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Jim Fifer

Full name: James Thomas "Jim" Fifer
Gender: Male
Height: 6'1" (186 cm)
Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg)
Born: July 14, 1930 in Tacoma, Washington, United States
Died: June 7, 1986 in Seattle, Washington, United States
Country: USA United States
Sport: Rowing

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

In 1952, Jim Fifer and Duvall Hecht rowed the coxed pairs for the United States at the Olympics, without much success. In 1956 they decided to go it without a coxswain and qualified for the Olympic team in the pairs without by defeating the defending Olympic champions, Chuck Price and Charles Logg, in the Final Trials. At the Olympics, Fifer and Hecht won every race decisively despite consistently understroking the opposition.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1952 Summer 22 Helsinki Rowing Men's Coxed Pairs United States USA 2 h1 r4/5
1956 Summer 26 Melbourne Rowing Men's Coxless Pairs United States USA 1 Gold

Men's Coxless Pairs

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Partner Phase Unit T
1956 Summer 26 Melbourne Rowing United States USA Duvall Hecht Final 7:55.4
1956 Summer 26 Melbourne Rowing United States USA Duvall Hecht Semi-Finals Heat Two 8:37.7
1956 Summer 26 Melbourne Rowing United States USA Duvall Hecht Round One Heat Three 7:19.5

Men's Coxed Pairs

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Partner Phase Unit T
1952 Summer 22 Helsinki Rowing United States USA Duvall Hecht Semi-Final Repêchage Heat One 7:55.5
1952 Summer 22 Helsinki Rowing United States USA Duvall Hecht Semi-Finals Heat Two 8:13.0
1952 Summer 22 Helsinki Rowing United States USA Duvall Hecht Round One Heat Three 8:02.1