Roles | Competed in Olympic Games (non-medal events) |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Joseph William "Joe"•Belak |
Used name | Joe•Belak |
Born | 21 February 1934 in Gregory, South Dakota (USA) |
Died | 23 June 2018 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (USA) |
Affiliations | US Army |
NOC | United States |
Joe Belak was a corporal in the US Army in 1956 when he played in the Olympic demonstration game. Belak served in the US Army during the Korean War, laying land mines and also clearing them. He usually played right field in the military and with the USA team. He was from South Dakota where he attended Black Hills State University. He settled back in South Dakota, where he was named to the state’s amateur baseball Hall of Fame.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1956 Summer Olympics | Baseball (Baseball/Softball) | USA | Joe Belak | |||
Baseball, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) | United States | 1 |