Jason Tunks
Jason Tunks 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.
Competing for the SMU Mustangs track and field team, Tunks won the discus at the 1997 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Tunks was inducted into the London Sports Hall of Fame in 2012, and the Athletics Canada Hall of Fame in 2014.
Major events
IAAF World Championships in Athletics- 1997 World Championships in Athletics at Athens - 9th - 62.30 m
- 1999 World Championships in Athletics at Seville - 20th - 60.20 m
- 2001 World Championships in Athletics at Edmonton - 9th - 63.79 m
- 2003 World Championships in Athletics at Paris - 11th - 62.21 m
- 2005 World Championships in Athletics at Helsinki - 8th - 63.77 m
- 1998 Commonwealth Games at Kuala Lumpur - 3rd - 62.22 m
- 2002 Commonwealth Games at Manchester - 2nd - 62.61 m
- 2006 Commonwealth Games at Melbourne - 2nd - 63.07 m
- 1999 Pan American Games at Winnipeg - 3rd - 61.75 m
- 2003 Pan American Games at Santo Domingo - 1st - 63.70 m
- 2002 World Cup at Madrid - 5th - 62.89 m
- 1998 Goodwill Games at Uniondale, New York - 4th - 62.53 m
- 2001 Goodwill Games at Brisbane - 7th - 61.70 m