Jim Peckham

Jim Peckham (August 30, 1929 – August 23, 2011) was an American wrestler and coach. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman middleweight at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Biography Peckham was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1929. competing in the men's freestyle 87 kg at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Peckham competed in the men's Greco-Roman middleweight event, where he was eliminated in round three (of five). He coached the US wrestling team at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.

After working for an electric company, Peckham became the wrestling coach at Emerson College. He later was the Athletic Director at the college for nearly 30 years.

Peckham was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2000.