James Tyler (bobsledder)

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James Tyler Bobsleigh
Full name James A. Tyler
nation United StatesUnited States United States
birthday August 9, 1960
place of birth Chicago , Illinois
size 188 cm
Weight 82 kg
Career
status resigned
 

James A. Tyler (born August 9, 1960 in Chicago , Illinois ) is a retired American bobsleigh athlete .

Tyler attended Grant High School in Fox Lake , where he did athletics. After graduating, he switched to bobsleigh and took part in the 1979 World Cup at Königssee . He was also able to qualify for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo . In the two-man bobsleigh with Brent Rushlaw he finished 15th. With his teammates Ed Card , Frank Hansen and Rushlaw, he finished 16th in the four-man bobsleigh competition.

Tyler's brother Joe Tyler was also a bobsledder and Olympian in 1980 .

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