Greg Joy
Encyclopedia
Gregory Andrew Joy is an American
-born Canadian
high jump
er who competed from 1973 to 1982 for Canada
. He won the silver medal in the high jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal
.
Born in the U.S. to Canadian parents, Joy lived in Vancouver
from age 9 to 17. For his achievement, Joy was voted the winner of the Lionel Conacher Award
as Canada's top male athlete of 1976 and the Norton Crowe Award as Canada's top male amateur athlete of the year.
Joy's final successful jump from those games would be part of CBC
's nightly sign-off montage.
He would later marry Sue Holloway
, who won two canoe sprint
medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
.
In 1995, he threw his hat in the political arena; he was the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Ottawa West
, in the 1995 Ontario General Elections, and finished second to Bob Chiarelli
by 1,618 votes.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-born Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
high jump
High jump
The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
er who competed from 1973 to 1982 for Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He won the silver medal in the high jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
Born in the U.S. to Canadian parents, Joy lived in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
from age 9 to 17. For his achievement, Joy was voted the winner of the Lionel Conacher Award
Lionel Conacher Award
The Lionel Conacher Award is an annual award given to Canada's male athlete of the year. The sports writers of the Canadian Press first conducted a poll to determine the nation's top athlete, of either gender, in 1932. Separate polls for the best male and female athletes were conducted beginning...
as Canada's top male athlete of 1976 and the Norton Crowe Award as Canada's top male amateur athlete of the year.
Joy's final successful jump from those games would be part of CBC
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
's nightly sign-off montage.
He would later marry Sue Holloway
Sue Holloway
Susan Holloway is a Canadian cross country skier who competed in the late 1970s and sprint kayaker who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1980s...
, who won two canoe sprint
Canoe racing
This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....
medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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.
In 1995, he threw his hat in the political arena; he was the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Ottawa West
Ottawa West
Ottawa West was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1997 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1926 and from 1955 to 1999. It covered the western part of the Ottawa area.-Federal...
, in the 1995 Ontario General Elections, and finished second to Bob Chiarelli
Bob Chiarelli
Robert "Bob" Chiarelli is a Canadian politician. He served in the Ontario Legislative Assembly from 1987 to 1997, and was subsequently re-elected to the legislature in 2010 after serving as regional chair and mayor of Ottawa from 1997 to 2006...
by 1,618 votes.