Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1982 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 349 of 349

Aug 19 Kevin Rans, Belgian pole vaulter, born in Ekeren, Belgium
Aug 19 Stipe Miocic, American mixed martial artist (UFC), born in Euclid, Ohio
Aug 20 Barney Rogers, Zimbabwean cricketer, born in Harare, Zimbabwe
Aug 20 Cléber Luis Alberti, Brazilian football goalkeeper, born in Palmital, Brazil
Aug 20 Joshua Kennedy, Australian footballer (Australia national soccer team), born in Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
Aug 20 Mijaín López, Cuban Graco-Roman wrestler (4x Olympic Gold, 5x world champion), born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Aug 20 Youssouf Hersi, Ethiopian football midfielder, born in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Aug 23 Natalie Coughlin, American swimmer, born in Vallejo, California
Aug 23 Scott Palguta, American soccer player, born in Toms River, New Jersey
Aug 24 Kim Kallstrom, Swedish footballer, born in Sandviken, Sweden
Aug 28 Anderson Silva de França, Brazilian footballer, born in São Paulo, Brazil
Aug 28 Kevin McNaughton, Scottish footballer, born in Dundee, Scotland
Aug 28 Thiago Motta, Brazilian footballer, born in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Aug 29 Carlos Delfino, Argentinean basketball player, born in Santa Fe, Argentina

Andy Roddick (41 years old)

Aug 30 American tennis player (2003 US Open), born in Austin, Texas

Aug 30 Will Davison, Australian racing driver (Bathurst 100 2009, 2016), born in Melbourne, Australia
Aug 31 Alexei Mikhnov, Ukrainian-born ice hockey player
Aug 31 Chris Duhon, American basketball player, born in Mamou, Louisiana
Aug 31 Ian Crocker, American swimmer, born in Portland, Maine
Aug 31 José Reina, Spanish football goalkeeper (Villarreal), born in Madrid, Spain
Aug 31 Josh Kroeger, American baseball player, born in Davenport, Iowa
Aug 31 Michele Rugolo, Italian racing driver, born in Montebelluna, Italy
Sep 1 Jeffrey Buttle, Canadian figure skater (World C'ship gold men's singles 2008; Olympic bronze 2006), born in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario
Sep 1 Paul Dumbrell, Australian auto racer (V8 Supercar Series 2002, 14; Bathurst 1000 2012), born in Melbourne, Australia
Sep 2 Jason Hammel, American baseball player
Sep 2 Joey Barton, English soccer midfielder (1 cap; Manchester City, Newcastle, QPR, Burnley) and manager (Fleetwood Town, Bristol Rovers), born in Huyton, England
Sep 5 Alexandre Geijo, Spanish-Swiss footballer, born in Geneva, Switzerland
Sep 7 Andre Dirrell, American boxer (IBF interim super middleweight 2017-18), born in Flint, Michigan
Sep 8 Marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (Romania 60 caps), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2009)
Sep 13 Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player, born in Kranj, Slovenia
Sep 13 Nenê, Brazilian basketball player (Houston Rockets), born in São Carlos, Brazil
Sep 13 Rickie Weeks, American baseball player, born in Altamonte Springs, Florida
Sep 19 Eleni Daniilidou, Greek tennis player, born in Chania, Crete, Greece
Sep 19 Jordan Parise, American ice hockey player, born in Faribault, Minnesota
Sep 21 Danny Kass, American snowboarder
Sep 21 Eduardo Azevedo, Brazilian racing driver
Sep 21 Marat Izmailov, Russian footballer
Sep 21 Rowan Vine, English footballer
Sep 22 Kosuke Kitajima, Japanese swimmer (Olympic gold 100/200m breaststroke 2004, 08), born in Tokyo, Japan
Sep 24 Morgan Hamm, American gymnast, born in Washburn, Wisconsin
Sep 24 Paul Hamm, American gymnast, born in Washburn, Wisconsin
Sep 26 Rob Burrow, English rugby league halfback (England 15 Tests, GB 5 Tests; Super League C'ships 2004, 07-09, 11-12, 15, 17; Leeds Rhinos), born in Pontefract, England
Sep 28 Abhinav Bindra, Indian shooter
Sep 28 Anderson Varejão, Brazilian basketball player
Sep 28 Dustin Penner, Canadian hockey player
Sep 28 Emeka Okafor, American basketball player,
Sep 28 Ray Emery, Canadian hockey player
Oct 2 Tyson Chandler, American basketball center (NBA C'ship 2011 Dallas Mavericks; NBA Defensive Player of the Year 2012 NY Knicks; Olympics gold 2012), born in Hanford, California
Oct 4 Jered Weaver, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2010-12; LA Angels), born in Northridge, California
Oct 5 Natalie Vlandis, American pairs skater (with partner Jered Guzman), born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 7 Jermain Defoe, English footballer, born in Beckton, London
Oct 7 Madjid Bougherra, Algerian footballer, born in Longvic, France
Oct 7 Robby Ginepri, American tennis player, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Oct 8 Mo Martin, American golfer (Women's British Open 2014), born in Pasadena, California
Oct 9 António Mendonça, Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
Oct 9 Modeste M'bami, Cameroonian soccer midfielder (37 caps; CS Sedan, Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille; Olympic gold 2000), born in Yaoundé, Cameroon (d. 2023)
Oct 9 Shi Jun, Chinese footballer, born in Dalian, China
Oct 10 Hideki Mutoh, Japanese racing driver, born in Tokyo
Oct 13 Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer (5 Olympic gold medals), born in Sydney, Australia
Oct 15 Charline Labonté, French Canadian ice hockey goaltender (Canadian team), born in Greenfield Park, Quebec
Oct 16 Frédéric Michalak, French rugby player
Oct 19 Gonzalo Pineda, Mexican footballer

