James Doyle Bolding, II (November 3, 1949 – July 31, 2011) was an American track and field athlete, primarily known for the 400 metres hurdles.
[7][8] At the end of the season, he was on the August 1974 cover of Track and Field News captioned "Bolding Burns Barriers.
"[9] In the 1976 Olympic Trials, he was in the lead at the halfway point going into a strong wind on the backstretch, but was passed by upstart Edwin Moses around the turn.
Maintaining second until over the last hurdle, he "almost crumpled" and was passed by Mike Shine and a fast closing Quentin Wheeler into a non-qualifying fourth place.
[4][13] Bolding was ranked among the best in the US and the world in the 400 m hurdles from 1971 to 1976, according to the votes of the experts of Track and Field News.