James David Watkins (born August 26, 1982) is an American track cyclist. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, he competed in the Men's sprint, where he reached the quarterfinals, and sealed a sixth-place ranking in the final classification race.

Personal

Watkins is a firefighter in his hometown of

Bakersfield, California Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's populat ...

. He is married with a daughter.

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1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Bakersfield, California American track cyclists American male cyclists Olympic cyclists for the United States Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games {{US-cycling-bio-stub Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in cycling