fullname event weight height sport birth_date article_title name
lee balkin high jump 165 lb kg on 6 ft 3.5 in m on track and field 7 june 1961 lee balkin
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lee balkin

lee balkin -lrb- born 7 june 1961 -rrb- is a retired american high jumper .
he competed at the 1987 world championships without reaching the final .
his personal best jump is 2.33 metres , achieved in july 1987 in durham .
balkin holds the school record in the high jump at glendale high school in glendale , california .
on the outset that might not sound impressive , but the previous record was held by dwight stones , who was already a double olympic medalist and the national high school record holder .
at the 1979 cif california state meet , balkin jumped 7 ' 3 1/2 '' which is still the state meet record .
balkin later attended the university of california , los angeles , where he again surpassed stones and is the number two high jumper on the school 's top ten list .
even while still jumping competitively , balkin started coaching jumpers as an assistant coach at glendale community college .
he remains there as both coach and teacher .
