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John Lysak (John J. Lysak) was born on 16 August, 1914 in Bound Brook, New Jersey, U.S., is a canoeist. Discover John Lysak's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 106 years old?

Popular As John J. Lysak
Occupation Athlete
Age 105 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 16 August, 1914
Birthday 16 August
Birthplace Bound Brook, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of death January 08, 2020
Died Place Fremont, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Who Is John Lysak's Wife?

His wife is June Lysak (m. ????–2001; her death)

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John Lysak Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is John Lysak worth at the age of 105 years old? John Lysak’s income source is mostly from being a successful canoeist. He is from United States. We have estimated John Lysak's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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2001

Lysak returned to the United States and graduated from Springfield College in Massachusetts, where he met his wife, June. He served as a United States Marine during World War II in the South Pacific. After the war, Lysak moved to California to work as a painting contractor, until he retired at the age of 62. His wife, with whom he had two sons, died in 2001. Lysak was able to kayak until 2002 and was reported to be in fair health in 2008, at which point he was living in Fremont, California, with his two sons. At the time he was reported to be the San Francisco Bay Area's oldest living former Olympian, although he did not display any memorabilia from the Games in his house.

1936

In their spare time, the duo constructed homemade boats along the Hudson River using tar paper and barrel staves. They soon joined a local rowing club after their talent caught the attention of the members. There John met James O'Rourke, who was to become his partner at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

1914

John J. Lysak (August 16, 1914 – January 8, 2020) was an American canoeist who competed in the Olympic Games in 1936 in Berlin. Born in New Jersey but raised in an orphanage in New York, he competed in the 1936 Olympics in Men's Folding Kayak Doubles, 10 kilometres, finishing seventh. After a stint in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, Lysak attended Springfield College and worked as a painting contractor until the age of 62.

Lysak was born in Bound Brook, New Jersey, on August 16, 1914. His brother, Steven Lysak, was a gold and silver medal-winning canoeist at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. When John was four years old, his mother died in the 1918 flu pandemic, and his father was forced to send his two sisters to live with relatives in New York. The Lysak brothers, however, were sent to an orphanage in New Jersey for two years, before being transferred to Yonkers, New York.