Louis Oosthuizen (41 years old)

Oct 19 South African golfer (British Open 2010; runner-up in all 4 major events), born in Mossel Bay, South Africa

Oct 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani, Saudi footballer, born in Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Oct 21 James White, American basketball player
Oct 22 Heath Miller, American football tight end (Super Bowl 2005, 08; Pro Bowl 2009, 12; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Richlands, Virginia
Oct 22 Robinson Canó, Dominican baseball second baseman (8 × All-Star; World Series 2009 NY Yankees; Gold Glove Award 2010, 12; World Baseball Classic MVP 2013), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
Oct 24 Macay McBride, American baseball player, born in Augusta, Georgia
Oct 24 Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy, Malaysian racing driver, born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Oct 26 Adam Carroll, Northern Irish racing driver, born in Portadown, Northern Ireland
Oct 28 Anthony Lerew, American baseball player
Oct 28 Jeremy Bonderman, American baseball player
Oct 30 Manny Parra, American baseball player (Bridgeport Bluefish), born in Carmichael, California
Oct 31 Tomáš Plekanec, Czech ice hockey player, born in Cladno, Czech Republic
Nov 2 Charles Itandje, Cameroon soccer goal-keeper (12 caps; Lens), born in Bobigny, France
Nov 3 Evgeny Plushenko, Russian figure skater (2 x Olympic gold, singles 2006, team 2014; World C'ship gold singles 2001, 03, 04), born in Dzhamku, Russia
Nov 4 Devin Hester, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (First-team All-Pro 2006, 07, 10; Pro Bowl 2006, 07, 10, 14; Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons), born in Riviera Beach, Florida
Nov 8 Mika Kallio, Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born in Valkeakoski, Finland
Nov 10 Clayton Fortune, English footballer (Bristol City), born in Forest Gate, England
Nov 12 Mikele Leigertwood, English footballer, born in London Borough of Enfield, United Kingdom
Nov 13 Samkon Gado, American football player
Nov 14 Kyle Orton, American football player (Chicago Bears)
Nov 15 Joe Kowalewski, American football player
Nov 16 Amar'e Stoudemire, American basketball player, born in Lake Wales, Florida
Nov 16 Jannie du Plessis, South African rugby player, born in Bethlehem, South Africa
Nov 16 Ronald Pognon, French athlete, born in La Lamentin, Martinique
Nov 17 Katie Feenstra, American basketball player
Nov 17 Yusuf Pathan, Indian cricketer
Nov 22 Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Nigerian footballer
Nov 23 Asafa Powell, Jamaican sprinter, born in Spanish Town, Jamaica
Nov 23 Colby Armstrong, Canadian ice-hockey player, born in Lloydminster, Canada
Nov 24 Sean O'Loughlin, English rugby league footballer
Nov 28 Leandro Barbosa, Brazilian basketball player
Nov 29 Ashley Force, American race car driver, born in Yorba Linda, California
Nov 30 Jason Pominville, Canadian ice hockey player
Nov 30 Tony Giarratano, American baseball player

