Joel Shankle (March 2, 1933 – April 8, 2015) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 110 meter hurdles. He competed for the United States in the

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held in

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in the 110 meter hurdles where he won a bronze medal. Shankle attended

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and was honored as the first ACC Male Athlete of the Year in 1954. He was also a graduate of Randolph-Macon Academy, which honored him as thei
Distinguished Alumnus of the Year
in 2013. Shankle subsequently joined the U.S. Navy where he flew the A-4 Skyhawk before becoming a captain for

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. In his spare time he built an Sequoia Falco aircraft, which he flew in retirement.

References

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Joel Shankle's obituary
1933 births 2015 deaths American male hurdlers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Duke Blue Devils men's track and field athletes Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub