Joseph Johnston Holland (born December 11, 1964) is an American former nordic combined skier and ski jumper who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Biography
Holland's best finish at the Olympic Winter Games was eighth in the 3 x 10 km event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Holland also competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
A native of Norwich, Vermont, Holland was the leading U.S. Nordic combined skier in the late 1980s to early 1990s (4 time national champion). Holland's top world cup finish was 11th place twice (1991, 1992), and he was among the top 10 at the World Junior Championships in his last year as a junior.
Family life
Holland's brothers Mike Holland and Jim Holland also competed in the Olympic Winter Games.
References
- "Results Plus", The New York Times, March 10, 1991
- "Meet the Athletes: Ski Jumpers in the Eastern USA". EASTERN SKI JUMPING & NORDIC COMBINED FOUNDATION, INC. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
External links
- Joe Holland at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Joseph Holland at Olympics.com
- Joe Holland at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Nordic combined team Olympic results: 1988-2002 at the Wayback Machine (archived May 11, 2006) (in Italian)
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- 1964 births
- American male Nordic combined skiers
- Olympic Nordic combined skiers for the United States
- Nordic combined skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Nordic combined skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- People from Norwich, Vermont
- Skiers from Vermont
- University of Vermont alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American winter sports biography stubs
- Nordic skiing biography stubs