James David "Jim" Grogan (December 7, 1931 – July 3, 2000) was an American figure skater who won a bronze medal at the 1952 Oslo Olympics. He also won four silver medals at the United States Figure Skating Championships and at the World Figure Skating Championships. During his competitive career, he was coached by Edi Scholdan at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
After turning professional, he performed in Arthur Wirtz's Hollywood Ice Revue, with Sonja Henie's European tour, and later in Ice Capades before taking up coaching. He founded a skating school at Squaw Valley and coached at the Ice Castle International Training Center in Lake Arrowhead, California for many years. He was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1991.
Grogan was born in Tacoma, Washington. He was married to 1960 Olympic pair champion Barbara Wagner, but they later divorced. He then married Yasuko Grogan. He had two children. He died suddenly of multiple organ failure on July 3, 2000, in San Bernardino, California.
Competitive highlights Event 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 Winter Olympics 6th 3rd World Championships 5th 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd North American Championships 2nd 2nd 2nd U.S. Championships 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd
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