Glynis Nunn

Quick Facts

Full Name	Glynis Nunn
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Dec 4, 1960(1960-12-04)
Age	64
Birthplace	Toowoomba
Country	Australia
Birth City	Queensland
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Glynis Nunn Biography

Glynis Nunn is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on December 4, 1960 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Glynis Leanne Nunn-Cearns (nee Saunders, formerly Nunn), OAM (born 4 December 1960) is an former Australian Heptathlete and one of the first Olympic champion in the sport. She was born at Toowoomba, Queensland, she started competing in athletics at the age of 9 when she was an athlete in the Toowoomba South State High School.

The year 1985 was the one when Nunn got an award of the Medal of the Order of Australia and was also inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. She was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000.

In the wake of 1984’s Summer Olympics boycott, Nunn was among the candidates to win the Olympic title also. The contest was extremely close and five athletes fought for medals. Following the event there was a bit of confusion over who won, however, once the smoke cleared Nunn had received 6390 points. Five points more than the runner-up, Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Alongside the gold award, Nunn was also placed fifth in the 100m hurdles as well as seventh for the long leap.

Glynis Nunn Net Worth

Glynis Nunn is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Glynis Nunn 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a star in a variety of competitions, making her an ideal competitor for the pentathlon (which was replaced with the pentathlon at the time of 1981). She was selected for participation in the Commonwealth Games, but could be unable to compete due to an injury.

In the 1982 Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane the couple had already married decathlete Chris Nunn at the time, and later that year, they moved into Adelaide within South Australia where Chris was studying for a degree in physical education within the South Australian College of Advanced Education. In the very first heptathlon race during the Games she beat the English popular and took the win. In the first World Championships a year later she placed 7th.

After the Olympics, Nunn abandoned the heptathlon, and switched to hurdling. She was hampered by many injuries, but managed to win a bronze medal in the high hurdles event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. She quit sports in 1990.

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Who is Glynis Nunn Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Glynis Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Glynis Nunn celebrates birthday on December 4 of every year.

Where is Glynis Nunn now?

She currently serves as Executive Director of the Australian Track and Field Coaches Association , Vice chair of the Gold Coast Academy of Sport . Glynis was the national youth development coordinator and managed a number of youth and junior Australian teams overseas. She also was a national selector of eight years.

Who did Glynis Nunn marry?

In 1982 Glynis married fellow combined-eventer Chris Nunn and moved permanently to South Australia where she also taught. Retaining her national heptathlon title with 5843 points, she added the 100 metres hurdles title in 13.31 and was second in the long jump with 6.30m.

How old is Glynis Nunn?

61 years (December 4, 1960)

How many events make up an Olympic decathlon?

An all-round athletics test, the 10-event contest covers the whole range of athletics disciplines spread over two days. The first day consists of (in order): 100m, long jump, shot put, high jump and 400m. The second day’s events are 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500m.

Who is Christopher Nunn?

Christopher Nunn was appointed Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) in 2017. He leads the State’s community development efforts to support local leaders in their efforts to build strong, vibrant communities.