Jim Hunt

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJames Hawley "Jim"•Hunt
Used nameJim•Hunt
Born25 July 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts (USA)
Measurements188 cm / 94 kg
AffiliationsMiddlebury College Panthers, Middlebury (USA)
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Two years after graduating from Middlebury Jim Hunt won an Olympic gold medal in Naples, Italy sailing as crew with Dave Smith on the boat skippered by George O’Day. In 1968, Hunt won the Clifford D. Mallory Cup, symbolic of the North American Sailing Champion. He is currently president of a sailboat building company in Tampa, Florida.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1960 Summer Olympics Sailing USA Jim Hunt
5.5 metres, Open (Olympic) Minotaur 1 Gold