Jim Maki

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJames Clifford "Jim"•Maki
Used nameJim•Maki
Born7 July 1950 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota (USA)
Measurements175 cm / 73 kg
AffiliationsDuluth XC Ski Club, Duluth (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Jim Maki competed for the US at two Winter Olympics, despite taking off most of the 1977-79 seasons. He continued competing in masters meets and was US Masters II Level Champion in 1988, 1993, and 1997. He has run the Jim Maki Body Shop in Coleraine, Minnesota for many years. In 2008 Maki 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 Maki
Large Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) 36
1980 Winter Olympics Ski Jumping (Skiing) USA Jim Maki
Normal Hill, Individual, Men (Olympic) 26