Jason Tunks
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 7, 1975 London, Ontario, Canada |
Spouse | Dianne Tunks |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus Throw |
| Retired | 2011 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
Jason Tunks (born May 7, 1975 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian former discus thrower who has represented Canada in the Olympics in Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. He currently holds the Canadian National Record for discus at 67.88 m (222.7 ft).[1]
Competing for the SMU Mustangs track and field team, Tunks won the discus at the 1997 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[2]
Tunks was inducted into the London (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame in 2012,[3] and the Athletics Canada Hall of Fame in 2014.[4]
Major events
| Event | Qualification | Final | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Atlanta 1996 | 55.58m | 33rd | Did not advance | [5] | |
| Sydney 2000 | 64.40 | 2nd | 65.80 | 6 | [6] |
| Athens 2004 | 61.21 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
- 1997 World Championships in Athletics at Athens - 9th - 62.30 m (204.40 ft)
- 1999 World Championships in Athletics at Seville - 20th - 60.20 m (197.51 ft)
- 2001 World Championships in Athletics at Edmonton - 9th - 63.79 m (209.28 ft)
- 2003 World Championships in Athletics at Paris - 11th - 62.21 m (204.10 ft)
- 2005 World Championships in Athletics at Helsinki - 8th - 63.77 m (209.22 ft)
- 1998 Commonwealth Games at Kuala Lumpur - 3rd - 62.22 m (204.13 ft)
- 2002 Commonwealth Games at Manchester - 2nd - 62.61 m (205.41 ft)
- 2006 Commonwealth Games at Melbourne - 2nd - 63.07 m (206.92 ft)
- 1999 Pan American Games at Winnipeg - 3rd - 61.75 m (202.59 ft)
- 2003 Pan American Games at Santo Domingo - 1st - 63.70 m (208.99 ft)
World Cup in Athletics
- 2002 World Cup at Madrid - 5th - 62.89 m (206.33 ft)
- 1998 Goodwill Games at Uniondale, New York - 4th - 62.53 m (205.15 ft)
- 2001 Goodwill Games at Brisbane - 7th - 61.70 m (202.43 ft)
Progression
| Year | Date | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | July 14 | 58.76 m (192.78 ft) |
| 1995 | July 1 | 58.66 m (192.45 ft) |
| 1996 | May 18 | 63.86 m (209.51 ft) |
| 1997 | April 12 | 65.20 m (213.91 ft) |
| 1998 | May 14 | 67.88m (222.70 ft) |
| 1999 | May 13 | 65.54 m (215.03 ft) |
| 2000 | May 6 | 66.28 m (217.45 ft) |
| 2001 | June 9 | 67.70 m (222.11 ft) |
| 2002 | January 28 | 66.50 m (218.18 ft) |
| 2003 | April 26 | 66.55 m (218.34 ft) |
| 2004 | May 19 | 66.15 m (217.03 ft) |
| 2005 | June 11 | 66.59 m (218.47 ft) |
| 2006 | February 25 | 66.50 m (218.18 ft) |
| 2015 | February 21 | 60.08m
(197.36) |
Personal life
Tunks is married to Dianne Tunks (née Olson) and they have four children:[7] Brayden, Rylan, Jenna and Julia (born 20 July 2006), who is the #1 on the World U18 Female Discus leaderboard.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Canadian discus thrower Tunks retires". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 4, 2011.
- ^ "Discus throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
- ^ "Our Inductees". London Sports Council. April 18, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Athletics Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Discus throw M - Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta - Results". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Jason Tunks Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". April 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "Julia Tunks ready to follow Olympian dad Jason's discus-tossing footsteps". lfpress. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Discus Throw - women - u18 - outdoor". worldathletics.org. Retrieved May 7, 2023.