James D. Parker (born December 3, 1975, in

Biloxi, Mississippi Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in and one of two county seats of Harrison County, Mississippi, United States (the other being the adjacent city of Gulfport). The 2010 United States Census recorded the population as 44,054 and in 2019 the estimated popu ...

) is a retired American track and field athlete who specialized in the

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consis ...

. He represented the United States at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

without making the final. He won the silver medal at the

2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when Dominican Republic had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America. Al ...

. His personal best in the event is from 2004. Parker served as first lieutenant with the

U.S. Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...

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* * * * * 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Biloxi, Mississippi American male hammer throwers Male weight throwers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Track and field athletes from Mississippi United States Air Force World Class Athlete Program United States Air Force Athlete of the Year Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-hammerthrow-athletics-bio-stub