Jim Barrineau
(Redirected from
James Barrineau
)James Archibald Barrineau, Jr. (born June 25, 1955 in
Fort Gordon, Georgia) is an American high jumper
.
While competing for the
World Record
.
Olympics
Barrineau represented his native country in the
Olympic Trials in finishing behind Dwight Stones and the surprise jumping of Bill Jankunis.[3] In the 1980 Olympic Trials, Barrineau, representing the United States Army beat Stones, but neither qualified for the team that did not go to the Olympics due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. In the 1984 trials, Stones set the American record, while Barrineau finished a non-qualifying eighth. Barrineau also competed for the U.S. team at the 1983 Pan American Games
.
U.S. Army
Barrineau remained with the Army, rising to the rank of Colonel before retiring in 2005. He is sometimes confused with another retired Army Colonel of the same name who is an expert in cyber technology and security.
Masters
Barrineau has not stopped jumping. In 1995, at the
American Record. Barrineau also still holds the currently ratified record in the M35 division[6] and has continued to be a top ranked jumper in each age division he has passed through.[7]
Following in his father's footsteps, his son Tommy became the 2010 Indoor Heptathlon champion, also for the University of Georgia.[8]
Coaching
Barrineau spent over 20 years as a jumps coach at James W. Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, Virginia. On 26 March 2019, he took over as head coach of the program.
References
- ^ "Embree, Ajootian Cop Bronzes; Relay Tripped up in NCAA | Sports | the Harvard Crimson".
- ^ "James Barrineau". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ Hymans, Richard (2008). "The History of the United States Olympic Trials – Track & Field" (PDF). USA Track & Field.
- ^ "The History of Veteran Athletics". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-11-05.
- ^ "Official Results - XI World Veterans Championships". atletika.cz. 1995. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "USATF - Statistics - Records".
- ^ "High Jump ALL-TIME Rankings". Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ "South Georgia Sports Network".
