Bill Jankunis
American high jumper
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | (1955-06-29) June 29, 1955 (age 69) |
Home town | Staten Island, New York |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
William John Jankunis (born June 29, 1955) is an American athlete.[1] He competed in the men's high jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2] Jankunis won the 1976 United States Summer Olympic High Jump Trials on June 28, 1976, at University of Oregon's Hayward Stadium with a jump of 2.28 metres (7 ft. 5 3⁄4 in).[3]
As a resident of Midland Beach, Jankunis attended New Dorp High School in New Dorp, Staten Island, New York. He was inducted into the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.[2][4][5]
References
- ^ "Bill Jankunis". Olympedia. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Jankunis Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "They survived the Trials to make it to Montreal". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). June 28, 1976. p. 5B.
- ^ "Family and friends honor former New Dorp star and U.S. Olympian Bill Jankunis". Staten Island Advance. June 30, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ Gordon, Cormac (June 27, 2016). "Forty years later, a little party for under-the-radar Olympian Bill Jankunis". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
External links
- Bill Jankunis at Olympedia
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