Josef Neumann (18 March 1911 – 8 April 1994) was a Swiss

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. At the

1938 European Athletics Championships The 2nd European Athletics Championships was a continental athletics competition for European athletes which was held in two places in 1938. The men's event took place in Paris, France between 3–5 September while the women's events were in Vien ...

, he won bronze in the men's decathlon.

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* 1911 births 1994 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Swiss male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Switzerland Place of birth missing {{Switzerland-athletics-bio-stub