Joni Luann Huntley (born August 4, 1956) is an American high jumper. She competed at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1984, placing fifth in 1976. At the Pan American Games she won a gold medal in 1975 and a bronze in 1983. She was ranked as third-best high jumper in the world in 1975. Domestically she won the national title in 1974–77 and set four American records in 1974–75.

Prep

Huntley was born in

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, and raised in

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, where she attended Sheridan High School. While there she was the first high school girl over 6 feet, setting the NFHS national high school record.

College

Huntley is a graduate of

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graduate school and Long Beach State undergraduate. Huntley set an OSU high jump record of 6 feet 2 3/4 inches, which still stands. Huntley graduated from Long Beach State in California to work with

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assistant coach Dave Rodda.

Professional

Huntley served as an assistant track and field coach at

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starting in 1981 when she started her masters of education program at Oregon State University College of Education.Family now Huntley's top concern
he Gazette Times. 7 July 2003 Huntley spent her professional career as a kindergarten teacher in the Portland Public Schools and as a coach, including leading workshops for young athletes and coaching for the Portland Track Club.

Personal

Huntley is a retired teacher at

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Elementary and she lives in the Portland Metro area and has two daughters.

References

External links

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Joni Huntley (1956–) By Christine Chute

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Living people 1956 births American female high jumpers Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Oregon State University alumni Track and field athletes from Oregon Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 21st-century American women {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub