Bunki Bankaitis-Davis

American racing cyclist (1958-2021)

Danute "Bunki" Bankaitis-Davis (January 2, 1958 – January 29, 2021) was an American road racing cyclist. She won a gold medal at the 1992 UCI Road World Championships in the team time trial. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the women's road race finishing 14th.[1][2][3]

Danute Bankaitis-Davis
Personal information
NicknameBunki
Born(1958-01-02)January 2, 1958
United States
DiedJanuary 29, 2021(2021-01-29) (aged 63)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Medal record
Women's road cycling
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Benidorm Team time trial

Bankaitis-Davis died on January 29, 2021 at the age of 63.[4]

References change

  1. "Bunki Davis". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  2. "World Champion Cyclists". yamaguchibike.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bunki Bankaitis-Davis Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  4. "U.S. cycling great Bunki Bankaitis-Davis dies at 63". VeloNews. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.