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Full name | James Edwin Scherr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Eureka, South Dakota, U.S. | July 27, 1961|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 209 lb (95 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Nebraska | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Edwin Scherr (born July 27, 1961) is a former American wrestler and former U.S. Olympic Committee CEO.[1] He placed in three world wrestling championships taking bronze at 90kg at the 1986 World Wrestling Championships, followed by a silver medal at the 1987 World Championship. He then competed in the men's freestyle 90 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2] He repeated as silver medalist at 90kg at the 1989 World Championships. His twin brother Bill Scherr was also an Olympian.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "USOC CEO Scherr resigns". AP. Associated Press. May 5, 2009.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Scherr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Jim Scherr at the International Wrestling Database
- Jim Scherr at Olympics.com
- Jim Scherr at Olympedia
- Jim Scherr at the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame