What is Jim Grelle?
[[File:Jim Grelle 1966.jpg|right|200px]] '''James Edward Grelle''' (September 30, 1936 – June 13, 2020) was an American middle-distance runner. He had his best achievements in the 1500 m event, finishing eighth at the [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Olympics]], winning a gold and a silver medal at the Pan American Games in [[Athletics at the 1963 Pan American Games|1963]] and [[Athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games|1959]].<ref name=sr>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/jim-grelle-1.html |title=Jim Grelle |access-date=April 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216161959/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/jim-grelle-1.html |publisher=sports-reference.com|archive-date=December 16, 2012 }}</ref> He was born in [[Portland, Oregon]]. Grelle died on June 13, 2020 in Portland, aged 83.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newsbreak.com/news/0PL2uQyC/former-oregon-duck-and-olympian-jim-grelle-dies |title=Former Oregon Duck and Olympian Jim Grelle dies |access-date=2020-06-15 |archive-date=2020-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615065708/https://www.newsbreak.com/news/0PL2uQyC/former-oregon-duck-and-olympian-jim-grelle-dies |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Grelle, Jim}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Olympians for the United States]] [[Category:American middle-distance runners]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Portland, Oregon]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}