Jim Buehning

Jim Buehning was a 1979 graduate of the Stevens Institute of Technology with a degree in mechanical engineering. He played on the US national team from 1981-88, competing at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, and winning a gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games, and a silver medal at the 1986 Goodwill Games. His brother, Peter, Jr., was on the US handball team at the 1976 Olympics, and their father, Peter, Sr., was the 1972 US team handball coach and later President of USA Team Handball. Another brother, Fritz Buehning, played tennis at UCLA and then was a top professional tennis player, mainly as a doubles player in which he won 12 pro tournaments.

Buehning settled in the Atlanta area and worked as a design engineer at Anthony International in Madison, Georgia. As a hobby, he also worked concessions at University of Georgia football games.