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 49) 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)

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