Jim Holland (ski jumper)
{{short description|American ski jumper}}
Jim Holland (born July 4, 1967) is an American former ski jumper. He competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France and the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.{{cite web|url= https://www.baltimoresun.com/1992/02/05/holland-flies-with-v-as-in-victory-ski-jumper-adapts-to-new-technique/|title= Holland flies with V| publisher=Baltimore Sun |location = Norwich, VT| date= February 5, 1992}}
Biography
A native of Norwich, Vermont,{{cite web|url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/207022/SKI-JUMPING-TITLE-TO-HOLLAND.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140716063044/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/207022/SKI-JUMPING-TITLE-TO-HOLLAND.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= July 16, 2014|title= SKI JUMPING TITLE TO HOLLAND|publisher=Deseret News|accessdate= July 3, 2014}}{{citation|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-8729182.html/| publisher =The Boston Globe |location = Boston, MA| date= February 10, 199| title = Holland's bid falls short in ski jump Norwich, Vt., native top non-European}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/08/well/family/olympics-olympians-norwich-vermont-parents-children-sports.html|title=What Parents Can Learn From a Town That Produced 11 Olympians|last=Crouse|first=Karen|date=2018-02-08|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-02-12|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} he was a six time U.S. national champion. He is a co-founder and executive chairman of the board of Backcountry.com.{{cite web|title=Backcountrycorp.com About Us: Management Team |url=http://www.backcountrycorp.com/corporate/section/0/aboutus_team.html |accessdate=27 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217115812/http://www.backcountrycorp.com/corporate/section/0/aboutus_team.html |archivedate=17 February 2011 }}
Family life
Holland's brothers Mike Holland and Joe Holland also competed in the Olympic Winter Games in ski jumping and nordic combined respectively.{{cite web|url= http://www.skijumpeast.com/ath2.htm|title= Meet the Athletes: Ski Jumpers in the Eastern USA|publisher= EASTERN SKI JUMPING & NORDIC COMBINED FOUNDATION, INC.|accessdate= July 3, 2014|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140714111842/http://www.skijumpeast.com/ath2.htm|archivedate= July 14, 2014}}
References
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External links
- {{Olympics.com profile|james-holland|James Holland}}
- {{SR/Olympics profile|ho/jim-holland-1}}
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Category:American male ski jumpers
Category:People from Norwich, Vermont
Category:University of Vermont alumni
Category:Olympic ski jumpers for the United States
Category:Ski jumpers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Category:Ski jumpers at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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