Joel Shankle

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Joel Shankle

Personal information
Born	March 2, 1933 Fines Creek, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	April 8, 2015(2015-04-08) (aged 82) Culpeper, Virginia, U.S.
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne 110 metre hurdles

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 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the 110 meter hurdles where he won a bronze medal. Shankle attended Duke University 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 their Distinguished Alumnus of the Year in 2013.

Shankle subsequently joined the

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joel Shankle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25.
• Joel Shankle's obituary

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