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Athletics in History (Part 4)

Athletics: Decathlon - Discus Throw - Hammer Throw - Heptathlon - High Jump - Hurdles - Javelin Throw - Long Jump - Marathon Running - Middle Distance Running - Pentathlon - Pole Vault - Race Walking - Relay Race - Shot Put - Sprinting - Triple Jump - World Championships in Athletics

Events in Sport


Birthdays in Sport

Birthdays 301 - 400 of 473

  • 1960-04-02 Linford Christie, British athlete (Olympic gold men's 100m 1992), born in Saint Andrew, Jamaica
  • 1960-04-20 Debbie Flintoff-King, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1988), born in Melbourne, Australia
  • 1960-04-28 Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strength athlete (d. 1993)
  • 1960-06-14 Tonie Campbell, American athlete (World Indoor C'sship gold 60m hurdles 1987; World Cup gold 110m hurdles 1985; Olympic bronze 110m hurdles 1988), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1960-07-06 Valerie Brisco-Hooks, American athlete (Olympic gold 200m, 400m, 400m relay 1984), born in Greenwood Mississippi
  • 1960-10-29 Michael Carter, American football nose tackle (Super Bowl 1984, 88, 89; Pro Bowl 1985, 87, 88; First-team All-Pro 1986, 87, 88; SF 49ers) and athlete (Olympic silver shot put 1984), born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1960-12-04 Glynis Nunn, Australian athlete (Olympic gold heptathlon 1984), born in Toowoomba, Australia
  • 1961-01-08 Calvin Smith, American athlete, born in Bolton, Mississippi
  • 1961-01-24 William Van Dijck, Belgian athlete, born in Leuven, Belgium
  • 1961-03-31 Ron Brown, American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m 1984), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1961-06-01 Werner Günthör, Swiss athlete (World C'ship gold, shot put 1987, 91, 93; Olympic bronze 1988), born in Uttwil, Switzerland
  • 1961-12-30 Ben Johnson, Canadian athlete (Olympic 100m gold 1988-disqualified), born in Falmouth, Jamaica

Jackie Joyner-Kersee (62 years old)

1962-03-03 American athlete (Olympic gold heptathlon 1988, 92; long jump 1988; World C'ship gold x 4), born in East St. Louis, Illinois

