James "Jim" Butterfield (born 1 September 1950 in

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) was a rower for

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at the

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. As of 2015, is the only person to ever represent Bermuda in rowing at the Olympics. He also represented Bermuda in the marathon at the

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, finishing 17th. His son Tyler Butterfield was a two-time Olympic triathlete for Bermuda while James himself finished 7th at the 1981 Ironman World Championship. He previously attended

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1950 births Living people Bermudian male triathletes Bermudian male rowers Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Bermuda Bermudian male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Bermuda {{Bermuda-rowing-bio-stub