James Fifer

v. l. No. James Beggs, Duvall Hecht and James Fifer

James "Jim" Thomas Fifer (born July 14, 1930 in Tacoma , † June 7, 1986 in Seattle ) was an American rower and Olympic champion.

James Fifer and Duvall Hecht took part in the 1952 Olympic Games with helmsman James Beggs . They won the third run in the boat class two with helmsman , took fourth place in the second semifinals and were eliminated in the hope race against the later winners of the silver medal from Germany.

Four years later, the 1.86 m tall Fifer and the 1.88 m tall Pike competed in two without a helmsman . The two were able to prevail in the US trials against the 1952 Olympic champions Thomas Price and Charles Logg . At the Olympic Games in 1956, Fifer and Hecht won the preliminary and semi-finals by over ten seconds each. In the final, the two Americans won the gold medal eight and a half seconds ahead of the Soviet two.

literature

Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 .

Web links

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James Fifer in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Fifer, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Fifer, Jim (short name); Fifer, James Thomas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American rower
DATE OF BIRTH	July 14, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tacoma
DATE OF DEATH	June 7, 1986
Place of death	Seattle