Jim Denney
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | James Jay "Jim"•Denney |
| Used name | Jim•Denney |
| Born | 10 June 1957 in Duluth, Minnesota (USA) |
| Measurements | 170 cm / 68 kg |
| Affiliations | Duluth XC Ski Club, Duluth (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
Biography
Jim Denney was US ski jumping champion in 1976 and 1980. He was the top American jumper of the late 1970s, finishing 14th at the 1978 World Championships on the normal hill, and winning a World Cup normal hill event that year in Lahti, Finland. Denney graduated from the University of Minnesota at Duluth, graduating with a major in accounting and a minor in economics. In 2008 he was inducted into the American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Winter Olympics | Ski Jumping (Skiing) | USA |
Jim Denney | |||
| Normal Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 21 | |||||
| Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 18 | |||||
| 1980 Winter Olympics | Ski Jumping (Skiing) | USA |
Jim Denney | |||
| Normal Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 36 | |||||
| Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 8 |
Olympic family relations
- Father of Jim Denney