James Quinn (athlete)

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James Quinn in 1928

James F. Quinn (September 9, 1906 – July 12, 2004) was an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">Template:Cite Sports-Reference</ref>

As a student of College of the Holy Cross, James Quinn won the IC4A Template:Convert title in 1928.

At the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Quinn ran the second leg in the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a world record of 41.0.

James Quinn died in Cranston, Rhode Island, aged 97.

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