What is Jim Bailey (athlete)?
[[File:Runner Jim Bailey 1956.jpg|thumb|200px|Bailey in 1956]] '''James John Bailey''' (21 July 1929 &ndash; 31 March 2020) was an [[Australia]]n [[middle distance race|middle-distance runner]]. He reached the semifinals of the 800 metres event at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]]. While running for the [[University of Oregon]] under [[Bill Bowerman]], he was the 1955 [[NCAA Division I|NCAA Champion in the mile]]. He was born in [[Sydney]] and grew up in [[Parkes, New South Wales]]. Bailey lived in [[Bellingham, Washington]], [[United States]]. He died in [[hospice]] care on 31 March 2020 at the age of 90.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tarbotton|first=David|date=7 April 2020|title=Vale: Jim Bailey – 1956 Olympian|website=Athletics NSW|url=https://www.nswathletics.org.au/news/vale-jim-bailey-1956-olympian/|access-date=8 April 2020|archive-url=|archive-date=}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat}} *[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/jim-bailey-1.html Jim Bailey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074414/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/jim-bailey-1.html |date=2020-04-18 }} at Sports-Reference.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Jim}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:1956 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Australian athletes]] [[Category:Olympians for Australia]] [[Category:Middle-distance runners]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Sydney]] {{sports-bio-stub}}