Jackie Joyner-Kersee
  • 1962-04-15 Nawal El Moutawakel, Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1984), born in Casablanca, Morocco
  • 1962-06-01 Sherri Howard, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m hurdles 1984), born in Sherman, Texas
  • 1962-07-29 Vincent Rousseau, Belgian athlete
  • 1962-10-05 Mike Conley Sr., American athlete (Olympic gold triple jump 1992; World C'ship gold 1993), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1962-11-21 Sabine Busch, German athlete
  • 1963-03-12 Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1984), born in Taguatinga, Brazil
  • 1963-03-20 Yelena Romanova, Russian athlete (Olympic gold Unified Team 3,000m 1992), born in Voronezh, Russia (d. 2007)
  • 1963-09-26 Douglas Wakiihuri, Kenyan athlete (World marathon champion 1987, Olympic silver 1988), born in Mombasa, Kenya
  • 1964-01-06 Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 2005)
  • 1964-04-09 Charles Jenkins Jr., American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1992), born in New York City
  • 1964-04-21 Ludmila Engquist, Swedish athlete (Olympic gold 100m hurdles 1996; World C'ship gold 1991 [rep. USSR], 97), born in Tambov Oblast, Russia
  • 1964-06-08 Butch Reynolds, American athlete who held 400m WR 43.29s 1988-99; Olympic gold 4x400m relay, silver 400m 1988, born in Akron, Ohio
  • 1964-10-02 Sheila Echols, American track athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m 1988), born in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 1964-11-10 Magnús Scheving, Icelandic athlete, writer and producer (LazyTown), born in Borgarnes, Iceland
  • 1964-11-23 Frank Rutherford, Bahamian athlete
  • 1964-12-09 Josie Cichockyj, British wheelchair athlete (wheelchair racing [WR 5,000m], basketball, tennis, table tennis), born in Huddersfield, England (d. 2014)
  • 1964-12-28 Maite Zúñiga, Spanish athlete, born in Eibar, Spain
  • 1965-01-01 Andrew Valmon, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1988, 92; World C'ship gold 1993), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1965-02-13 Kenny Harrison, American athlete (Olympic gold triple jump 1996; World C'ship gold 1991), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • 1965-03-29 Voula Patoulidou, Greek athlete (Olympic gold 100m hurdles 1992), born in Tripotamo, Greece
  • 1965-04-06 Lieve Slegers, Belgian athlete
  • 1965-06-01 Olga Nazarova, Russian athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1988, 92; World C'ship gold 4x400m relay 1991), born in Moscow, Russia
  • 1965-11-07 Sigrun Wodars, German middle distance athlete (Olympic gold 1988)
  • 1966-02-09 Ellen van Langen, Dutch athlete
  • 1966-02-25 Samson Kitur, Kenyan athlete (d. 2003)
  • 1966-03-31 Roger Black, English athlete (World C'ships gold 4 x 400m relay 1991, 97), born in Gosport, Hampshire,
  • 1966-05-10 Jonathan Edwards, British athlete (Olympics gold triple jump 2000, silver 1996; World C'ship gold 1995, 2001), born in London, England
  • 1966-06-16 Randy Barnes, American athlete (Olympic gold shot put 1996; WR 23.12m), born in Charleston, West Virginia
  • 1966-09-04 Jearl Miles Clark, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1996, 2000; World C'ship gold 400m 1993; 4x400m relay 1993, 95, 2003), born in Gainesville, Florida
  • 1966-11-01 Danny Everett, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1988), born in Van Alstyne, Texas
  • 1966-11-19 Gail Devers, American athlete (Olympics gold 100m 1992, 96), born in Seattle, Washington
  • 1967-01-08 Hollis Conway, American athlete (Olympic high jump silver 1988, bronze 1992; World Indoor C'ship gold 1991), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1967-01-29 Khalid Skah, Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 10,000m 1992), born in Midelt, Morocco
  • 1967-07-12 Bruny Surin, Canadian athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m relay 1996; World C'ship gold 4 x 100m relay 1995, 97), born in Cap Haitien, Haiti
  • 1967-10-02 Frankie Fredericks, Namibian athlete (Olympic silver 100m, 200m 1992, 96), born in Windhoek, South West Africa
  • 1967-12-16 Donovan Bailey, Canadian athlete (WR 100m 9.84 1996; Olympic gold 100m, 4x100m 1996; World C'ship gold 100m, 4x100m 1995, 4x100m 1997), born in Manchester Parish, Jamaica
  • 1967-12-29 Kevin Toth, American shot put athlete, born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1968-01-08 Mark Duane Croghan, American 3k steeplechase athlete (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Akron, Ohio
  • 1968-01-17 Svetlana Masterkova, Russian athlete, born in Soviet Union
  • 1968-01-31 Patrick Stevens, Belgian athlete, born in Belgium
  • 1968-04-08 Patricia Girard-Léno, French athlete (100m hurdles)
  • 1968-05-09 Marie-José Pérec, French track and field athlete (Olympic gold 200m, 400m 1996), born in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
  • 1968-07-10 Hassisba Boulmerka, Algerian athlete (Olympic gold women's 1500m 1992; World C'ship gold 1991, 95), born in Constantine, Algeria
  • 1968-07-30 Robert Korzeniowski, Polish athlete (won 4 Olympic gold 1996, 2000, 2004), born in Lubaczów, Poland[
