Birthdays in Sport
Birthdays 101 - 200 of 219
- 1953-09-06 Mohamed Kedir, Ethiopian 10k runner (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Ethiopia
- 1953-09-27 Benjamin Gene Brown, 4X400 runner (Olympic gold 1976), born in San Francisco, California
- 1953-11-28 Nadezhda Olizarenko, USSR, 800m/1500m runner (Olympic gold 1980)
- 1954-09-20 Silvio Leonard, Cuban 100m runner (Olympic silver 1980), born in Cienfuegos, Cuba
- 1954-10-29 Herman Ronald Frazier, American 400m/4x400m runner (Olympic gold 1976), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1955-01-18 Mable Fergerson, American 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1972), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1956-01-07 Rosalyn Bryant, American 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1976), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1956-02-13 Yiannis Kouros, Greek-Australian runner, born in Tripoli, Greece
- 1956-07-08 Millard Hampton, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1976), born in Fresno, California
- 1956-07-15 Toshihiko Seko, Japanese runner (world record 25/30 km)
Sebastian Coe (67 years old)
1956-09-29 British 1500m runner (Olympic gold 1980, 84), born in London, England
- 1956-12-27 Doina Melinte, Romanian running star (world record 1500 m/mile indoor)
- 1957-03-08 Ruth Wysocki, American 800m/1500m runner, born in Alhambra, California
- 1957-03-28 Harvey Glance, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1976; World C'ship gold 4x100m relay 1987), born in Phenix City, Alabama (d. 2023)
- 1957-12-27 James Sanford, US runner (world record 50m indoor)
- 1958-02-28 Christine Lathan-Brehmer, German DR, 400m runner (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1958-11-28 Kriss Akabusi, Great Britain, 4X400 runner (Olympic silver 1984)
- 1959-01-10 Chandra Cheesborough, American 4x100 runner (Olympic gold 1984), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1959-11-02 Saïd Aouita, Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m 1984), born in Kenitra, Morocco
- 1960-01-26 Jeanette Bolden, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m 1984), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1960-05-10 Merlene Ottey, Jamaican/Italian running star (Olympics)
- 1960-05-27 Ray Armsetad, 4X400 runner (Olympic gold 1984), born in Kirksville, Missouri
- 1960-06-19 Johnny Lee Gray, Jr, American 800m runner (Olympic 7th 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1960-09-20 Alice Regina Brown, American 4X100 runner (Olympic gold 1984, 88), born in Jackson, Mississippi
- 1960-10-14 Steve Cram, English runner (world record mile/2 km)
- 1961-02-21 Yobes Ondieki, Kenyan 10K runner (world record)
- 1961-03-31 Ron Brown, American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m 1984), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1961-11-30 Innocent Egbunike, Nigeria, 4x400m runner (Olympic bronze 1984)
- 1962-01-06 Philip Brown, English 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1984), born in Birmingham, England
- 1962-04-27 PattiSue Plumer, American 3k runner (Gold-Seattle '90), born in Covina, California
- 1962-04-29 Robert Druppers, Dutch runner (world record 1 km indoor), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- 1962-08-01 Joetta Clark, American 800m runner (Olympic-1992), born in East Orange, New Jersey
- 1962-08-06 Thomas Jefferson, 200m runner (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1962-08-08 Charmaine Crooks, Canadian 800m runner (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96), born in Mandeville, Jamaica
- 1962-12-27 Timothy Hacker, 10k runner, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1963-03-12 Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1984), born in Taguatinga, Brazil
- 1963-03-23 Ana Quirot, Cuba, 800m runner (Olympics-bronze/silver-92, 96)
- 1963-07-20 Paula Ivan, Romanian runner (world record mile), born in Herăști, Romania
- 1963-08-28 Regina Marie Jacobs, 800m/1500m runner (Olympics 10th 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1963-11-25 Steve Ave, St Germain Enlay France, US 1500m runner
- 1964-01-15 Paula Schnurr, Canadian 1.5k runner (Olympics-8-92, 96), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario
- 1964-02-10 Sam Graddy, US 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1984), born in Gaffney, South Carolina
- 1964-05-24 Elizabeth McColgan, British running star (world record 5 km indoor), born in Dundee, Scotland
- 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
- 1964-06-11 Kim Gallagher, American athlete (Olympic silver 800m 1984; bronze 1988), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2002)
- 1964-07-11 Earl Jones, Inkster Mich, 800m runner (Olympic bronze 1984)
