Lee Balkin

Lee Balkin (born June 7, 1961) is a retired American high jumper. He competed at the 1987 World Championships without reaching the final. His personal best jump is 2.33 metres, achieved in July 1987 in Durham.[1]

Lee Balkin
Personal information
Full nameLee Balkin
Nationality United States
Born (1961-06-07) June 7, 1961
Height6 ft 3.5 in (1.918 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event(s)High Jump
Medal record
Men's Track and Field
Representing  United States
Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 1980 Sudbury High Jump

Balkin holds the school record in the high jump at Glendale High School in Glendale, California. On the outset that might not sound impressive, but the previous record was held by Dwight Stones, who was already a double Olympic medalist and the National High School Record holder. At the 1979 CIF California State Meet, Balkin jumped 7' 3½" which is still the state meet record.[2]

Balkin later attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he again surpassed Stones and is the number two high jumper on the school's top ten list.[3]

Even while still jumping competitively, Balkin started coaching jumpers as an assistant coach at Glendale Community College.[4] He remains there as both coach and teacher.[5]

References
  1. World men's all-time best high jump (last updated 2001)
  2. "California State Meet Results - 1915 to present". Hank Lawson. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
  3. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-track/auto_pdf/m-alltime-top10.pdf
  4. "Archives". Los Angeles Times.
  5. "Glendale Community College : Physical Education / Health Division Faculty & Staff : BALKIN, LEE E". Archived from the original on 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2012-07-10.



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