Joyce Racek
Racek in 1956
Personal information
BornAugust 16, 1938
West Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedAugust 4, 2001 (aged 62)
Littleton, Colorado, U.S.
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubLincoln Turners
Coached byErna Wachtel

Joyce May Racek (later Markley, later Budrunas, August 16, 1938 – August 4, 2001) was an American artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics with the best individual result of 42nd place in the floor exercise.[1]

Racek took up gymnastics aged four. The family moved to Chicago, IL in 1941. In 1956 she graduated from Lake View High School and then studied at a college in Michigan. She then moved to Sarasota Florida with her first husband Bill Markley, but they later divorced. Her first three children remained with her in the divorce, and her newborn daughter was adopted. In the early 1970s Racek lived in Australia with her first three children and her second husband Paul Budrunas. Later she moved back to the US to Littleton, Colorado, where Racek and Budrunas ended their marriage.[2]

Racek died of lung cancer. She was survived by her sisters Gale Gerhardt Hollinger and Donna Cuesta, and her children Bret Markley, Bart Markley, Jolinda Doudy and Pamela Hanson Carbone.[2]

References

  1. Joyce Racek. sports-reference.com
  2. 1 2 Crystal Yednak (August 8, 2001) Joyce Racek, 62. Chicago Tribune
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