Jeff Bannister
American decathlete
Bannister at the 1972 Olympic Trials | |
Personal information | |
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Born | (1945-08-30) August 30, 1945 (age 78) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Decathlon |
Club | University of New Hampshire Decathlon Club of America |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 100 m – 10.4 (1970) 400 m – 46.8 (1972) 1500 m – 4:10.4 (1972) 110 mH – 14.4 (1970) HJ – 1.98 m (1972) LJ – 7.35 m (1972)[1] |
Jeffrey Granville Bannister (born August 30, 1945) is a retired American decathlete. In 1979 he won the U.S. Olympic Trials and placed 21st at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Bannister played basketball as a forward at University of New Hampshire. In 1966 he won the AAU pentathlon title; in the decathlon he finished third in 1969 and second in 1972.[1][2]
References
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USA Championship winners in men's pentathlon
- 1920: Brutus Hamilton
- 1921–22: Edward Gourdin
- 1923: Not held
- 1924: Anthony Woostroff
- 1925: Paul Courtois
- 1926: Theodore Drews
- 1927: Harry Flippen
- 1928: Not held
- 1929: Paul Courtois
- 1930: Barney Berlinger
- 1931: Jim Bausch
- 1932: Not held
- 1933–34: Eulace Peacock
- 1935: Clyde Coffman
- 1936: Arkie Trenko
- 1937: Eulace Peacock
- 1938–39: John Borican
- 1940: Harry March
- 1941: John Borican
- 1942: Not held
- 1943–45: Eulace Peacock
- 1946: Charles Beaudry
- 1947: John Voight
- 1948: Russell Thomas
- 1949–50: Wilbur Ross
- 1951–54: Brayton Norton
- 1955: Des Koch
- 1956–58: Howard Smith
- 1959: Dixon Farmer
- 1960–61: Bill Toomey
- 1962: Paul Herman
- 1963–64: Bill Toomey
- 1965: Jim Miller
- 1966: Jeff Bannister
- 1967: Lynn Baker
- 1968: Joe Hilbe
- 1969: Dave Merkowitz
- 1970: Mike Hill
- 1971–73: Rick Wanamaker
- 1974: Jack Carter
- 1975: Mike Riddle
- 1976: Mike Conti
- 1977: Mike Hill
- 1978: Joe Hilbe
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