Jimmy Watkins
Olympian 2012
Athlete Bio#
Height
6’1” Weight:
Age
42
Hometown
Bakersfield
Cycling
Sprint
6’1”
212
Bakersfield, Calif.
Sprint
6’1”
212
Bakersfield, Calif.
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian
- Olympic Games London 2012, 6th (Sprint - Men)
Career Highlights
- 2012 UCI Track World Championships, 16th (team sprint)
- 2011-12 UCI Track World Cup – Cali, 16th (sprint)
- 2011 Pan American Games, silver (team sprint), 4th (keirin)
Fun Facts: Serves as a firefighter and engineer at Kern County Fire Department...Started cycling to stay fit for career as firefighter
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USA Cycling Bio
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2012 – 14th (Team Sprint - Men)
- Years of participation: Team Sprint - Men 2012
- Top finish: 14th – 2012 (Team Sprint - Men)