Jason Tunks (born May 7, 1975 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian former discus thrower who represented Canada in the Olympics three times. He is the holder of Canadian National Record at . Tunks was inducted into the London (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame in 2012, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 2014, and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. Personal Bests Discus throw - 67.88m (222-8) - ACU, Abilene, Texas, May 14, 1998 - National Record Shot put - Outdoor: 19.06m (62' 6½) - Austin, Texas, April 5, 1997 Indoor: 18.97m (62' 3) - Blacksburg, Virginia, February 23, 2001 Major events Olympics Atlanta 1996 - 33rd - 55.84 m (183.20 ft) Sydney 2000 - 6th - 65.80 m (215.88 ft) Athens 2004 - 15th - 61.21 m (200.82 ft) 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 Bold is personal best. 1994 - 58.76 m (192.78 ft) - July 14 1995 - 58.66 m (192.45 ft) - July 1 1996 - 63.86 m (209.51 ft) - May 18 1997 - 65.20 m (213.91 ft) - April 12 1998 - 67.88m (222.70 ft) - May 14 1999 - 65.54 m (215.03 ft) - May 13 2000 - 66.28 m (217.45 ft) - May 6 2001 - 67.70 m (222.11 ft) - June 9 2002 -