffiliationsNorwood Cycling Club, Adelaide Park Club
NOC United States

Biography

Jim Rossi rode for the Norwood Park Club. He was US Champion in the omnium from 1959-63, sprint champion in 1956, and won the 10 mile track title in 1966. Rossi was Illinois state champion multiple times. At the Pan American Games he won gold with the pursuit team (with Dick Cortright, Robert Pfarr, and Charlie Hewett) in 1959 and silver in the sprint in 1963. He worked as a repairman and was inducted into the US Bicycling Hall of Fame in 1991.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Cycling Track (Cycling) USA Jim Rossi
Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men (Olympic) Don Ferguson =5
1960 Summer Olympics Cycling Track (Cycling) USA Jim Rossi
Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men (Olympic) United States 1 h9 r1/4

Special Notes