Jim Doehring

{{Short description|American shot putter (born 1962)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}}

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| name = Jim Doehring

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| fullname = James F. Doehring

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|January 27, 1962}}

| birth_place = Santa Barbara, California, U.S.

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{{MedalSport | Men's Athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver| 1992 Barcelona | Shot Put}}

{{MedalCompetition|IAAF World Indoor Championships}}

{{MedalSilver| 1993 Toronto | Shot Put}}

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James F. Doehring (born January 27, 1962, in Santa Barbara, California) is a former American athlete who primarily competed in the shot put.

In 1981, Doehring was the United States junior champion in shot put before being severely injured in a motorcycle accident.{{Cite web|date=1988-07-16|title=Dream Comes True for Southland Shotputter : Jim Doehring Almost Lost His Life in Newport Beach Motorcycle Accident|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-16-sp-5996-story.html|access-date=2020-11-18|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}} He recovered to earn a berth on the 1988 Summer Olympics team, finishing in eleventh place.{{Cite web|last=Hersh|first=Phil|title=SHOT-PUTTER EARNS DRUG SUSPENSION|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-02-28-9101190304-story.html|access-date=2020-11-18|website=chicagotribune.com|date=February 28, 1991 |language=en-US}} In December 1990 Doehring tested positive for steroids and was given a two year suspension.{{Cite news|date=1991-09-17|title=SPORTS PEOPLE: TRACK AND FIELD; Doehring's Drug Suspension Is Upheld (Published 1991)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/17/sports/sports-people-track-and-field-doehring-s-drug-suspension-is-upheld.html|access-date=2020-11-18|issn=0362-4331}} He was reinstated in March 1992 due to "procedural improprieties" in the test.{{Cite news|date=1992-03-26|title=SPORTS PEOPLE: TRACK AND FIELD; Shot-Putter Reinstated (Published 1992)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/26/sports/sports-people-track-and-field-shot-putter-reinstated.html|access-date=2020-11-18|issn=0362-4331}} This allowed Doehring to compete for the United States in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain where he won the silver medal in the men's shot put.{{Cite web|last=Noden|first=Merrell|title=Shot Down|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1993/03/15/shot-down-the-perception-that-every-shot-putter-uses-drugs-is-threatening-the-event|access-date=2020-11-18|website=Sports Illustrated Vault {{!}} SI.com|language=en-us}}{{Cite web|title=1992 Olympic Games Barcelona - Men's Shot Put|url=https://www.sport-olympic.gr/sp/index.php/athletics/olympic-games-athletics/1992-olympic-games-barcelona-athletics/1165-1992-olympic-games-barcelona-men-s-shot-put|access-date=2020-11-18|website=www.sport-olympic.gr}} The U.S. finished first and second in the event for the first time since the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.{{Cite news|last=Wilbon|first=Michael|date=1992-08-01|title=STULCE, DOEHRING FINISH A STUNNING 1-2 IN SHOT PUT|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1992/08/01/stulce-doehring-finish-a-stunning-1-2-in-shot-put/8ab8d2e6-43d2-4dd5-98d3-250225050202/|access-date=2020-11-18|issn=0190-8286}} At the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships, he again won the silver medal in the men's shot put.{{Cite web|title=Shot Put Result {{!}} 4th IAAF World Indoor Championships|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/results/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1993/4th-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-6981439/men/shot-put/final/result|access-date=2020-11-18|website=www.worldathletics.org|language=en}}