James Beggs

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJames Judson•Beggs
Used nameJames•Beggs
Born6 January 1924 in Portland, Oregon (USA)
Died4 May 2011 in Watsonville, California (USA)
AffiliationsStanford Cardinal, Stanford (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

James Beggs served in the US Army in World War II, both in North Africa and Europe. He then earned an undergraduate degree from Yale, before getting a masters’ degree at Stanford in 1951, and then a PhD in psychology in 1967 from the University of Oregon. At Stanford Beggs served as crew coach for several years. He settled in the Bay Area and was a psychology professor at San Jose State University, where he was twice department chairman and once division head, before retiring in 1992.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Rowing USA James Beggs
Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic) United States 2 h1 r4/5