Jim Wooding

{{short description|American decathlete}}

Jimmie Dale Wooding (born February 6, 1954, in St. Louis, Missouri) is a retired decathlete from the United States, who finished seventh in the World with 8091 points at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web |year=1985 |title=Decathlete considering a fast turn|publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/173402830/?match=1&terms=%22jim%20wooding%22%20%22decathlete%22|access-date=13 March 2023}}{{cite web |year=1984 |title=On the team|publisher=York Daily Record|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/553634808/?match=1&terms=%22jim%20wooding%22%20%22decathlete%22|access-date=13 March 2023}}{{cite web |year=1984 |title=Decathlete Wooding exhibits Olympic ideal |publisher=Asbury Park Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/145914842/?match=1&terms=%22jim%20wooding%22%20%22decathlete%22|access-date=13 March 2023}}1984 Summer Olympics He is a two-time national champion (1981 and 1984) in the men's decathlon.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/jim-wooding-1.html |title=Jim Wooding Biography and Statistics - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=2008-11-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623070106/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/jim-wooding-1.html |archive-date=2009-06-23 }} He is a member of the IUP Hall of Fame.{{Cite news |title=

Jimmie D. Wooding |date=2003-08-24 |url=https://iupathletics.com/honors/iup-athletic-hall-of-fame/jimmie-d-wooding/379 |accessdate=January 1, 2025|language=en}}