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He was a track & field athlete competing in the triple jump.
On June 16, 1985 he set a world record of 58 feet 11.5 inches at the national championships in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
He attended UCLA, and finished second in the NCAA Championships in 1977 and 1978.
He broke the American record in 1981.
He was a member of the 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He, 1984This page is about the year 1984. For other uses of 1984, see 1984 (disambiguation). 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday (link shows calendar). Events January January 1 Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 AT&T is broken up into 22 indepe, and 19881988 is a leap year starting on Friday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 2 Georgia celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 9 Connecticut celebrates its bicentennial statehood. January 26 Australia celebrates its bicentennial day. OlympicOlympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. The Olympic Games or Olympics are an international multi-sport event taking place every fourth year. Originally held in ancient Greece, they were revived by a French nobleman, Pierre Fredy, Baron de Coub teams.
He participated on the 1983Events January January 1 Beat Raaflaub became Basel Boys Choir's new conductor January 1 the ARPANET officially changes to use the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet. January 1 compulsory wearing of seat belts becomes law in the UK. January 2 The mu and 19871987 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 Nunavut's capital changes it name to Iqaluit from Frobisher Bay. January 3 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 An Amtrak train World Championship teams.
He was awarded the Track & Field News and United States Olympic CommitteeThe United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is a non-profit organization that is the National Olympic Committee for the United States. Mission As an NOC, USOC supports American athletes in general and Olympic athletes in particular. Athletes that wish to p Athlete of the Year in 1985.
He served USA Track & Field as chair of the Athletes Advisory Committee in addition to serving as an organization vice president.
Banks will always be remembered as one of the most flamboyant athletes to compete in track and field. He is the originater of the now common hand clapping that takes place during many track and field events. His flamboyant personality was also present in his jumping. He has been reported as laughing during some of his jumps. He held the world recordA world record is the best performance in a certain discipline, usually a sports event. In the United States the form world's record was formerly more common. In a number of sports, such as athletics or swimming world records are set in a number of events of 17.97 m until Jonathan Edwards broke it for the first time in 1995 with 17.98m.
He was inducted into the USA Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1999.
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