Jim Bolding
Track and field athlete, Person
1949 –
Who is Jim Bolding?
James Doyle "Jim" Bolding, II was an American track and field athlete, primarily known for the 400 metres hurdles.
He is the current World recordholder in the, now rarely run 440-yard hurdles, the predecessor to the 400 hurdles of today, but just over seven feet longer in distance. Over the more conventional 400 hurdles, Bolding was ranked in the top ten in the world 5 times from 1972 to 1976, achieving the #1 ranking in 1974 and trailing only the reigning Olympic champion and world record holder John Akii-Bua. In 1974 he was named United States Olympic Committee "Male Athlete of the Year."
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- Born
- Nov 3, 1949
Tulsa - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
- Died
- May 8, 2024
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on July 23, 2013
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