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Greg Joy is a Canadian high jumper who was born on April 23, 1956 in the United States. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the high jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Joy began his athletic career at the University of Oregon, where he was a member of the track and field team. He won the NCAA high jump championship in 1975 and 1976. In 1976, Joy won the gold medal in the high jump at the Summer Olympics in Montreal. He set a Canadian record of 2.28 meters (7 feet 5.75 inches) in the event. Joy continued to compete in the high jump until the late 1980s. He won the silver medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the bronze medal at the 1983 Pan American Games. Joy was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. As of 2021, Greg Joy's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million. He has earned his wealth through his successful career as a high jumper.

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Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 23 April 1956
Birthday 23 April
Birthplace Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Greg Joy Net Worth

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2016

As of 2016, he was an adjudicator for the landlord and tenant board in Ottawa.

1995

In 1995, he ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Ottawa West, in the 1995 provincial election, finishing second to Bob Chiarelli by 1,618 votes.

1984

He would later marry Sue Holloway, who won two canoe sprint medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and also competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics in cross-country skiing.

1976

He won the silver medal in the high jump at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, being the highest medal earned by Canada, which became the first host country in summer Olympics history not to produce at least one gold medal winner and later was selected to carry Canada's flag at the closing ceremonies.

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.

1956

Gregory Andrew "Greg" Joy (born April 23, 1956) is an American-born Canadian high jumper who stood 6' 4" tall and weighed 157 lbs while competing from 1973 to 1982 for Canada.