Jim Hartung

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Jim Hartung
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Full nameJames Hartung
Born (1960-06-07) June 7, 1960 (age 65)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		United States
College teamNebraska Cornhuskers
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 0 0 1
Total 1 0 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Fort Worth Team

James Hartung (born June 7, 1960)[1] is a retired American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Early life and education

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Hartung was born in Omaha, Nebraska.[2] He competed for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and was a member of four straight national championship teams from 1979 to 1982. He was the all-around NCAA champion in 1980 and 1981. During his career, he also won five apparatus gold medals at NCAA championships.[1] In 1982, Hartung won the Nissen Award as the country's top gymnast.[3]

Gymnastics career

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In 1979, Hartung was a member of the U.S. bronze-medal winning World Championships team. He was also part of the 1978 Worlds, 1981 and 1983 Worlds squads.[1]

Hartung was a member of the 1980 Olympic team but did not compete due to the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. As a consolation, he was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal many years later.[4] In 1984, he was a member of the gold-medal winning Olympic Team.[1][3][5]

At USAG national championships, Hartung won the all-around gold in 1981. Over several years, he collected 13 golds on apparatuses.[1] He is also considered one of the best NCAA men's gymnasts of all time as the leader of the 5-time in a row winning Nebraska team and because of his record 22 All-Americans. He was also the 1980 and 1981 NCAA all-around champion.

Post-competition career

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After gymnastics, Hartung became a high-level gymnastics judge. Since 2006, he has been an assistant coach of the men's gymnastics team at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[3]

Awards and honors

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Hartung entered the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame as a member of the gold medal Olympic team in 1984 and then in 1997 as an individual. In 2006, he and his 1984 teammates were inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.[6] Hartung is also a member of the Nebraska High School Hall of Fame[7] and the Omaha Sports Hall of Fame.[5]

References

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