Josy Stoffel

Luxembourgian gymnast

Josy Stoffel (27 June 1928 – 9 March 2021) was a Luxembourgian gymnast.[1] He was born in Differdange.[2] He participated in five Summer Olympic Games (1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964), but never won a medal. He won the Luxembourgian national gymnastics championships for sixteen straight years, from 1949 until 1964.

In 2008 he was promoted to the rank of Chevalier in the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.[3]

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  1. "Ehemaliges Turnass Josy Stoffel gestorben". 9 March 2021.
  2. "The Exceptional Career of Josy Stoffel". Athletico Steinfort. 30 January 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
  3. "" Promotion dans les ordres nationaux " : Les anciens " Olympiens " luxembourgeois à l'honneur". News (in French). Sports.lu. 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2012-03-01.