| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Glynis Nunn |
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| Women's Athletics | |||
Competitor for  Australia |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | Los Angeles 1984 | Heptathlon | |
| Commonwealth Games | |||
| Gold | Brisbane 1982 | Heptathlon | |
| Bronze | Edinburgh 1986 | 100m Hurdles | |
Glynis Nunn OAM (born December 4, 1960) is a former Australian heptathlete, the first Olympic champion in the event. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested 24 events by men and 17 by women The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September&mdash9 October 1982 The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland for the second time Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A heptathlon is a Track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Born Glynis Leanne Saunders in Toowoomba, Queensland, she began competing in athletics at age 9, when she was a student at Toowoomba South State School. Toowoomba (nicknamed 'The Garden City' is a City in South East Queensland, Australia. Toowoomba South State School is a Primary school located on the southern edge of the Toowooomaba CBD in Queensland, Australia.
She starred in several events, and was thus a natural competitor in the pentathlon (which was replaced by the heptathlon in 1981). In 1978, she qualified for the Commonwealth Games, but couldn't compete because of an injury. The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations.
By the time of the next Commonwealth Games (1982), she had married Chris Nunn (a decathlete). In the first heptathlon competition at the Games, she upset the English favourite and took the title. At the inaugural World Championships a year later, she was placed 7th. The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF
Because of the East Bloc boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics, Nunn was one of the medal candidates for the Olympic title, too. During the Cold War, the term Communist Bloc (or Soviet Bloc) was used to refer to the Soviet Union and countries it either controlled or that were The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, The competition was incredibly close, with five athletes fighting for the medals. After the competition, there was confusion about who had won, but when the smoke cleared, Nunn had scored 6390 points, five more than runner-up Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962 in East St Louis Illinois) is a retired American athlete ranked among the all-time greatest In addition to her gold medal, Nunn was also placed fifth in the 100 m hurdles event, and seventh in the long jump. The long jump is an Athletics (track and field event in which athletes combine speed strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far from the take-off point as possible
After the Olympics, Nunn abandoned the heptathlon, and switched to hurdling. She was hampered by many injuries, but managed to win a bronze medal in the high hurdles event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. She quit sports in 1990.
References
- IAAF profile for Glynis Nunn
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