Jim Doehring

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Jim Doehring
Personal information
Full nameJames F. Doehring
BornJanuary 27, 1962 (1962-01-27) (age 62)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Shot Put
IAAF World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Toronto Shot Put

James F. Doehring (born January 27, 1962 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American former athlete who mainly competed in the shot put.

He competed for the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain where he won the silver medal in the men's shot put. At the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships, he won again the silver medal in the men's shot put. Previously he finished in eleventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, and later he tested positive for a banned steroids.

References

  • "SPORTS PEOPLE: TRACK AND FIELD; Doehring's Drug Suspension Is Upheld". New York Times. September 17, 1991.