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.[3] Nonetheless, Stoffel dominated the domestic scene, and won Luxembourg's national gymnastics championships for sixteen straight years, from 1949 until 1964.[3] In 2008 he was promoted to the rank of Chevalier in the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.[4]

Joseph Stoffel
Country represented Luxembourg
Born(1928-06-27)27 June 1928[1]
Differdange
Died9 March 2021(2021-03-09) (aged 92)
DisciplineArtistic Gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  Luxembourg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Frankfurt Vault

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (October 2017). "Josy Stoffel Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Ehemaliges Turnass Josy Stoffel gestorben". 9 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "The Exceptional Career of Josy Stoffel". Athletico Steinfort. 30 January 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
  4. ^ "" Promotion dans les ordres nationaux " : Les anciens " Olympiens " luxembourgeois à l'honneur". News (in French). Sports.lu. 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2012-03-01.

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