Joe Holland
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Joe Holland is an American
nordic combined
skier who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His 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
, Joe Holland was the leading US 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.
Holland's brothers Mike Holland
and Jim Holland
were Olympic ski jumpers.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
nordic combined
Nordic combined
The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
skier who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His best finish at the Olympic Winter Games was eighth in the 3 x 10 km event at the 1992 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
in Albertville
Albertville
Albertville is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics.-Geography:...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Holland also competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
A native of Norwich, Vermont
Norwich, Vermont
Norwich is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States, located along the Connecticut River opposite Hanover, New Hampshire. The population was 3,544 at the 2000 census....
, Joe Holland was the leading US 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.
Holland's brothers Mike Holland
Mike Holland (ski jumper)
Mike Holland , is an American ski jumper who set the world distance record in 1985. His world record jump of 186 meters in Planica, Slovenia was held for 27 minutes before Finnish jumper Matti Nykänen passed his mark with a jump of 189 meters...
and Jim Holland
Jim Holland
Jim Holland is a US ski jumper who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France and the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Jim's brothers Mike Holland and Joe Holland also competed in the Olympic Winter Games in ski jumping and nordic combined respectively. A native of...
were Olympic ski jumpers.