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World Athletics Championships Budapest23

Willie BANKS

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    United States United States
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    11 MAR 1956     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14357995

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
Long Jump 8.11 Lausanne (SUI) 14 JUL 1981 1162
Triple Jump 17.97 +1.5 Indianapolis, IN (USA) 16 JUN 1985 1268
Triple Jump 18.20 * +5.2 Indianapolis, IN (USA) 16 JUL 1988 1262

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
Triple Jump 17.41 San Diego, CA (USA) 19 FEB 1982 1208

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 1992

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Triple Jump 16.71 +1.0 New Orleans, LA (USA) 21 JUN 1992 1134

Outdoor

Long Jump

Performance Wind Place Date
1985 8.07 +1.9 Los Angeles, CA (USA) 18 MAY 1985
1982 7.89 Lausanne (SUI) 14 JUL 1982
1981 8.11 Lausanne (SUI) 14 JUL 1981
1980 7.88 Zürich (SUI) 13 AUG 1980
1977 7.88 Westwood, CA (USA) 13 MAR 1977
1976 7.83 Westwood, CA (USA) 01 MAY 1976
1975 7.91 Provo, UT (USA) 06 JUN 1975

Outdoor

Triple Jump

Performance Wind Place Date
1992 16.71 +1.0 New Orleans, LA (USA) 21 JUN 1992
1991 16.84 +1.9 New York, NY (USA) 14 JUN 1991
1990 16.02 +1.5 Norwalk, CA (USA) 15 JUN 1990
1988 17.19 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 17 AUG 1988
1987 17.25 +1.0 Paris (FRA) 16 JUL 1987
1986 17.58 0.0 El Paso, TX (USA) 20 APR 1986
1985 17.97 +1.5 Indianapolis, IN (USA) 16 JUN 1985
1984 17.39 -0.6 Koblenz (GER) 29 AUG 1984
1983 17.26 +1.1 Indianapolis, IN (USA) 19 JUN 1983
1982 17.36 +1.9 Westwood, CA (USA) 16 MAY 1982
1981 17.56 +0.8 Sacramento, CA (USA) 21 JUN 1981
1980 17.13 Westwood, CA (USA) 11 MAY 1980
1979 17.23 Ciudad de México (MEX) 11 SEP 1979
1978 17.05 Westwood, CA (USA) 07 MAY 1978
1977 16.94 Sofia (BUL) 22 AUG 1977
1976 16.88 Eugene, OR (USA) 19 JUN 1976

Indoor

Triple Jump

Performance Place Date
1988/89 16.72 New York, NY (USA) 24 FEB 1989
1983/84 17.16 Osaka (JPN) 16 JAN 1984
1981/82 17.41 San Diego, CA (USA) 19 FEB 1982
1980/81 17.20 Tokyo (JPN) 21 MAR 1981
1977/78 16.43 Long Beach, CA (USA) 07 JAN 1978

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
6. Triple Jump 17.03 +0.9 Olympic Stadium, Jamsil, Seoul (KOR) 24 SEP 1988
6. Triple Jump 16.75 -0.6 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA (USA) 04 AUG 1984

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. Triple Jump 17.18 +0.4 Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN) 08 AUG 1983

Honours - World (Continental) Cup

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Triple Jump 17.58 +1.5 Bruce Stadium, Canberra (AUS) 04 OCT 1985
3. Triple Jump 17.04 +0.1 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 05 SEP 1981
5. Triple Jump 16.66 0.0 Olympic Stadium, Montréal (CAN) 25 AUG 1979

Honours - Pan American Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. Triple Jump 16.87 +3.1 Indianapolis, IN (USA) 10 AUG 1987

Honours - World University Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Triple Jump 17.23 Ciudad de México (MEX) 11 SEP 1979
3. Triple Jump 16.94 Sofia (BUL) 22 AUG 1977
Results in:

Triple Jump

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result Wind
21 JUN 1992 New Orleans US Olympic Trials, New Orleans, LA USAUSA F 16.71 +1.0

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