Jim Scherr | |
Full Name: | James Edwin Scherr |
Birth Date: | 27 July 1961 |
Birth Place: | Eureka, South Dakota, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in |
Weight: | 209 lb |
Country: | United States |
Team: | USA |
Sport: | Wrestling |
Event: | Freestyle and Folkstyle |
Club: | Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club |
Collegeteam: | Nebraska |
Headercolor: | lightsteelblue |
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 90kg 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 90kg at the 1989 World Championships. His twin brother Bill Scherr was also an Olympian.