Dean Bauck Explained

Birth Name:Dean Bauck
Birth Date:15 May 1954
Sport:Athletics
Event:High jump

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Canadians' Pen Pictures . . 24 November 1977 . 6 August 2021 . 28.
  2. Web site: Dean Bauck . Delta Sports Hall of Fame.
  3. Web site: Commonwealth Games: Men's high jump . . 26 July 2014.
  4. News: 21 medals for Canada's contingent . . 2 February 1981.