Mike Buncic
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Michael Buncic is an American discus thrower who is a two time US Olympian
Buncic had the world's longest Discus Throw for the 1991 season on April 4, 1991, of 227'7" at Fresno, California. He was the US National Champion in 1995. This US championship followed having previously finished as runner-up a total of six times. He retired from competition in 1996.
Buncic competed for the
He was the US National Junior Champion in the Discus Throw in 1981.
He holds a Masters of Science degree in Molecular Biology from San Jose State University.
Buncic is now a human physiology teacher at
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  United States
| |||||
| 1986 | Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union
|
7th | Discus | 61.34 m |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea
|
10th | Discus | 62.46 m |
| 1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 3rd | Discus | 62.06 m |
| 1991 | IAAF World Athletics Championships
|
Tokyo, Japan | 5th | Discus | 64.20 m |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain
|
18th | Discus | 59.12 m |
| 1993 | IAAF World Athletics Championships
|
Stuttgart, Germany | 8th | Discus | |
| 1995 | IAAF World Athletics Championships
|
Goteborg, Sweden
|
11th | Discus | |
References
External links
- Olympics profile
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060110033125/http://www.macthrowvideo.com/downloads/Buncic_01.mpeg
- This throw took place at the 1987 Modesto Invitational in Modesto CA. The winning throw, it was measured at 214 feet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ok4pPgVYA
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