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]
Tunks was inducted into the London (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame in 2012,[2] and the Athletics Canada Hall of Fame in 2014.[3]
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:[6] Brayden, Rylan, Jenna and Julia (born 20 July 2006), who is the #1 on the World U18 Female Discus leaderboard. [7]
