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General First nameJosef
LastnameGruss (Mičovský)
GenderMale
CountryCzechoslovakia
Date of birth1884-07-08
Place of birthPraha, Czechoslovakia
Date of death1968-05-28
Place of deathPraha, Czechoslovakia


About

Josef Gruss played tennis at the 1908 Olympics, and was on the Czechoslovakian fencing team at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games and 1920 Olympics, although he did not compete at Antwerp. Gruss was a medical doctor who practiced gynecology and was a senior surgeon at Praha Hospital. He was primarily responsible for the IOC instituting an annual Olympic Day. Gruss was awarded the Olympic Diploma of Merit in 1965. He was a member of the IOC from 1946-65, when he resigned, after which he was made an Honorary Member.

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Archive statistics Career1908 - 1908
Tournament wins0
Matches1
Match wins0


Tournaments Olympics, Olympic Games - 1908