Jason Tunks
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Jason Tunks is a retired international level discus throw
er representing Canada
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World Ranking: 35th
Quick Notes:
Personal Bests:
Atlanta 1996 - 33rd - 55.84 m (183.20 ft)
Sydney 2000 - 6th - 65.80 m (215.88 ft)
Athens 2004 - 15th - 61.21 m (200.82 ft)
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)
Commonwealth Games
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)
Pan American Games
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)
Goodwill Games
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)
Currently owner of Olympic Fitness in London, Ontario
1994 - 58.76 m (192.78 ft) - July 14
1995 - 58.66 m (192.45 ft) - July 1
1996 - 63.86 m (209.51 ft) - May 18
1997 - 65.20 m (213.91 ft) - April 12
1998 - 67.88m (222.70 ft) - May 14
1999 - 65.54 m (215.03 ft) - May 13
2000 - 66.28 m (217.45 ft) - May 6
2001 - 67.70 m (222.11 ft) - June 9
2002 - 66.50 m (218.18 ft) - January 28
2003 - 66.55 m (218.34 ft) - April 26
2004 - 66.15 m (217.03 ft) - May 19
2005 - 66.59 m (218.47 ft) - June 11
2006 - 66.50 m (218.18 ft) - February 25
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
er representing Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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World Ranking: 35th
Quick Notes:
- Jason is married to NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
shot putShot putThe shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
ter Lieja TunksLieja TunksLiesbeth Jantina Tunks, née Koeman is a shot putter who represents Canada after switching from the Netherlands in 2006...
- Holder of National Record at 67.88m
- Graduated from Sir Frederick Banting Secondary SchoolSir Frederick Banting Secondary SchoolSir Frederick Banting Secondary School is a high school located in London, Ontario, Canada. It was officially opened in 1969, and has history of excellence in the arts, in sports and in community service. Banting is recognized for having a strong French Immersion program and a music program...
in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
- Attended Southern Methodist UniversitySouthern Methodist UniversitySouthern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
in TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
on a track scholarshipScholarshipA scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
- 6'6, 270 lbs.
- Former shot putShot putThe shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
ter
Personal Bests:
- Discus throwDiscus throwThe discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
- 67.88m (222-8) - ACU, AbileneAbilene, TexasAbilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in west central Texas. The population was 117,063 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of 158,063. It is the county seat of Taylor County...
, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, May 14, 1998 - National Record
- Shot putShot putThe shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
- Outdoor: 19.06m (62' 6½) - Austin, TexasAustin, TexasAustin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, April 5, 1997 Indoor: 18.97m (62' 3) - Blacksburg, VirginiaBlacksburg, VirginiaBlacksburg is an incorporated town located in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 42,620 at the 2010 census. Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford are the three principal jurisdictions of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area which...
, February 23, 2001
Major Events
OlympicsOlympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
Atlanta 1996 - 33rd - 55.84 m (183.20 ft)
Sydney 2000 - 6th - 65.80 m (215.88 ft)
Athens 2004 - 15th - 61.21 m (200.82 ft)
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations . Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1991, and it has since been organised biennially.-History:...
1997 World Championships in Athletics
1997 World Championships in Athletics
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations...
at Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
- 9th - 62.30 m (204.40 ft)
1999 World Championships in Athletics
1999 World Championships in Athletics
The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....
at Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
- 20th - 60.20 m (197.51 ft)
2001 World Championships in Athletics
2001 World Championships in Athletics
The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...
at Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
- 9th - 63.79 m (209.28 ft)
2003 World Championships in Athletics
2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...
at Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
- 11th - 62.21 m (204.10 ft)
2005 World Championships in Athletics
2005 World Championships in Athletics
The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations , were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland , the site of the first IAAF World Championships in 1983. One theme of the 2005 championships was paralympic sports, some of...
at Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
- 8th - 63.77 m (209.22 ft)
Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
1998 Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
at Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
- 3rd - 62.22 m (204.13 ft)
2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
at Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
- 2nd - 62.61 m (205.41 ft)
2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
at Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
- 2nd - 63.07 m (206.92 ft)
Pan American Games
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
1999 Pan American Games
1999 Pan American Games
The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23-August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. The 1999...
at Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
- 3rd - 61.75 m (202.59 ft)
2003 Pan American Games at Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
- 1st - 63.70 m (208.99 ft)
World Cup in Athletics
2002 World Cup at Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
- 5th - 62.89 m (206.33 ft)
Goodwill Games
Goodwill Games
The Goodwill Games was an international sports competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s...
1998 Goodwill Games at Uniondale, New York
Uniondale, New York
Uniondale is a hamlet as well as a suburb of New York City in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island, in the Town of Hempstead. The population was 24,759 at the 2010 United States Census.-Geography:...
- 4th - 62.53 m (205.15 ft)
2001 Goodwill Games at Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
- 7th - 61.70 m (202.43 ft)
Currently owner of Olympic Fitness in London, Ontario
Progression
Bold is personal best.1994 - 58.76 m (192.78 ft) - July 14
1995 - 58.66 m (192.45 ft) - July 1
1996 - 63.86 m (209.51 ft) - May 18
1997 - 65.20 m (213.91 ft) - April 12
1998 - 67.88m (222.70 ft) - May 14
1999 - 65.54 m (215.03 ft) - May 13
2000 - 66.28 m (217.45 ft) - May 6
2001 - 67.70 m (222.11 ft) - June 9
2002 - 66.50 m (218.18 ft) - January 28
2003 - 66.55 m (218.34 ft) - April 26
2004 - 66.15 m (217.03 ft) - May 19
2005 - 66.59 m (218.47 ft) - June 11
2006 - 66.50 m (218.18 ft) - February 25