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Athletes Born in August 1968

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  • Aug 1 Stacey Augmon, American NBA guard (Portland Trailblazers, Hawks), born in Pasadena, California
  • Aug 2 Stefan Effenberg, German footballer, born in Niendorf, Hamburg
  • Aug 3 Rod Beck, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1993, 94, 97; San Francisco Giants), born in Burbank, California (d. 2007)
  • Aug 4 Darcy Arreola, 1.5k runner, born in La Mesa, California
  • Aug 4 James Francis, linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
  • Aug 5 Colin McRae, Scottish rally driver (World Rally Championship 1995), born in Lanark, Scotland (d. 2007)
  • Aug 5 John Olerud, American MLB infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Seattle, Washington
  • Aug 5 Oleg Luzhny, Ukrainian footballer
  • Aug 6 Celena Mondie-Milner, Milledgeville Ga, 100m/200m runner
  • Aug 6 Jack de Gier, soccer player (Cambuur L, Go Ahead Eagles)
  • Aug 6 Patricia Tarabini, Argentine tennis star (1985 Futures ITA), born in La Plata, Argentina
  • Aug 7 Tomas Carbonell, Spanish tennis player, born in Barcelona, Spain
  • Aug 8 Abey Kuruvila, Indian cricketer (Bombay fast bowler), born in Mannar, Kerala, India
  • Aug 8 Suzy Hamilton, US olympic 1500m runner
  • Aug 9 Jay Stacy, Australian field hockey midfielder (Olympic 4th/silver-88, 92, 96)
  • Aug 10 Alex Andrievsky, Belarusian hockey player (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Minsk, Soviet Union
  • Aug 10 Jennifer Horton, American team handball goalie (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Dover, New Jersey
  • Aug 10 Michel Doesburg, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen), born in Beverwijk, Netherlands
  • Aug 10 Moe Gardner, American NFL football defensive nose tackle, 1991-96 (Atlanta Falcons), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Aug 11 Alan Kelly, England-born Irish footballer
  • Aug 13 William Thomas, American NFL linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Amarillo, Texas
  • Aug 14 Darren Clarke, Northern Irish golfer (British Open 2011; British Senior Open 2022), born in Dungannon, Northern Ireland
  • Aug 14 Praveen Amre, Indian cricketer (Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992), born in Mumbai, India
  • Aug 15 Vassili Pankov, Belarusian NHL forward (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Minsk, Belarus
  • Aug 17 Ed McCaffrey, American NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
  • Aug 18 Brian Mitchell, American football running back (Washington Redskins), born in Leesville, Louisiana
  • Aug 18 Carolyn Crudgington, Australian softball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Brisbane, Australia
  • Aug 18 John Coyle, American short track skater (Olympics 1994), born in West Bloomfield, Michigan
  • Aug 18 Justin Strzelczyk, American NFL football offensive tackle, 1990-98 (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in West Seneca, New York (d. 2004)
  • Aug 19 Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, Greek windsurfer (Gold Olympic Medal 1996, Silver 2004), born in Athens, Greece
  • Aug 20 Klas Ingesson, Swedish footballer and manager, born in Ödeshög, Sweden (d. 2014)
  • Aug 20 Sandy Brondello, Australian basketball guard (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Mackay, Queensland
  • Aug 22 Alexander Mostovoi, Russian footballer, born in Leningrad Oblast, Russia
  • Aug 22 Henrik Holm, Swedish tennis star, born in Täby, Sweden
  • Aug 22 Horst Skoff, Austrian tennis star, born in Klagenfurt, Austria
  • Aug 22 Michael Curry, American basketball forward and coach (Detroit Pistons), born in Anniston, Alabama
  • Aug 22 Paul Ereng, Kenyan athlete, 800m runner (Olympic gold 1988), born in Kitale, Kenya

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Aug 23 American golfer (PGA C'ship 2004 runner-up), born in Huntington, New York

Chris DiMarco
  • Aug 23 Cortez Kennedy, American NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks), born in Osceola, Arkansas (d. 2017)
  • Aug 24 Tim Salmon, American MLB outfielder (California Angels), born in Long Beach, California
  • Aug 25 Dave Thomas, NFL cornerback (Jacksonville Jaguars)
  • Aug 26 Chris Boardman, British cyclist (world 1 hour record), born in Merseyside, England
  • Aug 26 Courtney Hall, American NFL center (San Diego Chargers), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2021)
  • Aug 28 Tom Fitzgerald, American NHL right wing (Florida Panthers), born in Billerica, Massachusetts
  • Aug 29 Darren Joseph, Canadian football fullback (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Ottawa, Canada
  • Aug 30 Vladimir Malakhov, Russian NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens), born in Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
  • Aug 31 Glenroy Gilbert, Canadian 4X100m sprinter (Olympic gold 1996), born in Trinidad
  • Aug 31 Hideo Nomo, Japanese MLB pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Osaka, Japan
  • Aug 31 Jennifer Azzi, American basketball guard (Olympic gold 1996), born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
  • Aug 31 Jolene Watanabe, American tennis player (1994 Futures-Evansville), born in Los Angeles, California

About August 1968

How Old? 55 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes

Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Signs: Leo (Jul 23 - Aug 22), Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22)



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