Jim Hartung, Olympic champion with historic 1984 US gymnastics team, dies aged 65

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Jim Hartung, Olympic champion with historic 1984 US gymnastics team, dies aged 65

  • Olympic champion on historic 1984 US team

  • Nebraska legend with seven NCAA titles

  • Longtime coach and international judge

Jim Hartung, a two-time Olympian who helped lead the 1984 US team to its first and only gold medal in men’s gymnastics, has died. He was 65.

The University of Nebraska announced Hartung died Saturday night. He had been a Cornhuskers assistant coach for 19 years. No cause of death was given.

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