Athletes and Sports Stars Born in July 1963

Jul 1 Igor Zhelezovski, Belarusian speed skater (record 6 x World Sprint Champion; Olympic silver 1994; bronze 1988), born in Orša, Byelorussia (d. 2021)

Henri Leconte (60 years old)

Jul 4 French tennis player (French open finalist 1988), born in Lillers, France

Jul 4 José Oquendo, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Jul 6 Edwin Gorter, Dutch soccer player (Lommel/FC Utrecht), born in Den Haag, Netherlands
Jul 7 Lance Johnson, American baseball outfielder (NY Mets), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Jul 7 Naved Anjum, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani all-rounder, two Tests 1989-90), born in Lahore, Pakistan
Jul 8 Bob Ctvrtlik, American volleyball outsider (Olympic gold 1988, bronze 1992, 96), born in Long Beach, California
Jul 11 Al MacInnis, Canadian NHL defenseman (Team Canada, St Louis), born in Inverness, Nova Scotia
Jul 12 Thierry Tulasne, French tennis player (World #10 1986) and coach (Sébastien Grosjean, Gilles Simon), born in Aix-les-Bains, France
Jul 13 Anthony "Spud" Webb, American NBA guard (5f 7inch slam dunk champion), born in Dallas, Texas
Jul 15 Steve Thomas, British-Canadian NHL left wing (New Jersey Devils), born in Stockport, England

Mikael Pernfors (60 years old)

Jul 16 Swedish tennis star (1986 French Open finalist), born in Malmö, Sweden

Jul 16 Srečko Katanec, Slovenian footballer and coach, born in Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia

Matti Nykänen (1963-2019)

Jul 17 Finnish ski jumper (4 Olympic gold 1984, 88), born in Jyväskylä, Finland

Jul 18 Lonnie Young, NFL safety/cornerback (NY Jets)
Jul 19 Mark Carreon, American baseball outfielder (SF Giants), born in Chicago, Illinois
Jul 19 Sandor Wladar, Hungarian 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1980), born in Budapest, Hungary
Jul 20 Paula Ivan, Romanian runner (world record mile), born in Herăști, Romania
Jul 22 Eddie Anderson, NFL safety (Oakland Raiders)
Jul 22 Emilio Butragueno, Spanish footballer
Jul 23 Slobodan Živojinović, Serbian tennis player (US Open doubles 1986), born in Belgrade, Serbia
Jul 24 Julie Krone, American jockey (only female to ride Triple Crown race winner; Colonial Affair Belmont Stakes 1993), born in Benton Harbor, Michigan

Karl Malone (60 years old)

Jul 24 American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (NBA MVP 1997, 99; 14 x NBA All Star; Utah Jazz; Olympic gold 1992, 96), born in Summeerfield, Louisiana

Jul 25 Julian Hodgson, English chess player, born in London
Jul 26 Marianne Berglund, Swedish cyclist (1983 Ruffles Tour of Texas), born in Skellefteå, Sweden
Jul 27 Jason Buck, American NFL defensive end (Scottish Claymores), born in Moses lake, Washington
Jul 29 Azeem Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer (fingerless lefty quick)
Jul 29 Damon Allen, American born CFL quarterback (BC Lions), born in San Diego, California
Jul 29 Patty Dodd, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-2nd-1988), born in Bogotá, Colombia
Jul 29 Steve Frey, American pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania
Jul 30 Chris Mullin, American NBA forward (Warriors, Pacers, Olympic gold 1992), born in Brooklyn, New York
Jul 31 Brian Skrudland, Canadian NHL center (fastest goal in playoff OT-0:09 seconds Game 2 1986), born in Peace River, Alberta