Athletes and Sports Stars Born in May 1968

Omar Camporese (55 years old)

May 8 Italian tennis player (2 x WTA singles, 5 x doubles titles; world #18 1992), born in Bologna, Italy

May 9 Bruce Pickens, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
May 9 David Benoit, NBA forward (Utah Jazz, NJ Nets)
May 9 Marie-José Pérec, French track and field athlete (Olympic gold 200m, 400m 1996), born in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
May 9 Vince Workman, NFL running back (Packers, Panthers, Colts)
May 10 Julie Smith, softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Glendora, California

Tony Hawk (55 years old)

May 12 American skateboarder, born in Carlsbad, California

May 15 Leroy Hoard, American NFL running back, 1990-99 (Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, and 2 other teams), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
May 17 Tim Grunhard, NFL center (KC Chiefs)
May 19 Jeanne Basone, Brubank California, wrestler (Hollywood-GLOW)
May 19 Paul Justin, NFL quarterback (Indianapolis Colts)
May 20 Damon Mays, NFL wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers)
May 20 Waisale Serevi, Fijian rugby union and rugby sevens footballer, born in Suva, Fiji
May 22 Alan Levine, Baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Park Ridge, Illinois
May 22 Randy Brown, American NBA point guard and executive (NBA C'ship 1996-98, Chicago Bulls), born in Chicago, Illinois
May 24 Jerry Dipoto, American baseball pitcher (NY Mets), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
May 25 Kendall Gill, American NBA guard & forward (NJ Nets), born in Chicago, Illinois
May 25 Nathalie Schneyder, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in San Francisco, California
May 25 Shawn Bouwens, American NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Lincoln, Nebraska
May 26 Rachael Sporn, Australian basketball forward (Olympic bronze 1996)
May 26 Steve Sedgley, English footballer
May 27 Cedric Smith, NFL running back (Wash Redskins, Arizona Cardinals)
May 27 Frank Thomas, American Baseball HOF 1st baseman/DH (5 × MLB All-Star; AL MVP 1993, 94; AL batting champion 1997, Chicago White Sox), born in Columbus, Georgia
May 27 Jeff Bagwell, American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder (MLB All-Star 1994, 96, 97, 99; NL MVP 1994; Gold Glove Award 1994; Houston Astros), born in Boston, Massachusetts
May 28 Sandra Bacher, American half-heavyweight judoka (Olympics, 1992, 1996), born in Long Island, New York
May 28 Tomas P Pukstys, American javelin thrower (Olympics 8th 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
May 30 Amy Fuller, American rower (World C'ship gold W 8+, 6 x silver; Olympic silver Coxless four 1992), born in Inglewood, California (d. 2023)