Joseph Rond

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJoseph Albertus•Rond
Used nameJoseph•Rond
Born19 November 1899 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (NED)
Died16 February 1956 in Ogden, Utah (USA)
Measurements95 kg
AffiliationsUS Army, (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Joseph Rond competed for the US tug-of-war team that finished fourth at the 1920 Antwerpen Olympics. Rond was born in Amsterdam but came to the United States as a youth with his parents. Rond was in the US Army in 1926 where he was a corporal in the 164th Company, MTC, stationed at Camp Funston in Fort Riley, Kansas. His year of birth is often seen as 1896, because Rond lied about his age to join the Army.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Tug-Of-War USA Joseph Rond
Tug-Of-War, Men (Olympic) United States 4

Errata

US Military records have year of birth as 1896, but he lied himself older in order to join US Army.