Josy Stoffel Explained

Joseph Stoffel
Birth Date:27 June 1928[1]
Birth Place:Differdange
Discipline:Artistic Gymnastics
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Josy Stoffel (27 June 1928 – 9 March 2021) was a Luxembourgish gymnast.[2] He was born in Differdange.[3] He participated in five consecutive editions of the Summer Olympic Games (1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964), but never won a medal. Nonetheless, Stoffel dominated the domestic scene, and won Luxembourg's national gymnastics championships for sixteen straight years, from 1949 until 1964. In 2008 he was promoted to the rank of Chevalier in the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gjerde. Arild. Jeroen Heijmans. Bill Mallon. Hilary Evans. Josy Stoffel Bio, Stats, and Results. Olympics. Sports Reference.com. October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417102917/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/josy-stoffel-1.html. dead. 2020-04-17. 29 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Ehemaliges Turnass Josy Stoffel gestorben. 9 March 2021.
  3. Web site: The Exceptional Career of Josy Stoffel . 2007-08-09 . 30 January 2007 . Athletico Steinfort . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201021/http://www.athletico-steinfort.com/Site_Athletico/Divers.html . 27 September 2007 . dead .
  4. Web site: " Promotion dans les ordres nationaux " : Les anciens " Olympiens " luxembourgeois à l'honneur. News. Sports.lu. 2008-07-02. 2012-03-01. fr.

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