Joni Huntley
Encyclopedia
Joni Luann Huntley is an American
athlete who won the bronze medal
in the women's high jump
event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles, California
.
She was raised in Sheridan, Oregon
, and attended Sheridan High School. While there she was the first high school girl over 6 feet, setting the NFHS national high school record. A graduate of Oregon State University
, she is currently a teacher at Forest Park Elementary in Portland, Oregon
and has two daughters.
Huntley began her collegiate education at Oregon State and completed it at Long Beach State. The American record holder in 1974, Huntley competed in the high jump in two Olympic Games (1976 and 1984).
United States
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athlete who won the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
in the women's high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
event at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
She was raised in Sheridan, Oregon
Sheridan, Oregon
Sheridan is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. Platted in the 1860s when it received a post office, the city was incorporated in 1880. A major fire burned much of the city in 1913, and a flood covered much of the city in 1964...
, and attended Sheridan High School. While there she was the first high school girl over 6 feet, setting the NFHS national high school record. A graduate of Oregon State University
Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...
, she is currently a teacher at Forest Park Elementary in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
and has two daughters.
Huntley began her collegiate education at Oregon State and completed it at Long Beach State. The American record holder in 1974, Huntley competed in the high jump in two Olympic Games (1976 and 1984).