In the News
Jim Lorimer’s life for more than 50 years has been chronicled in news accounts, principally regarding his Sports Promotion work and his public service as an elected official in the City of Worthington.
Below are links to a tiny sampling of the news coverage. This list is anything but exhaustive or complete, and will grow as time permits building it.
Community loses civic, fitness icon | Worthington Spotlight, Nov. 30, 2022
Arnold Sports Festival co-founder Jim Lorimer dies | Dispatch.com, Nov. 25, 2022
The Birth and Growth of the Arnold Sports Festival | Barbend, May 13, 2022
3 things you didn’t know about the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus | Columbus Dispatch, March 3, 2022
Why a sports festival named after Arnold Schwarzenegger is held in Columbus every year | Columbus Dispatch, March 2, 2022
Renaming fitness floor for Jim Lorimer considered fitting tribute | ThisWeek Worthington, July 15, 2021
Shortage of test kits contributed to Arnold spectator uncertainty amid coronavirus fears | Columbus Dispatch, March 4, 2020
The Interview Issue: Arnold Sports Festival Co-Founder Jim Lorimer | 614 Magazine, Jan 27, 2020
Ginther names Lorimer to Columbus Hall of Fame | Columbus Dispatch, Oct. 30, 2019
Architect: Jim Lorimer, The Man Who Helped Arnold Build His Classic | Bodybuilding.com, June 18, 2019
Arnold Sports Festival celebrates 31 years in Columbus | City Scene Columbus, January 2019
2019 Arnold Classic – Jim Lorimer Interview Highlights from GMV | GMV Bodybuilding (YouTube)
Columbus Hall of Fame | Crabbe Brown James LLP, October 2019
Girls track club helped get women’s sports rolling | The Dispatch, June 15, 2019
Ticket to ride? Groups seek input on ticket tax | The Dispatch, July 20, 2018
Arnold Classic 101: It Started with a Handshake | DigitalMuscle.com, Jan. 5, 2018
Arnold Sports Festival a product of Jim Lorimer, Arnold Schwarzenegger partnership | Columbus C.E.O. Magazine, February 2015
Exclusive Interview with Jim Lorimer: Talent, Trophies | TheArnoldFans.com, Jan. 22, 2015
Jim Lorimer, citizen bio | Columbus.gov
White, Lorimer inducted into Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame | ThisWeek Worthington, May 27, 2014
Arnold bodybuilders sad to lose Veterans Memorial | The Dispatch, March 2, 2014
The Arnold: Jim Lorimer, the man behind the festival | Columbus Monthly Magazine, March 2012
‘The Arnold’ means growth, success | The Columbus Dispatch, Feb. 29, 2012
Jim Lorimer’s Unxpected Path: From the Ohio Track Club to the Arnold Sports Festival | Iron Game History, June 2011
Pumped on Columbus: Festival founders vow not to relocate the Arnold | Columbus Dispatch, Feb. 24, 2008
Schwarzenegger and Lorimer: Timeline of a long-lasting friendship | Columbus Dispatch, Feb 24, 2008
Jim Lorimer: The Iron Game’s Greatest Promoter | Iron Game History, December 1998
Worthington Memory: Former Mayor James Lorimer | Worthington Libraries, May 26, 1969
Arnold Sports Festival co-founder Jim Lorimer dies | Dispatch.com, Nov. 25, 2022
The Birth and Growth of the Arnold Sports Festival | Barbend, May 13, 2022
3 things you didn’t know about the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus | Columbus Dispatch, March 3, 2022
Why a sports festival named after Arnold Schwarzenegger is held in Columbus every year | Columbus Dispatch, March 2, 2022
Renaming fitness floor for Jim Lorimer considered fitting tribute | ThisWeek Worthington, July 15, 2021
Shortage of test kits contributed to Arnold spectator uncertainty amid coronavirus fears | Columbus Dispatch, March 4, 2020
The Interview Issue: Arnold Sports Festival Co-Founder Jim Lorimer | 614 Magazine, Jan 27, 2020
Architect: Jim Lorimer, The Man Who Helped Arnold Build His Classic | Bodybuilding.com, June 18, 2019
Ginther names Lorimer to Columbus Hall of Fame | Columbus Dispatch, Oct. 30, 2019
Arnold Sports Festival celebrates 31 years in Columbus | City Scene Columbus, January 2019
Exclusive Interview with Jim Lorimer: Talent, Trophies | TheArnoldFans.com, Jan. 22, 2015
2019 Arnold Classic – Jim Lorimer Interview Highlights from
GMV | GMV Bodybuilding (YouTube)
Girls track club helped get women’s sports rolling | The Dispatch, June 15, 2019
Columbus Hall of Fame | Crabbe Brown James LLP, October 2019
Ticket to ride? Groups seek input on ticket tax | The Dispatch, July 20, 2018
Arnold Classic 101: It Started with a Handshake | DigitalMuscle.com, Jan. 5, 2018
Arnold Sports Festival a product of Jim Lorimer, Arnold Schwarzenegger partnership | Columbus C.E.O. Magazine, February 2015
Jim Lorimer, citizen bio | Columbus.gov
White, Lorimer inducted into Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame | ThisWeek Worthington, May 27, 2014
Arnold bodybuilders sad to lose Veterans Memorial | The Dispatch, March 2, 2014
The Arnold: Jim Lorimer, the man behind the festival | Columbus Monthly Magazine, March 2012
‘The Arnold’ means growth, success | The Columbus Dispatch, Feb. 29, 2012
Jim Lorimer’s Unxpected Path: From the Ohio Track Club to the Arnold Sports Festival | Iron Game History, June 2011
Pumped on Columbus: Festival founders vow not to relocate the Arnold | Columbus Dispatch, Feb. 24, 2008
Schwarzenegger and Lorimer: Timeline of a long-lasting friendship | Columbus Dispatch, Feb 24, 2008
Jim Lorimer: The Iron Game’s Greatest Promoter | Iron Game History, December 1998