Greg Joy

Gregory Andrew " Greg" Joy ( born April 23, 1956 in Portland, Oregon, United States) is a former Canadian high jumper.

His most significant success was winning the silver medal in the high jump at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. With a height of 2.23 m skipped he placed behind Poland's Jacek Wszola (2.25 m ) and before the Americans Dwight Stones (2.21 m).

Another silver medal won Joy at the Commonwealth Games in 1978 in Edmonton. He was also from 1976 to 1978 for three consecutive times Canadian champion in the high jump. In 1978, he presented with skipped 2.31 ​​m on a world indoor record. His Freiluftbestleistung is two inches lower.

Greg Joy is 1,94 m tall and had a competition weight of 71 kg. He attended the University of Texas at El Paso and is married to the canoeist and Olympic medalist Sue Holloway.