Joe Kotys

Joe Kotys
Kotys in 1949
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Kotys
Country represented	United States
Born	(1925-10-31)October 31, 1925 Olyphant, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	August 21, 2012(2012-08-21) (aged 86) Florida, U.S.
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Gym	Swiss Turners
College team	Kent State Golden Flashes
Medal record Representing  United States Men's artistic gymnastics Event 1st 2nd 3rd Pan American Games 2 2 2 Total 2 2 2 Pan American Games 1955 Mexico City Team 1955 Mexico City Vault 1955 Mexico City All-around 1955 Mexico City Floor 1955 Mexico City Pommel horse 1955 Mexico City Horizontal bar Representing Kent State Golden Flashes Event 1st 2nd 3rd NCAA Championships 6 0 0 Total 6 0 0 NCAA Championships 1949 Berkeley All-around 1949 Berkeley Parallel bars 1950 West Point All-around 1950 West Point Parallel bars 1950 West Point Horizontal bar 1951 Ann Arbor Pommel horse

Joseph Kotys (October 31, 1925 – August 21, 2012) was an American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won a team gold medal and three individual medals at the 1955 Pan American Games. At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he placed seventh with the team and had his best individual result of twenty-third place on pommel horse.