James Nicholas Hartung was an American gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Occupation
artistic gymnast
Citizenship
United States
Born
June 7, 1960
Died
January 10, 2026
Overview
James Hartung (born June 7, 1960) is a retired American gymnast. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
Elite competition
Hartung was a member of the 1980 Olympic team but did not compete due to the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russia. As consolation, he was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal many years later. In 1984, he was a member of the gold-medal winning Olympic Team.
In 1979, Hartung was a member of the U.S. bronze-medal winning World Championships team. He was also part of the 1978 Worlds, 1981 and 1983 Worlds squads.
