Jim Driscoll (hammer thrower)

James Driscoll is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the hammer throw. Driscoll represented the United States at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, taking part in the qualifying round only. He set a personal record of in 1992 in New Orleans.

He was the gold medalist at the 1991 Pan American Games, having a winning mark of. He returned to the competition four years later but failed to defend his title, finishing in sixth place. At national level, he was runner-up for two years running at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 1993 and 1994. He regularly finished fourth at the national championships, doing so in 1989 to 1992 and again in 1995.

After retiring in 1996 he moved on to throws coaching, training young athletes in Corona del Mar. He lives with his wife Jane Buchan in Newport Coast, California.