James Edwin Scherr (born July 27, 1961) is a former American wrestler and former U.S. Olympic Committee CEO.[1] He placed in three world wrestling championships taking bronze at 90 kg at the 1986 World Wrestling Championships, followed by a silver medal at the 1987 World Championship. He then competed in the men's freestyle 90 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[2] He repeated as silver medalist at 90 kg at the 1989 World Championships. His twin brother Bill Scherr was also an Olympian.[2]

In 2002, he was inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[3]

References

  1. ^ "USOC CEO Scherr resigns". AP. Associated Press. May 5, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Scherr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  3. ^ Jim Scherr. nwhof.org. Retrieved February 3, 2025.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Scherr
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