Interview with Jonathan Younker

Interview with Jonathan Younker

Jonathan Younker is a former Canada Games athlete who participated in the triple jump at the 1997 Canada Summer Games in Brandon, Manitoba. Jonathan discusses his experiences as a Canada Games athlete on Team Quebec, including the relationships he formed with teammates, coaches, and young people from all over Canada.

Francophones and Anglophones

Canadian Identity

Friendships at the Canada Games

Athlete Mentality in Competitions

Career Impacts

Built Legacy

2020-08-18

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video

English

CGOH-002

Vlossak, Elizabeth

Linzel, Jessica

Younker, Jonathan

Recorded over Microsoft Teams in St. Catharines (Ontario, Canada), and Grimsby (Ontario, Canada).

1997

Canada -- Quebec
Canada -- Manitoba -- Brandon

This oral history interview was conducted digitally via Microsoft Teams. The video was edited in Adobe Premiere Pro, at which point an introduction sequence and question slides were added, and the interviewer's video and audio were removed.

00:49:36

Triple Jump

Team Quebec

Athletes

Friends

Gear

Competition

University

Coaches

Track & Field