Jim Scherr

{{short description|American wrestler (born 1961)}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Jim Scherr

| image =

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| full_name = James Edwin Scherr

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|7|27}}

| birth_place = Eureka, South Dakota, U.S.

| height = 6 ft 0 in

| weight = 209 lb

| country = United States

| team = USA

| sport = Wrestling

| event = Freestyle and Folkstyle

| club = Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club

| collegeteam = Nebraska

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's freestyle wrestling }}

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

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver| 1987 Clermont-Ferrand|90 kg}}

{{MedalSilver | 1989 Switzerland|90 kg}}

{{MedalBronze| 1986 Budapest|90 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 1987 Indianapolis |90 kg }}

{{MedalCompetition| Pan American Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1989 Colorado Springs|90 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|1987 Indianapolis|90 kg}}

{{MedalSport|Collegiate Wrestling}}

{{MedalCountry|the Nebraska Cornhuskers}}

{{MedalCompetition|NCAA Division I Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1984 East Rutherford|177 lb}}

}}

James Edwin Scherr (born July 27, 1961) is a former American wrestler and former U.S. Olympic Committee CEO.{{cite news |work=AP |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/news/story?id=3955930 |agency=Associated Press |title=USOC CEO Scherr resigns |date=May 5, 2009}} He placed in three world wrestling championships taking bronze at 90 kg at the 1986 World Wrestling Championships, followed by a silver medal at the 1987 World Championship. He then competed in the men's freestyle 90 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/jim-scherr-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055402/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/jim-scherr-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Jim Scherr |access-date=April 22, 2019}} He repeated as silver medalist at 90 kg at the 1989 World Championships. His twin brother Bill Scherr was also an Olympian.

In 2002, he was inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[https://nwhof.org/hall_of_fame/bio/772 Jim Scherr]. nwhof.org. Retrieved February 3, 2025.