Jim Hartung, Gymnast Who Helped Deliver U.S. Gold, Dies at 65

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Jim Hartung, Gymnast Who Helped Deliver U.S. Gold, Dies at 65
Hartung during his floor exercise at the 1984 Games. The American men’s team victory was so surprising that the team’s coach compared it to the United States hockey team’s “Miracle on Ice” victory at the Winter Olympics four years earlier.

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Hartung, JamesDeaths (Obituaries)GymnasticsOlympic Games (1984)College AthleticsCoaches and ManagersInterscholastic AthleticsUniversity of NebraskaNebraska