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	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
		Jim's father, James, participated in cross country skiing and in nordic combined at the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics.
		Jim himself began as a bobsledder and then switched to skeleton because it was less expensive and more exciting.
		Shea recorded the fastest time of the first run and then held on in the second run to defeat Martin Rettl for the gold medal by five hundredths of a second.
	www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/heroes/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=128456 (153 words)

	WinterSports2002.com - Skates come full circle back to Sheas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Shea said he also recalled what he believes are Katsumi's cross-country skis in his father's house, which his father specifically asked his kids not to play around with when they were younger.
		Jim Shea returned the favor of receiving the skates by sending back to Kozo one of the runners from the skeleton on which he won a gold medal.
		Kozo said in a letter that he had been rooting for Jim Shea in the skeleton and that he was honored to have had the skates.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/print/0,4060,70001596,00.html (605 words)

	Jimmy Shea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jimmy Shea (born June 10, 1968) is an American skeleton racer, who won the gold medal in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
		He was chosen to recite the Olympic Oath for the 2002 Olympics, on behalf of all competitors.
		After his father Jim Shea, who competed in nordic combined and cross country skiing events in the 1964 Winter Olympics and his grandfather Jack Shea, who won two gold medals in the 1932 Winter Olympics in speed skating, he is the third generation of his family to take part in Winter Games.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jimmy_Shea (210 words)

	WinterSports2002.com - A magical ride for Jim Shea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Jack Shea, the first double gold medalist in the history of Winter Games — he won two speedskating events in 1932 — was supposed to be watching his grandson along with Jim Sr., who competed in the Nordic combined and cross country in the 1964 Winter Olympics at Innsbruck.
		At 91, Jack Shea was America's oldest living Winter Olympian, and the Shea trio was the first three-generation family to compete in the Winter Olympics.
		Shea's run was not only a tribute to his grandfather, but also to the Olympic spirit.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/print/0,4060,70001244,00.html (305 words)

	Olympian Shea gold-plates family legend (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Jack Shea was the first American to win two gold medals in the same Winter Olympics; Jim Shea Jr.’s gold was the eighth won by the United States in these Games, setting a new winter mark for the American program.
		Jack Shea was 91 and America’s oldest living Olympic gold medalist when he died on Jan. 22 after being injured in an automobile accident a mile from his home.
		Shea Sr., who was a nordic combined athlete at the 1964 Olympic Winter Games, was there on Wednesday.
	www.pressrepublican.com /Archive/2002/02_2002/022120021.htm (907 words)

	USATODAY.com - Shea family's Olympic run in danger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Shea, in 10th place after the first two heats last weekend in Lake Placid, N.Y., needs to finish third or higher after the final two runs Saturday and Sunday to make the 2005-06 U.S. World Cup team and keep his 2006 Winter Olympic hopes alive.
		Jack Shea, who will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in December, won two speedskating gold medals in the 1932 Games, and his son, Jim Sr., competed in cross-country skiing in 1964.
		Shea had trouble with his equipment in the first two heats last weekend but refused to use that as an excuse.
	usatoday.com /sports/olympics/winter/2005-10-18-shea-skeleton_x.htm?... (396 words)

	Shea Jr. captures Olympic spirit with golden run - CBS SportsLine
		Shea was the 26th and final racer on his second run.
		In his first three split times, Shea was either tied or.01 of a second behind Rettl.
		Shea pulled off his left sock to reveal his big toe.
	cbs.sportsline.com /b/page/pressbox/0,1328,5036044,00.html (852 words)

	Olympics: Lessons from family, legend
		Officially, Shea was accorded the honor of reciting the Athletes' Oath, an Olympic tradition of long standing.
		His father, Jim Sr., was a cross country and Nordic skier in 1964.
		In the 1930s the Shea family owned a general store in Lake Placid, and many of their customers were Jewish.
	sptimes.com /2002/02/09/news_pf/Olympics/Lessons_from_family__.shtml (877 words)

