Greg Joy

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Other
SexMale
Full nameGregory Andrew "Greg"•Joy
Used nameGreg•Joy
Born23 April 1956 in Portland, Oregon (USA)
Measurements194 cm / 71 kg
Affiliations?, Vancouver (CAN)
NOC Canada
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Greg Joy competed exclusively in the high jump for Canada, but attended college at the University of Texas. Joy was Canadian Champion in 1976-78, was silver medalist at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, and placed equal third at the 1976 NCAA Meet. In 1978, in College Park, Maryland, he set a world indoor record with 2.31 (7-7). In 1976 Joy was awarded the Lou Marsh and Norton Crowe Trophies, given to the top Canadian athletes of the year. With his wife, Sue Holloway, a canoeing Olympian, he later became a motivational speaker and operates Raising the Bar, a motivational speaking bureau. He was also for a time an executive director of a food bank. Joy is a member of the British Columbia Sports and Canadian Olympic Halls of Fame.

Personal Best: HJ – 2.31i (1978) [2.26 (1976-outdoors)].

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1976 Summer Olympics Athletics CAN Greg Joy
High Jump, Men (Olympic) 2 Silver

Other participations

Games Role NOC As
1976 Summer Olympics Flagbearer at the Closing Ceremony CAN Greg Joy

Olympic family relations

Special Notes