Joe Holland

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJoseph Johnston "Joe"•Holland
Used nameJoe•Holland
Born11 December 1964 in Hanover, New Hampshire (USA)
Measurements167 cm / 60 kg
NOC United States

Biography

Joe Holland was the top American in Nordic combined in the late 1980s to the early 1990s, winning the US title in 1988, 1989, and 1991. In both 1991 and 1992 he finished the seasonal World Cup in 11th place. At the 1985 World Junior Championships, he placed ninth, the first American to crack the top 10 in Nordic combined at any world championship. Holland started skiing with the Ford-Sayre Ski Program in New Hampshire. He graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in business administration. Two of his brothers, Mike and Jim, were Olympic ski jumpers for the USA.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1988 Winter Olympics Nordic Combined (Skiing) USA Joe Holland
Team, Men (Olympic) United States 10
Individual, Men (Olympic) 19
1992 Winter Olympics Nordic Combined (Skiing) USA Joe Holland
Team, Men (Olympic) United States 8
Individual, Men (Olympic) DNF

Olympic family relations