	Jim Shea Sr. is president of U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Jim Shea Sr., the middle link of the first family with three generations of Winter Olympians, was appointed president of the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation on Monday.
		Shea has served as vice president of the federation the past three years and before that was secretary for four years.
		Shea competed in the 1964 Olympics in Nordic combined and cross country and was coach of the 1972 U.S. Olympic biathlon team.
	famulus.msnbc.com /famulusspt/ap08-29-133356.asp?spt=oly (294 words)

	Olympic dream (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Those were the words uttered by an exuberant and visibly relieved Jim Shea, just moments after learning he had become the third member of his family to qualify to compete in an Olympic Winter Games.
		Shea sewed up his spot on the 2001 U.S. Skeleton Team with a second-place finish at the Verizon Cup event, held on the combined course at blustery Mount Van Hoevenberg, Thursday.
		The Sheas are now the only family to send three generations of Olympians to the Winter Games.
	www.pressrepublican.com /Archive/2001/12_2001/122120011.htm (666 words)

	Lake Placid
		The hearse carrying Shea's casket made the slow journey Friday, almost 70 years to the day that he became the first double gold medalist in Winter Olympics history.
		"Shea's casket, draped in an Olympic flag, was carried into the church by Shea's three sons and three grandsons as the organist played the Olympic theme.
		After the funeral, Shea's wife, Elizabeth, four days shy of her 90th birthday, sat quietly at a reception in the Winter Olympic Museum and watched videotapes of her husband's Olympic triumphs.
	www.lakeplacid.com /shared/media/press_release_articles.cfm?id=68 (568 words)

	USATODAY.com - Shea took family along on his gold-medal ride (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Jim Shea holds a picture of his late grandfather after winning the gold medal in the skeleton.
		Life, in all its bittersweet irony, had led to this moment for the legacy that is the Shea family.
		But that was before Jan. 22, when Jack Shea lost his life in a collision with an alleged drunk driver.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/comment/lopresti/2002-02-21-lopresti.htm (484 words)

	Sprint Sponsorships - Skiing
		The victory was the culmination of an emotional two months for the first-ever third-generation winter games athlete, the grandson of 1932 winter games gold medalist Jack Shea and son of 1964 winter games athlete Jim Shea, Sr.
		Jack Shea was America's oldest living winter games athlete until his death in January at the age of 91.
		One of the world's top skeleton sliders since 1997, Jim Shea has won three medals at the World Championships, including gold in 1999 in Altenberg, Germany, to become the first American to win a skeleton world title.
	www.sprint.com /sponsorships/ski/releases/2002_02_20.html (242 words)

	Local10.com - Bobsleigh/Luge/Skeleton - Jim Shea Wins Skeleton Gold
		Grandfather Jack Shea, a two-time speed skating gold medalist at the 1932 Olympics, died just last month in a car accident.
		His son, Jim Shea Sr., competed in cross country in the 1964 Games.
		The win was inspiration for Shea's 8-year-old nephew, Willie Kane, who wants to be an Olympic speed skater.
	www.local10.com /bobsleigh/1244261/detail.html (301 words)

	United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Jim is back after a year away from the sport of skeleton after having major leg surgery following his gold medal victory at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
		Jim finished the 2001-2002 World Cup season ranked fifth in the world.
		Shea also won the gold at the Inaugural Winter Goodwill Games in Lake Placid, NY, Feb. 2000.
	www.usbsf.com /jimsheajr.htm (179 words)

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		At this time Jim needs to revisit the blood flow problems in his left leg, which became an issue during the recent national team trials.
		The swelling from his previous injury has and is causing Jim restricted movement in his left leg.
		If an operation becomes an issue to resolve the problem Jim would prefer to have it done this season to allow him to defend his gold medal at the next Olympic Games in Torino, Italy, in 2006.
	www.aitworldwide.com /AboutAIT/USBSF/110204.aspx (189 words)

