Jason Tunks
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Jason Tunks (born May 7, 1975 in London, Ontario, Canada) is an international level discus thrower representing Canada.
World Ranking: 13th
Quick Notes:
- Jason is married to Netherlands shot putter Lieja Tunks
- Holder of National Record at 67.88m
- Graduated from Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School in London
- Attended Southern Methodist University in Texas on a track scholarship
- 6'6, 270lbs.
- Former shot putter
Personal Bests:
- Discus throw - 67.88m (222.70ft) - ACU, Abilene, Texas, May 14, 1998 - National Record
- Shot put - Outdoor: 19.06m (62.53ft) - Austin, Texas, April 5, 1997 Indoor: 18.97m (62.24ft) - Blacksburg, Virginia, February 23, 2001
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[edit] Major Events
Atlanta 1996 - 33rd - 55.84m (183.20ft)
Sydney 2000 - 6th - 65.80m (215.88ft)
Athens 2004 - 15th - 61.21m (200.82ft)
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
1997 World Championships in Athletics at Athens - 9th - 62.30m (204.40ft)
1999 World Championships in Athletics at Seville - 20th - 60.20m (197.51ft)
2001 World Championships in Athletics at Edmonton - 9th - 63.79m (209.28ft)
2003 World Championships in Athletics at Paris - 11th - 62.21m (204.10ft)
2005 World Championships in Athletics at Helsinki - 8th - 63.77m (209.22ft)
1998 Commonwealth Games at Kuala Lumpur - 3rd - 62.22m (204.13ft)
2002 Commonwealth Games at Manchester - 2nd - 62.61m (205.41ft)
2006 Commonwealth Games at Melbourne - 2nd - 63.07m (206.92ft)
1999 Pan American Games at Winnipeg - 3rd - 61.75m (202.59ft)
2003 Pan American Games at Santo Domingo - 1st - 63.70m (208.99ft)
World Cup in Athletics
2002 World Cup at Madrid - 5th - 62.89m (206.33ft)
1998 Goodwill Games at Uniondale, New York - 4th - 62.53m (205.15ft)
2001 Goodwill Games at Brisbane - 7th - 61.70m (202.43ft)
[edit] Progression
Bold is personal best.
1994 - 58.76m (192.78ft) - July 14
1995 - 58.66m (192.45ft) - July 1
1996 - 63.86m (209.51ft) - May 18
1997 - 65.20m (213.91ft) - April 12
1998 - 67.88m (222.70ft) - May 14
1999 - 65.54m (215.03ft) - May 13
2000 - 66.28m (217.45ft) - May 6
2001 - 67.70m (222.11ft) - June 9
2002 - 66.50m (218.18ft) - January 28
2003 - 66.55m (218.34ft) - April 26
2004 - 66.15m (217.03ft) - May 19
2005 - 66.59m (218.47ft) - June 11
2006 - 66.50m (218.18ft) - February 25
[edit] Fellow Competitors
Courtesy of the IAAF World Rankings
- Virgilijus Alekna, Lithuania, World Ranking: 1st
- Gerd Kanter, Estonia, World Ranking: 2nd
- Zoltán Kővágó, Hungary, World Ranking: 3rd
- Aleksander Tammert, Estonia, World Ranking: 4th
- Mario Pestano, Spain, World Ranking: 6th
- Jarred Rome, USA, World Ranking: 7th
- Piotr Małachowski, Poland, World Ranking: 8th
- Lars Riedel, Germany, World Ranking: 9th
- Yénnifer Frank Casanas, Cuba, World Ranking: 10th
- Frantz Kruger, South Africa, World Ranking: 11th
- Michael Möllenbeck, Germany, World Ranking: 12th
- Next Canadian in world rankings: Dariusz Robert Slowik, 21st
[edit] External links
Categories: 1975 births | Living people | People from London, Ontario | Ontario sportspeople | Canadian track and field athletes | Athletes at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | Athletes at the 1996 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Olympic competitors for Canada