Michael Essien (41 years old)

Dec 3 Ghanaian football player considered one of the world's best midfielders (58 caps; Chelsea, Lyon), born in Accra, Ghana

Dec 4 Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese auto racer (FIA World Endurance C'ship 2017, 18-19, 19-20 runner-up), born in Velp, Netherlands
Dec 4 Waldo Ponce, Chilean soccer defender (42 caps; Universidad de Chile), born in Los Andes, Chile
Dec 5 Trai Essex, American football player, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Dec 6 Alberto Contador, Spanish cyclist and Tour de France winner (2007, 09), born in Pinto, Madrid, Spain
Dec 6 Robbie Gould, American football player (San Francisco 49ers), born in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania
Dec 6 Sean Ervine, Zimbabwean cricketer (played for Zimbabwe in the 2003 Cricket World Cup), born in Harare, Zimbabwe
Dec 8 Dee Dee Trotter, American athlete, born in California, United States
Dec 8 Halil Altintop, German-born Turkish football player (identical twin brother of Hamit Altintop), born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Dec 8 Hamit Altintop, German-born Turkish football player (identical twin brother of Halil Altintop), born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Dec 9 Nathalie De Vos, Belgian athlete, born in Ghent, Belgium
Dec 9 Tamilla Abassova, Russian cyclist, born in Moscow, Russia
Dec 10 Matt Stutzman, American archer (WR longest accurate shot in archery - despite having no arms), born in Kansas City, Kansas
Dec 11 Pablo Pérez Companc, Argentine racing driver, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dec 12 Dmitry Tursunov, Russian tennis player, born in Moscow
Dec 13 Dominik Werling, German footballer, born in Ludwigshafen, Germany
Dec 13 Ricky Nolasco, American baseball player, born in Corona, California
Dec 13 Tuka Rocha, Brazilian racing driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
Dec 14 Josh Fields, American baseball player, born in Ada, Oklahoma
Dec 14 Steve Sidwell, English footballer, born in Wandsworth, England
Dec 16 Antrel Rolle, National Football League defensive back
Dec 17 Josh Barfield, American baseball player
Dec 17 Stephane Lasme, Gabonese basketball player
Dec 19 Mo Williams, American basketball point guard (NBA C'ship 2016, NBA All-Star 2009 Cleveland Cavaliers) and coach (Alabama State), born in Jackson, Mississippi
Dec 19 Tero Pitkämäki, Finnish athlete (World C'ship gold javelin 2007; Olympic bronze 2008), born in Ilmajoki, Finland
Dec 20 David Wright, American baseball player (New York Mets), born in Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 20 Kasper Klausen, Danish footballer, born in Denmark
Dec 20 Mohammed Asif, Pakistani cricket player, born in Sheikhupura, Pakistan
Dec 21 Iljo Keisse, Belgian cyclist, born in Ghent, Belgium
Dec 21 Mike Gansey, American basketball player, born in Olmsted Falls, Ohio
Dec 21 Philip Humber, American baseball player, born in Nacogdoches, Texas
Dec 25 Shawn Andrews, American football offensive lineman (Pro Bowl 2006, 07; First-team All-Pro 2006; Philadelphia Eagles), born in Littleton, Massachusetts
Dec 28 Cedric Benson, American football player, born in Midland, Texas
Dec 28 François Gourmet, Belgian decathlete, born in Libramont-Chevigny, Belgium
Dec 30 Dathan Ritzenhein, American runner
Dec 30 Dawan Landry, American football player
Dec 31 Craig Gordon, Scottish soccer goalkeeper (70 caps; Hearts, Sunderland, Celtic; SFWA Footballer of the Year 2006, 15, 22), born in Edinburgh, Scotland

Athletes Born in 1982 (Part 2)

Andy Roddick (41 years old)

Louis Oosthuizen (41 years old)

Michael Essien (41 years old)

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