Jason Tunks

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]

Jason Tunks

Personal information
Born	(1975-05-07) May 7, 1975 (age 50) London, Ontario, Canada
Spouse	Dianne Tunks
Sport
Country	Canada
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus Throw
Retired	2011
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Discus Throw: 67.88m (1998, NR) Outdoor Shotput: 19.06m (1997) Indoor Shotput: 18.97m (2001)
Medal record Representing  Canada Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Discus throw 2006 Melbourne Discus throw 1998 Kuala Lumpur Discus throw Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Discus throw 1999 Winnipeg Discus throw

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)

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)

Progression

Progression by Active Year (Personal Best is Bold)

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 has four known 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

• Canadian records in track and field