- 1964-09-23 Diane Dixon, American 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1988), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1964-10-02 Sheila Echols, American track athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m 1988), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- 1965-01-01 Andrew Valmon, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1988, 92; World C'ship gold 1993), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1965-03-04 Khaled Hosseini, Afghan author (The Kite Runner) and physician, born in Kabul, Afghanistan
- 1965-05-20 Bruno Marie-Rose, French runner (world record 200 m indoor)
- 1965-05-31 Annette Renee Peters [nee Hand], American 1500/3000 runner, born in Reno, Nevada
- 1965-10-15 Daniel Held, American 10k runner, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1965-11-17 Winthrop Graham, Jamaica, 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1988)
- 1966-10-10 Elana Meyer, South African runner (Olympic silver 1992), born in South Africa
- 1966-11-01 Danny Everett, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1988), born in Van Alstyne, Texas
- 1967-01-29 Khalid Skah, Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 10,000m 1992), born in Midelt, Morocco
- 1967-05-14 Natasha Elaine Kaiser-Brown, 400m runner, born in Des Moines, Iowa
- 1967-06-05 Joe Deloach, American 200m runner (Olympic gold 1988)
- 1967-08-15 Moulay Brahim Boutaib, Moroccan 10k runner (Olympic gold 1988)
- 1967-09-13 Michael Johnson, American 200m/400m runner (Olympic-2 gold-96), born in Dallas, Texas
- 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
- 1968-06-18 John Lumkes, 3k steeplechase runner, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1968-08-04 Darcy Arreola, 1.5k runner, born in La Mesa, California
- 1968-08-06 Celena Mondie-Milner, Milledgeville Ga, 100m/200m runner
- 1968-08-08 Suzy Hamilton, US olympic 1500m runner
- 1968-08-22 Paul Ereng, Kenyan athlete, 800m runner (Olympic gold 1988), born in Kitale, Kenya
- 1968-09-09 Jon Drummond, American 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1996), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1968-10-15 Meredith Rainey, American 800m runner, born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1968-11-12 Irina Privalova, Russian runner, born in Malakhovka, Soviet Union
- 1968-11-22 Irina Privalova, Russian 100m/200m/400m runner
- 1968-12-11 Mark Dailey, American 1.5k runner, born in Youngstown, Ohio
- 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
- 1969-02-28 Tor Øivind Ødegaard, Norwegian track runner
- 1969-05-11 Amy Legacki, Terrytown NY, 10k runner
- 1969-05-16 Steven Earl Lewis, 4X100/400m runner (Olympic gold 1988), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1969-06-24 Sean Maye, American 400m/800m runner
- 1969-07-23 Fernanda Ribeiro, Portuguese 10k runner (Olympic gold 1996), born in Penafiel, Portugal
- 1969-11-20 Silvia Sommaggio, Italian 5k runner, born in Camposampiero., Italy
- 1969-11-28 Sonia O'Sullivan, Irish 5k runner (Olympic 4th 1992, 96)
- 1969-12-17 Marc Davis, Oceanside California, 3K steeplechase runner (Goodwill-gold-94)
- 1969-12-30 Anthuan Maybank, Georgetown SC, 200m/400m runner
- 1970-02-28 Noureddine Morceli, Algeria, 1500m runner (Olympic gold 1996)
- 1970-03-03 Donovan Bergstrom, US 3K steeplechase runner
- 1970-03-18 Sarah Thorsett, Winona Minn, 1.5k runner
- 1970-03-22 Jason Rouser, American 200m/400m runner, born in Tucson, Arizona
- 1970-06-19 Quincy Dushawn Watts, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 4x400m relay 1992), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1970-08-21 Paulo Barrancos Guerra, Portuguese athlete, 10k runner, born in Barrancos, Portugal
- 1970-10-18 Bob Kennedy, American 5K runner, born in Bloomington, Indian
- 1970-12-09 Marlin Cannon, American 200m/400m runner, born in Dallas, Texas
- 1971-02-02 Tony Miller, American 400m runner, born in Mount Pleasant, Texas
- 1971-09-06 Holli Hyche, American runner, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1971-09-26 Elva Dryer, American 1.5K/5K runner, born in Durango, Colorado
- 1971-10-28 Nicole Green, 400m runner, born in Springfield, Ohio
- 1971-11-13 Anthony Whiteman, England, 800m/1500m runner
- 1971-12-10 Carla Sacramento, Portuguese 1.5k runner, born in São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon
- 1972-05-20 Michael Cox, American 1.5k runner, born in Hannibal, Missouri
- 1972-05-27 Karen Hecox, US 1500m runner
- 1972-06-12 Inger Miller, American 100m runner, born in Los Angeles, California
- 1972-06-20 Martin Keino, Nyeri Kenya, 1.5k runner
Elaine Thompson-Herah
Emil Zátopek
Florence Griffith Joyner
Jim Peters
John Carlos
Roger Bannister