  • 1968-08-22 Paul Ereng, Kenyan athlete, 800m runner (Olympic gold 1988), born in Kitale, Kenya
  • 1968-09-04 Carlette Guidry-White, American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m relay 1992, 1996; World C'ships 1995), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1968-10-02 Mark Crear, American athlete (Olympic 110m hurdles silver 1996, bronze 2000), born in San Francisco, California
  • 1968-11-03 Antonio Pettigrew, American athlete (World C'ship gold 400m 1991), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2010)
  • 1968-12-24 Marleen Renders, Belgian athlete, born in Diest, Belgium
  • 1969-01-13 Andre Cason, American athlete (World C'ship gold 4 x 100m relay 1991 WR 37.50s, 1993; WR 60m indoor 6.41s 1992), born in Virginia Beach, Virginia
  • 1969-02-16 Fermín Cacho, Spanish middle distance athlete (Olympic gold 1,500m 92, silver 96), born in Barcelona, Spain
  • 1969-03-29 Kim Batten, American athlete (World C'ship gold 400m hurdles 1995; Olympic silver 1996), born in McRae, Georgia
  • 1969-05-16 Steve Lewis, American athlete
  • 1969-06-13 Svetlana Krivelyova, Russian shot put athlete (Olympic gold 1992), born in Bryansk, Russia
  • 1969-12-02 Pavel Loskutov, Estonian long distance athlete (Frankfurt Marathon 1999, 2001; JoongAng Seoul Marathon 2003-04), born in Valka, Latvia
  • 1969-12-15 Chantal Petitclerc, Canadian wheelchair athlete (14 x Olympic gold 1996, 2000, 04, 08) and politician (Senator for Grandville, Quebec), born in Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Quebec
  • 1970-03-14 Ebru Kavaklıoğlu, Russian athlete
  • 1970-04-19 Kelly Holmes, British athlete (Olympics gold 800/1,500m 2004), born in Hildenborough, England
  • 1970-06-19 Quincy Dushawn Watts, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 4x400m relay 1992), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1970-07-02 Derrick Adkins, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1996; World C'ship gold 1995), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1970-08-21 Paulo Barrancos Guerra, Portuguese athlete, 10k runner, born in Barrancos, Portugal
  • 1970-08-23 Joseph Chebet, Kenyan athlete (Boston Marathon 1999, New York Marathon 1999, Amsterdam Marathon 1998, Vienna Marathon 2003), born in Eldoret, Kenya (d. 2023)
  • 1970-10-10 Mohammed Mourhit, Belgian athlete, born in Khouribga, Morocco
  • 1971-03-01 Allen Johnson, American athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1996; World C'ship gold 1995, 97, 2001, 03), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1971-03-13 Ryan Hayden, American athlete, 400m hurdler, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
  • 1971-05-15 Phil Pfister, American strength athlete
  • 1971-05-20 Šárka Kašpárková, Czech athlete
  • 1972-01-16 Salah Hissou, Moroccan athlete (World C'ship gold 5,000m 1999; WR 10,000m 26:38.08 1996), born in Kasba Tadla, Morocco
  • 1972-07-09 Derek Mills, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1996; World C'ship gold 4x400m relay 1995), born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1972-09-27 Bibian Mentel-Spee, Dutch para-snowboarding athlete (Winter Paralympics gold snowboard cross 2014, 18; banked slalom 2018; 5 x gold World C'ship), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2021)
  • 1973-02-16 Cathy Freeman, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 400m 2000; silver 1996; World C'ship gold 400m 1997, 99), born in Mackay, Australia
  • 1973-02-22 Einar Kristian Tveitå, Norwegian athlete
  • 1973-02-25 Normann Stadler, German athlete (Ironman Triathlon World Champion, 2004 & 2006), born in Wertheim am Main, West Germany
  • 1973-03-30 Kareem Streete-Thompson, Caymanian-American 100m athlete and long jumper, born in Ithaca, New York
  • 1973-04-21 Jonathan Nsenga, Belgian athlete
  • 1973-06-28 Adrian Annus, Hungarian athlete, born in Szeged, Hungary
  • 1973-07-11 Konstantinos Kenteris, Greek athlete
  • 1973-08-01 Veerle Dejaeghere, Belgian athlete, born in Izegem, Belgium
  • 1973-09-10 Ghada Shouaa, Syrian athlete (Syria's 1st Olympic gold heptathlon 1996; World C'ship gold 1995), born in Mhardeh, Syria
  • 1973-09-12 Darren Campbell, British athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 2004, silver 200m 2000), born in Manchester, England
  • 1973-09-13 Christine Arron, French track and field sprinter, born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, France
  • 1973-12-30 Ato Boldon, Trinidadian athlete
  • 1974-01-02 Ludmila Formanová, Czech athlete (World C'ship gold 800m 1999), born in Čáslav, Czech Republic
  • 1974-06-30 Hezekiel Sepeng, South African athlete, born in Potchefstroom, South Africa
  • 1974-07-23 Maurice Greene, American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 4x100m 2000; World C'ship gold 100m 1997; 100m, 200m, 4x100m 1999; WR 100m 9.79s 1999), born in Kansas City, Kansas
  • 1974-08-01 Beckie Scott, Canadian cross-country skiing athlete, born in Vegreville, Alberta, Canada
  • 1974-09-14 Hicham El Guerrouj, Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 1,500m, 5k 2004), born in Berkane, Morocco

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