Dean Bauck (born 15 May 1954) is a Canadian former athlete who specialised in high jump.[1] He twice qualified for the Summer Olympics, but missed out on competing both times, due to a knee injury in 1976 and the boycott in 1980.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dean Bauck |
| Born | 15 May 1954 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
Medal record | |
An athlete from Delta, British Columbia, Bauck was a bronze medalist for Canada in high jump at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. His jump of 2.15m gave him a joint third-place finish with Scotland's Brian Burgess and he was one of three Canadians on the podium, with Claude Ferragne and Greg Joy getting gold and silver respectively.[3]
Bauck had a fifth-placed finish at the 1979 Pan American Games.
In 1981 he earned a gold medal at the Pacific Conference Games in Christchurch after a personal best 2.21m jump.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Canadians' Pen Pictures". The Canberra Times. 24 November 1977. p. 28. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Dean Bauck". Delta Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Men's high jump". Athletics Weekly. 26 July 2014.
- ^ "21 medals for Canada's contingent". Winnipeg Free Press. 2 February 1981.
External links edit
- Dean Bauck at World Athletics
- Dean Bauck at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)