James Bausch
Olympic athlete
1906 – 1974
Who was James Bausch?
James Aloysius Bernard Bausch, a.k.a. "Jarring Jim", was an American athlete who competed mainly in the Decathlon.
Bausch, who grew up in Garden Plain, Kansas, and graduated from Cathedral High School in Wichita, Kansas, went to college at the University of Kansas, where he starred in football and basketball. He competed for a United States in the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California in the Decathlon. Bausch was only fifth after the first day, but splendid performances in discus and pole vault helped him to build an insurmountable lead and win gold over the heavily favored Finn Akilles Järvinen.
Bausch also played American football as a wide receiver for the Chicago Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds.
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- Born
- Mar 29, 1906
Marion - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Wichita State University
- University of Kansas
- Died
- Jul 9, 1974
Hot Springs
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on July 23, 2013
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