James Edwin Scherr (born July 27, 1961) is a former American

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and former U.S. Olympic Committee CEO. He placed in three world wrestling championships taking bronze at 90 kg at the 1 986 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

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. 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

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as a Distinguished Member.Jim Scherr
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* 1961 births Living people American male sport wrestlers Nebraska Cornhuskers wrestlers Wrestlers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for the United States Wrestlers at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in wrestling People from Eureka, South Dakota Sportspeople from South Dakota 20th-century American sportsmen Chief executive officers of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee {{US-wrestling-bio-stub