James Driscoll is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the hammer throw. Driscoll represented the United States at the

1993 World Championships in Athletics The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Neckarstadium, Stuttgart, Germany between 13 and 22 August with the participation of 187 nations. Having ori ...

, taking part in the qualifying round only. He set a personal record of in 1992 in New Orleans.Jim Driscoll
Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-01-25. He was the gold medalist at the

1991 Pan American Games The 1991 Pan American Games were held in Havana, Cuba from August 2 to August 18, 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the Pan American Sports Organization, PASO community, with events in 33 different sports. The main stadium was ...

, having a winning mark of . He returned to the competition four years later but failed to defend his title, finishing in sixth place. At national level, he was runner-up for two years running at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 1993 and 1994. He regularly finished fourth at the national championships, doing so in 1989 to 1992 and again in 1995. After retiring in 1996 he moved on to throws coaching, training young athletes in Corona del Mar.Casey, Mike (2011-04-08)
It's Hammer Time: These Throwers Compete for Themselves
''Lake Forest Patch''. Retrieved on 2016-01-25. He lives with his wife

Jane Buchan Jane Buchan is the Chief Executive Officer of Martlet Asset Management, LLC. Martlet Asset Management, launched January 1, 2019, is based in Newport Beach, CA. In 2000, Jane co-founded Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company ( PAAMCO), a gl ...

in Newport Coast, California.
Newport's Jim Driscoll Helps Wooden Floor Expand Arts model. Retrieved on 2016-03-18.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Driscoll, Jim 1965 births Living people American male hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States