Jim_Buchanan_(athlete)

Jim Buchanan (long jumper)

Jim Buchanan (long jumper)

Canadian long jumper

Jim Buchanan (22 July 1955 – 7 June 1977) was a Canadian athlete. He competed in the men's long jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]

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Buchanan died in a car accident near Sharbot Lake on 7 June 1977, just before leaving on a European tour to prepare for the 1980 Summer Olympics.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Ottawa Olympian dies in auto accident". Ottawa Journal. 9 June 1977. p. 22. Retrieved 15 March 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Free access icon
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Buchanan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Ottawa Olympian dies in auto accident". The Ottawa Journal. 9 June 1977. p. 22. Retrieved 16 March 2024.


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