Great Olympians

Biographies - JOS


Jós Miklós

B. 1906-01-17, Halič, Slovakia, then part of Hungary, represented Hungary; D. 1990-04-30
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Literature - Epic Works AC 107.8
107.8


Graeme David Jose

B. 1951-11-21, Whyalla, SA, Australia; D. 1973-06-23
Cycling - Road
1972 HP
Men's Road Race 28th 0.0384
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial 16th 4.8
4.8384


Jimmy Jose

Olympic Competitor nr 4808


Carl Josefsson

B. 1895-09-01, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1974-11-03
Ice Hockey
1924 HP
Men's Teams fourth 800
800


(Gustaf) Enar Josefsson

B. 1916-09-06, Åsele, Sweden; D. 1989-12-18
Cross-Country Skiing (1 bronze)
1952 HP
Men's 18 km 13th 25.6
Men's 4x10 km Relay bronze 640
665.6


(Karl) Gustaf (Ragnvald) Josefsson

B. 1916-02-16, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1983-04-16
Football
1936 HP
Men's Team R1 26.38
26.38


Jóhannes Jósefsson

Olympic Competitor nr 4235


Andreas Josenhans

B. 1950-09-12, Pforzheim, B-W, Germany, represented Canada
Sailing
1976 HP
Three-person Keelboat (Soling) 8th 256
256


Anilus Joseph

B. 1945-01-21, represented Haiti
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's 10000 metres R1:dnf -6.40
0.0000004


Charles Joseph

B. 1952-03-25, Arima, Trinidad & Tobago
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 1976 1980 HP
Men's 400 metres QF:17th QF:8th 4.0091
Men's 4x100 m Relay SF:6th 13
Men's 4x400 m Relay 8th sixth sixth 384
401.0091


Washington "Dodi" (Joseph)

B. 1950-06-05, São Paulo, Brazil
Basketball
1972 HP
Men's Team 7th 200
200


Jocelyn Joseph

B. 1964-02-11, represented Antigua (& Barbuda)
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 1988 HP
Women's 200 metres QF:7th 0.057
Women's 400 metres R1:7th 0.057
Women's 4x400 m Relay R1:9th 40
40.114


Lois Margaret Joseph

B. 1934-07-31, represented Australia
Fencing
1956 HP
Women's Foil, Individual R1:8th 0.492
0.492


James Joseph

B. 1957-05-11, represented Guyana
Cycling - Track
1980 1984 HP
Men's Sprint Rep3 Rep1:2 195.014
195.014


Mireille Joseph

B. 1955-04-25, represented Haiti
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Women's 100 metres R1:47th -5.40
0.000004


Ronald Bert "Ron" Joseph

B. 1944-10-09, Chicago, Ill., USA
Figure Skating (1 bronze)
1964 HP
Mixed Pairs bronze 2000
2000

One year after the Innsbruck Olympics, in which Vivian and Ron Joseph finished fourth, it was discovered that the German pair that had finished second (Marika Kilius and Hans-Jürgen Bäumler) had signed a professional contract before the Games and would therefore have to return their silver medals, which were awarded to Canadians. The Josephs got a bronze medal. In 1987, that decision was overturned but the bronze medals were not retracted. I however award points for the fourth place they actually reached.


Ronald Joseph

B. 1958-09-13, represented the US Virgin Islands
Freestyle Wrestling
1976 HP
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg) 22nd 0.6
0.6


Taddeus "Tad" Joseph

B. 1963-02-23, represented Grenada
Boxing
1988 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg) Prel. -3.65
0.00065


Wilnor Joseph

B. 1942-12-15, represented Haiti
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's 800 metres R1:41st -4.64
0.000064


Vivian Laureen Joseph

B. 1948-03-07, Chicago, Ill., USA
Figure Skating (1 bronze)
1964 HP
Mixed Pairs bronze 2000
2000

One year after the Innsbruck Olympics, in which Vivian and Ron Joseph finished fourth, it was discovered that the German pair that had finished second (Marika Kilius and Hans-Jürgen Bäumler) had signed a professional contract before the Games and would therefore have to return their silver medals, which were awarded to Canadians. The Josephs got a bronze medal. In 1987, that decision was overturned but the bronze medals were not retracted. I however award points for the fourth place they actually reached.


Dawn Everald Josephs

B. 1932-02-26, Victoria, BC, Canada
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Women's High Jump 13th 38.4
Women's Long Jump 17th 6
44.4


Sarah Gay Josephson

B. 1964-01-10, Bristol, Conn., USA
Artistic Swimming (1 gold), 1 silver)
1984 1988 1992 HP
Women's Solo dnq dnq dnq 2.1
Women's Duet silver gold 7800
7802.1


Trevor Josephson

B. 1951-01-31, Princeton, BC, Canada
Rowing
1972 HP
Men's Coxed Pairs 9th 200
200


Raj Joshi Tilak

B. 1936-09-01, Gurdaspur, Punjab, India
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's 100 metres R1:7th 0.000000037
0.000000037


Erwin Josi

B. 1955-03-01, Adelboden, Switzerland
Alpine Skiing
1980 HP
Men's Downhill 24th 0.16
0.16


Lucien Josiah

B. 1958-07-16, represented Botswana
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Men's 100 metres R1:55th -6.10
Men's 200 metres R1:45th -4.10
0.0000101


Bohuslav Josífek

B. 1901-12-31, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1980-07-19
Biathlon
1924 HP
Men's Military Ski Patrol fourth 1200
1200


Anton "Ante" Josipović

B. 1961-10-22, Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina, represented Yugoslavia
Boxing (1 gold)
1984 HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg) gold 9600
9600

In the semifinal, Yugoslav referee Gligorije Novičić first counted out Kevin Barry, and then disqualified Evander Holyfield. That meant that Barry was not allowed to fight in the final and the gold medal was won by Ante Josipović, also from Yugoslavia.


(Bo) Eric (Michael) Josjö

B. 1961-08-30, Stockholm, Sweden
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's 4x400 m Relay SF:7th 5.2
5.2


Jean Pierre André Josselin

B. 1940-01-06, Besançon, France
Boxing
1960 HP
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg) R2 1.02
1.02


Raoul Josset

B. 1899-12-09, Tours, France, represented France in 1924 and the USA in 1936; D. 1957-06-29
Art Competitions
1924 1928 1932 1936 HP
Sculpture AC 29.406
Sculpture, Statues 2 works
29.406


René Josset

B. 1910-07-28, Paris, France
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's Marathon dnf 0.000096
0.000096


Hans Jost

B. 1922-04-21, represented Switzerland
Boxing
1952 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+81 kg) R1 4.05
4.05


Hans Rudolf "Hansruedi" Jost

B. 1934-03-29, Aarau, Switzerland; D. 2016-03-29
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's Hammer Throw QU:22nd 0.6
0.6


Jeffrey William "Jeff" Jost

B. 1948-01-02, New York, NY, USA
Bobsleigh
1980 1984 HP
Men's Four 13th fifth 769.2
769.2


Friedrich Wilhelm Josten

B. 1945-04-14, Duisburg, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany; D. 1983-07-21
Hockey
1968 HP
Men's Team (fourth) 800
800


Written 2012-01-15 - last modified 2024-02-13

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