Jim Culhane, Jr.

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJames Patrick "Jim"•Culhane, Jr.
Used nameJim•Culhane, Jr.
Born13 August 1942 in Rochester, New York (USA)
Measurements170 cm / 64 kg
AffiliationsNYAC, New York (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Jim Culhane attended Penn State, helping them win the NCAA team title in 1965. Culhane was on the US national team from 1965-75, competing at the 1971 Pan American Games and the 1972 Olympics. After college Culhane attended Southern Connecticut State University. He later became a gymnastics coach, serving as an assistant at Southern Connecticut and the US Military Academy. He then became a head coach at East Stroudsburg State College and Cal State Northridge. Culhane retired and then settled in Texas where he taught boys’ gymnastics at Texas Star Gymnastics. He also became a skydiver and helped set a world record for the largest formation of Skydivers over 60.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) USA Jim Culhane, Jr.
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) =72 r1/2
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) United States 10
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) =83 r1/1
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) =54 r1/1
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) =72 r1/1
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) =89 r1/1
Rings, Men (Olympic) 64 r1/1
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) 63 r1/1