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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 426

  • 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 field athlete (Olympic gold shot put 1996; WR 23.12m), born in Charleston, West Virginia
  • 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
  • 1967-10-02 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 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 4x100m 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
  • 1969-02-16 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
  • 1970-07-02 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
  • 1970-10-10 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
  • 1972-03-29 Paul Michael Kent, New Zealand athlete, breastroker (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 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
  • 1973-03-30 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 sprint athlete, born in Moss Side, 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
  • 1974-01-20 Calvin Harrison, American athlete (Olympic gold medalist), born in Orlando, Florida
  • 1974-04-20 Kevin Sullivan, Canadian athlete, 1.5k runner (Olympics 1996), born in Brantford, Ontario
  • 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
  • 1975-01-25 Tim Montgomery, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 2000; BALCO scandal), born in Gaffney, South Carolina
  • 1975-02-09 Viktor Chistiakov, Russian-born Australian athlete
  • 1975-07-20 Aimee Mullins, American Paralympic athlete/official (US Olympic Chef de Mission 2012), born in Allentown, Pennsylvania

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1975-10-12 American track and field athlete and drug cheat (5 forfeited Olympic medals), born in Los Angeles, California

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  • 1975-11-13 Tom Compernolle, Belgian athlete (d. 2008)
  • 1976-03-30 Obadele Thompson, Barbadian athlete
  • 1976-04-05 Kim Collins, Nevisian athlete (World C'ship gold men's 100m 2003), born in Saint Peter Basseterre Parish, Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • 1976-06-01 Marlon Devonish, MBE, English athlete (Olympic gold GB 4x100m relay 2004; World Indoor C'ship gold 200m 2003), born in Coventry, England
  • 1976-08-02 Reyes Estévez, Spanish athlete, born in Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
  • 1976-11-19 Benny Vansteelant, Belgian duathlete, born in Torhout, Belgium (d. 2007)
  • 1976-12-22 Katleen De Caluwé, Belgian athlete, born in Rumst, Belgium
  • 1977-03-01 Rens Blom, Dutch athlete (World C'ships gold pole vault 2005), born in Munstergeleen, Netherlands
  • 1977-03-04 Ana Gabriela Guevara, Mexican athlete
  • 1977-05-27 Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian athlete
  • 1977-10-31 Sylviane Félix, French athlete, born in Créteil, France
  • 1978-02-16 Tia Hellebaut, Belgian athlete
  • 1978-07-20 Tamsyn Lewis, Australian athlete
  • 1978-11-19 Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová, Czech athlete, born in Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
  • 1978-12-02 Jason Collins, American NBA basketball center, 2001-14 (first openly gay athlete to play in any major North American pro sports league; New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks, and 5 other teams), born in Northridge, California
  • 1979-03-13 Cedric Van Branteghem, Belgian athlete, born in Ghent, Belgium
  • 1979-03-24 Periklis Iakovakis, Greek athlete
  • 1979-04-01 Ruth Beitia, Spanish athlete (Olympic gold women's high jump 2016), born in Santander, Spain
  • 1979-05-28 Joeri Jansen, Belgian athlete
  • 1979-08-02 Reuben Kosgei, Kenyan athlete, born in Kapsabet, Kenya
  • 1979-08-14 Paul Burgess, Australian athlete, born in Perth, Australia
  • 1979-08-16 Monder Rizki, Belgian athlete, born in Brussels, Belgium
  • 1979-09-14 Jesse Marunde, American Strongman athlete (d. 2007)
  • 1980-08-22 Nicolas Macrozonaris, French Canadian track-and-field athlete, born in Laval, Canada
  • 1980-11-22 Yaroslav Rybakov, Russian athlete
  • 1980-12-01 Mubarak Hassan Shami, Qatari athlete (Vienna 2005, Prague 2006, Paris 2007 marathons), born in Baringo, Kenya
  • 1981-02-27 Elodie Ouédraogo, Belgian athlete, born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium
  • 1981-04-29 Émilie Mondor, Canadian athlete (d. 2006)
  • 1982-04-01 Andreas Thorkildsen, Norwegian athlete (Olympic gold men's javelin 2004, 08; World C'ship gold 2009), born in Kristiansand, Norway
  • 1982-05-15 Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican athlete
  • 1982-05-16 Hanna Mariën, Belgian athlete
  • 1982-06-03 Yelena Isinbayeva, Russian athlete (Olympic gold pole vault 2004, 08; WR 5.06 2009; World C'ship gold 2005, 07, 13), born in Volgograd, Russia
  • 1982-06-13 Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopian athlete (Olympic gold 10,000m 2004, 08; 5,000m 2008; World C'ship gold 10,000m 2003, 05, 07, 09; 5,000m 2009; 11 x World Cross Country gold), born in Bekoji, Ethiopia
  • 1982-08-05 LoLo Jones, American track and field athlete and bobsledder,born in Des Moines, Iowa
  • 1982-11-16 Ronald Pognon, French athlete, born in La Lamentin, Martinique
  • 1982-12-08 Dee Dee Trotter, American athlete, born in California, United States
  • 1982-12-09 Nathalie De Vos, Belgian athlete, born in Ghent, Belgium
  • 1983-02-02 Carolina Klüft, Swedish track and field athlete, noted for excellence in heptathlon (Olympic gold, 2004; World Champion, 2003, 2005, 2007), born in Sandhult, Sweden
  • 1983-03-01 Melaine Walker O.D, Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 2008; World C'ship gold 2009), born in Kingston, Jamaica
  • 1983-07-13 Kristof Beyens, Belgian athlete

Weddings in Sport


Divorces in Sport


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