James Quinn (athlete)

{{short description|American sprinter}}

{{other people||James Quinn (disambiguation)}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1928 Amsterdam | 4 × 100 m relay}}

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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.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/qu/jimmy-quinn-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065524/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/qu/jimmy-quinn-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=James Quinn Olympic Results |access-date=10 August 2017}}

As a student of College of the Holy Cross, James Quinn won the IC4A {{convert|100|yd|abbr=on}} 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.