James Hardy (January 15, 1923 – September 20, 1986) was an American competition rower, born in

San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...

, and Olympic champion, and later traffic engineer. He won a gold medal in the men's eight at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

, as a member of the American team.Profile: Jim Hardy
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1923 births 1986 deaths Rowers from San Francisco Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in rowing American male rowers Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub