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Jim Bolding
American track and field athlete
James Doyle Bolding, II (November 3, 1949 – July 31, 2011) was an American track and field athlete, primarily known for the 400 metres hurdles.
He was the current world record holder in the now rarely run 440-yard hurdles,[1] the predecessor to the current 400 metre hurdles (the 440 yard event is 2.336m, or seven feet eight inches, longer in distance).[2]
Over the more conventional 400 hurdles, Bolding was ranked in the top ten in the world 5 times from 1972 to 1976, achieving the #1 ranking in 1974 and trailing only the reigning Olympic champion and world record holder John Akii-Bua.[3] In 1974 he was named United States Olympic Committee "Male Athlete of the Year."[2][4]