	Jimmy Shea: Overcoming Challenges -- 2002 Winter Olympic News from KSL
		Jimmy Shea's a role model to kids with challenges, not only because he's a great athlete but because he struggles with reading.
		His father Jim Shea says, "His athletic ability compensated so much for the lack of scholastic ability."
		Shea believes sports can help all children develop good self esteem, health, respect and a sense fair play.
	2002.ksl.com /news-6094i.php?p=0 (385 words)

	Travel photography - Jim Shea
		One night I called my good friend, Jim Shea, who took these pictures, and I told him I needed Him to come right away to Tahiti.
		That is what I like about Jim Shea, He will drop everything and get on a plane to come to Tahiti.
		We rounded up the Girls Choir from Moorea, with the help of John Hogan at The Club Bali Hai, and sort of got permission to use the set for the Mel Gibson version of Mutiny On The Bounty.
	www.jimsheaphotography.com /travel_gallery1.htm (110 words)

	Capital News 9 \| 24 Hour Local News \| SPORTS \| Jim Shea Sr. becomes president of Bobsled and Skeleton
		Jim Shea Senior, the middle link in the first family with three generations of Winter Olympians, has been installed as president of the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation.
		Shea has served as vice president of the
		Shea's father, Jack, won two speedskating gold medals at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics.
	www.capitalnews9.com /content/sports?ArID=147031 (205 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - Shea, Jim
		Third generation Olympian and national champion - father, Jim Shea, Sr., was nordic combined Olympian in 1964, grandfather, Jack Shea, won two speed skating gold medals in 1932
		Shea tried bobsled and luge before attempting skeleton.
		He knew he had found his niche when he went on his first skeleton ride.
	www.olympic-usa.org /26_706.htm (228 words)

	Jim Shea - homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This site contains information primarily concerned with the activities and interests of one West Coast branch of the Shea family which originated in the southern New Jersey-eastern Pennsylvania area.
		She and Jim were married in May 2003.
		Jim is a physicist and is available for consulting.
	home.comcast.net /~jh1mb1shea (78 words)

	Jimmy Shea -- Motivational Sports Speakers -- BigSpeak! Speakers Bureau
		His father, Jim Shea, competed in Nordic combined and cross-country skiing in the 1964 Olympics and his grandfather, Jack Shea, won two gold medals in the 1932 Olympics in speed skating.
		I found BigSpeak on the web and contacted them to see if we could get Jim Shea.
		Jim Shea had a wonderful message and has overcome tremendous adversity.
	www.bigspeak.com /jim-shea.html (284 words)

	Jim O'Shea Auctioneer - Estate Agent & Mortage Broker - Mungret Village, Co.Limerick, Republic of Ireland
		Jim O'Shea Auctioneer - Estate Agent and Mortage Broker - Mungret Village, Co.Limerick, Republic of Ireland
		Jim O'Shea and his staff are always available to discuss all of your
		We always require property of all types, and in all areas,
	www.auctioneer-oshea.ie (106 words)

	United States Olympic Committee - Jim Shea on not competing in World Cup
		United States Olympic Committee - Jim Shea on not competing in World Cup
		Jim Shea on not competing in World Cup
		If an operation becomes an issue to resolve the problem Jim would prefer to have it done this season to allow him to defend his gold medal at the next Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy in 2006.
	www.olympic-usa.org /11492_27826.htm (266 words)

	The Shea Family Foundation - Excellence in the Extreme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Vision:The vision of the Shea Family Foundation is to provide an Olympic Legacy for today's youth by developing and sponsoring youth participation in the three Olympic sports of the Shea Family: speed skating (Jack Shea); ski jumping (Jim Shea); and skeleton (Jim Shea, Jr.).
		Mission :The mission of the Shea Family Foundation is to support and promote existing programs in speed skating, ski-jumping and skeleton by providing athlete scholarships, education, publicity, and equipment to today's youth.
		I want to be able to pass on that message to kids today.”— Jim Shea, Jr.
	www.sheafoundation.com (170 words)

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