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Jim Hunt

Full name: James Hawley "Jim" Hunt
Gender: Male
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Weight: 207 lbs (94 kg)
Born: July 25, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Affiliations: Middlebury College Panthers, Middlebury (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Sailing

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

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 Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1960 Summer 24 Roma Sailing Mixed 5.5 metres Minotaur USA 1 Gold

Mixed 5.5 metres

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Date PTS T
1960 Summer 24 Roma Sailing Minotaur USA Final Standings 1960-08-29 6,900
1960 Summer 24 Roma Sailing Minotaur USA Race One 1960-08-29 1,079 2-50:27
1960 Summer 24 Roma Sailing Minotaur USA Race Two 1960-08-30 778 2-36:59
1960 Summer 24 Roma Sailing Minotaur USA Race Three 1960-08-31 1,380 2-29:48
1960 Summer 24 Roma Sailing Minotaur USA Race Four 1960-09-01 903 2-46:24
1960 Summer 24 Roma Sailing Minotaur USA Race Five 1960-09-05 1,380 2-23:41
1960 Summer 24 Roma Sailing Minotaur USA Race Six 1960-09-06 535 2-19:20
1960 Summer 24 Roma Sailing Minotaur USA Race Seven 1960-09-07 1,380 2-15:54