Josy Barthel
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Born | Mamer, Luxembourg | 24 April 1927||||||||||||||
Died | 7 July 1992 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | (aged 65)||||||||||||||
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Joseph ("Josy") Barthel (24 April 1927 – 7 July 1992) was a
Biography
Born in
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Barthel finished ninth at the 1500 m final. Then he won Student World Championships in 1949 (1500 m) and 1951 (800 m and 1500 m). The absolute high point of Barthel's career was the 1952 Summer Olympics, where he surprised the crowd and himself by winning the 1500 m with a very strong finish. He also participated at the 1956 Summer Olympics, after which he retired from running. He was also Luxembourg champion in 800 m and 1500 m from 1946 to 1956.
In 1962 Barthel became the president of the
Josy Barthel died in
The former national stadium of Luxembourg, home until September 2021, to the Luxembourg national football team, was named Stade Josy Barthel in his honor. The Lycée Technique Josy Barthel in Mamer also bears his name.
In 2006, Barthel was accused of
Footnotes
- ^ Luxembourger Michel Théato won the marathon in 1900, but the IOC officially credits him as having represented France, despite later research proving his nationality.
- ^ "Barthel emerges from under middle-distance radar". Olympics.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Erik Eggers (26 November 2006). "Mit der Kraft der Panzerschokolade". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ^ "Enkelin verteidigt Barthel gegen Vorwürfe" (in German). Luxemburger Wort. 29 November 2006. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ^ "("Es gibt keinen Dopingfall Barthel"" (in German). Luxemburger Wort. 28 November 2006. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
External links
- Josy Barthel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)