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Mike Buncic
Athletics competitor

Mike Buncic

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Athletics competitor
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Paterson, USA
Age
62 years
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Height:
193 cm
Weight:
115 kg
Education
San José State University
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Biography

Michael ("Mike") Buncicis atwo time US Olympian and former NCAA record holder in the men's discus throw. Born to Yugoslavian parents he represented the US in international competition. He participated at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. In addition he competed in three World Track and Field Championships representing the United States, 1991 Tokyo, Japan, 1993 Stuttgart, Germany, and 1995 Goteborg, Sweden.He is a four time Olympic and World Championship finalist in the Men's Discus Throw.

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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. ThisUS championship followed having previously finished as runner-up a total of six times. He retired from competition in 1996.

Bunciccompeted for the University of Kentucky where he was a multiple SEC Champion, record holder, and All-American in the shot put and discus throw. He represented the US in the World University Games twice; 1985, Kobe, Japan; 1987, Zagreb, Yugoslavia.

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 Wilcox High School in Santa Clara, California.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  United States
1986Goodwill GamesMoscow, Soviet Union7thDiscus61.34 m
1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea10thDiscus62.46 m
1990Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States3rdDiscus62.06 m
1991IAAF World Athletics ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan5thDiscus64.20 m
1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain18thDiscus59.12 m
1993IAAF World Athletics ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany8thDiscus
1995IAAF World Athletics ChampionshipsGoteborg, Sweden11thDiscus
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