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{{short description|American high jumper}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name             = Joni Huntley
| image            = Joni Huntley 1975.jpg
| caption          = Huntley in 1975
| full_name        = Joni Luann Huntley
| birth_date       = {{birth-date and age|August 4, 1956}}
| birth_place      = [[McMinnville, Oregon]], U.S.
| height           = 173 cm
| weight           = 61 kg
| sport            = Athletics
| club             = Pacific Coast Club, Long Beach
| collegeteam      = Oregon State
| event            = [[High jump]]
| pb               = 1.97 m (1984)<ref name=sr>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/joni-huntley-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174247/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/joni-huntley-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Joni Huntley }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=1114&Gender=W |title=Joni Huntley |website=trackfield.brinkster.net}}</ref>
| show-medals      = yes
| medaltemplates   = 
{{MedalSport | Women's [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] }}
{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] | [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's High Jump|High jump]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1975 Pan American Games|1975 Mexico City]] | [[Athletics at the 1975 Pan American Games|High jump]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[1983 Pan American Games|1983 Caracas]] | [[Athletics at the 1983 Pan American Games|High jump]] }}
}}

'''Joni Luann Huntley''' (born August 4, 1956) is an [[Americans|American]] high jumper. She competed at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1984, placing fifth in 1976. At the Pan American Games she won a gold medal in 1975 and a bronze in 1983. She was ranked as third-best high jumper in the world in 1975. Domestically she won the national title in 1974–77 and set four American records in 1974–75.<ref name=sr/>

==Prep==
Huntley was born in [[McMinnville, Oregon]], and raised in [[Sheridan, Oregon]], where she attended [[Sheridan High School (Oregon)|Sheridan High School]].  While there she was the first high school girl over 6 feet, setting the [[National Federation of State High School Associations|NFHS]] [[United States high school national records in track and field|national high school record]].<ref>[http://www.nfhs.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=3247 National High School Record Book] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927115642/http://www.nfhs.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=3247 |date=September 27, 2011 }}</ref>

==College==
Huntley is a graduate of [[Oregon State University]] graduate school and [[Long Beach State]] undergraduate.<ref>[https://longbeachstate.com/honors/hall-of-fame/joni-huntley/65 1991 Long Beach State Hall of Fame Induction Joni Huntley] [[California State University, Long Beach]]</ref> Huntley set an OSU high jump record of 6 feet 2 3/4 inches, which still stands.<ref>[https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/oregonstate.sidearmsports.com/documents/2021/6/15/History_and_Records.pdf 2021 Oregon State Beavers Track and Field Record Books] [[Oregon State Beavers]]</ref> Huntley graduated from [[Long Beach State]] in California to work with [[1988 Summer Olympics]] assistant coach<ref>[https://longbeachstate.com/honors/hall-of-fame/dave-rodda/185 2006 Long Beach State Hall of Fame Induction of DAVE RODDA] [[Long Beach State Beach]]</ref><ref>[https://www.legacy.com/funeral-homes/obituaries/name/david-rodda-obituary?pid=174579739&v=batesville Dave Rodda obituary]</ref> Dave Rodda.<ref>[https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/12-sports/455574-371169-huntley-raised-the-bar Huntley raised the bar] [[Portland Tribune]] Kerry Eggers</ref>

==Professional==
Huntley served as an assistant track and field coach at [[Oregon State Beavers]] starting in 1981 when she started her masters of education program at [[Oregon State University|Oregon State University College of Education]].<ref>[https://www.gazettetimes.com/sports/community/family-now-huntleys-top-concern/article_1b02d020-cdd8-5f4b-bfe2-215f035135a8.html Family now Huntley's top concern][[The Gazette Times]]. 7 July 2003</ref>

Huntley spent her professional career as a kindergarten teacher in the [[Portland Public Schools (Oregon)|Portland Public Schools]] and as a coach, including leading workshops for young athletes and coaching for the Portland Track Club.

==Personal==
Huntley is a retired teacher at [[Forest Park (Portland, Oregon)|Forest Park]] Elementary and she lives in the [[Portland, Oregon|Portland Metro area]] and has two daughters.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Joni Huntley}}
* {{World Athletics}}
* {{Olympics.com|johanna-luann-huntley|Johanna Luann Huntley|org_id=joni-huntley|org_name=Joni Huntley|org_archive=20190804231648}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028141025/http://www.longbeachstate.com/history/HOF/huntley-joni.html |date=October 28, 2007 |title=Short profile at LongBeachState.com}}
* [https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/huntley-joni/ Joni Huntley (1956–) By Christine Chute] [[Oregon Encyclopedia]]

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{{succession box
| before = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Deanne Wilson]]
| title = [[National champions high jump (women)#United States|USA National High Jump Champion]]
| years = 1974–1977
| after = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Louise Ritter]]
}}
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