James F. "Jimmy" Quinn (September 9, 1906 - July 12, 2004) was an American

United States

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 athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay

Relay race

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 at the 1928 Summer Olympics

1928 Summer Olympics

The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...

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As a student of College of the Holy Cross

College of the Holy Cross

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, James Quinn won the IC4A

IC4A

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 100 yd (91.4 m) title in 1928.

At the Olympic Games

Olympic Games

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 in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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, Quinn ran the second leg in the American 4x100 m relay team, which won the gold medal with a world record of 41.0.

James Quinn died in Cranston, Rhode Island

Cranston, Rhode Island

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, aged 97.