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American high jumper
Bill Jankunis
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Nationality | American |
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Born | (1955-06-29) June 29, 1955 (age 68) |
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Home town |
Staten Island, New York |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | High jump |
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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).
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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.
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References
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"Bill Jankunis". Olympedia. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
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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.
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"They survived the Trials to make it to Montreal". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). June 28, 1976. p. 5B.
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"Family and friends honor former New Dorp star and U.S. Olympian Bill Jankunis". Staten Island Advance. June 30, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
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^ 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.
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