| Jim Barton | |
| Full Name: | James Barton |
| Birth Place: | Lincoln County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height: | 188 cm |
| Weight: | 84 kg |
| Classes: | Soling |
| Club: | San Francisco Yacht Club St. Francis Yacht Club |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
James Barton (born March 3, 1956, in Lincoln County, Tennessee) is an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Soling class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, together with Jeff Madrigali and Kent Massey.[1]