Birthdays in Sport
Birthdays 2001 - 2,100 of 3,246
- 1968-08-22 Paul Ereng, Kenyan athlete, 800m runner (Olympic gold 1988), born in Kitale, Kenya
- 1968-08-31 Glenroy Gilbert, Canadian 4X100m sprinter (Olympic gold 1996), born in Trinidad
- 1968-08-31 Jennifer Azzi, American basketball guard (Olympic gold 1996), born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- 1968-09-04 Carlette Guidry-White, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1992, 1996; World C'ships 1995), born in Houston, Texas
- 1968-09-04 Rick McNair, American water polo 2m defender (Olympics 1996), born in Berkeley, California
- 1968-09-09 Jon Drummond, American 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1996), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1968-09-09 Thomas P. Auth, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Orange, New Jersey
- 1968-09-16 Tara Cross-Battle, American volleyball hitter (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Houston, Texas
- 1968-09-17 Valeri Zelepukin, Russian NHL forward (NJ Devils, Team Russia Olympic silver 1998), born in Voskresensk, Soviet Union
- 1968-09-20 Chris Waller, gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Evanston, Illinois
- 1968-09-22 Lisa Alexander, Canadian synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1968-09-27 Mark Bradtke, Australian basketball center (Olympics 1988, 92, 96), born in Adelaide, South Australia
- 1968-10-02 Mark Crear, American athlete (Olympic 110m hurdles silver 1996, bronze 2000), born in San Francisco, California
- 1968-10-11 Cynthia Johnston, Canadian basketball forward (Olympics 1996), born in Calgary, Alberta
- 1968-10-16 Scott Donie, Vicenza Italy, diver (Olympic 4th 1996)
- 1968-10-17 Heather McDermid, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Calgary, Alberta
- 1968-10-27 Antoinette Lucas, American field hockey midfielder (Olympics 1996), born in Crozier, Virginia
- 1968-10-28 Shawna Molcak, Cardston Alberta, basketball guard (Olympics 1996)
- 1968-10-29 Johann Olav Koss, Norwegian speed skater (Olympics 3 gold-1994), born in Drammen, Norway
- 1968-11-03 Antonio Pettigrew, American athlete (World C'ship gold 400m 1991), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 2010)
- 1968-11-08 Michelle Kline, American speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Golden Valley, Minnesota
- 1968-11-10 Lissa Maria Sneck, ice hockey goalie (Finland, Olympics 1998)
- 1968-11-18 Mel Stewart, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1992), born in Gastonia, North Carolina
- 1968-11-19 Gord Fraser, Canadian road race cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1968-11-19 Steven Penn, American team handball center back (Olympics 1996), born in Brevard, North Carolina
- 1968-11-20 Richard Clarke, Canadian sailor Finn (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1968-11-21 Antonio Tarver, light heavyweight boxer (Olympics-br-96), born in Orlando, Florida
- 1968-11-22 Jonathan Moss, Tenafly NJ, rower (Olympics 1996)
- 1968-11-23 John O'Neill, American field hockey midfielder (Olympics 1996), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1968-11-24 Ken Johnson, Quincy Mass, 3x40 rifle (Olympics 1996)
- 1968-11-28 Jonathan Brown, American rower (Olympic 5th 1996), born in NYC, New York
- 1968-12-01 Anders Holmertz, Swedish swimmer (4 x Olympic silver 200m, 1 x bronze 400m 1988-96), born in Motala, Sweden
- 1968-12-02 Jiri Dopita, Czech ice hockey center (World C'ship gold 1996, 2000-01; Philadelphia Flyers), born in Šumperk, Czech Republic
- 1968-12-04 Mike Barrowman, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1992, World C'ship gold 1991), born in Costa Mesa, California
- 1968-12-07 Melissa Iverson, American rower (World C'ships gold women's coxless four 1995), born in Anoka, Minnesota
Kurt Angle (54 years old)
1968-12-09 American 220 lbs freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1996), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1968-12-17 Jeff[rey] Klepacki, Kearny NJ, rower (Olympics 1992, 96)
- 1968-12-19 Jennifer Devine, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Portland, Oregon
- 1968-12-26 Darren Barber, Canadian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Victoria, British Columbia
- 1969-01-02 William Fox-Pitt MBE, English equestrian (Olympic silver team 2004, 12; bronze 2008; World Equestrian Games gold team 2010), born in London, England
- 1969-01-03 Gerda Weissensteiner OMRI, Italian luger and bobsleigh pilot (Olympic gold women's singles 1994), born in Bolzano, Italy
- 1969-01-06 Nick A'Hern, Australian 20k walker (Olympics 22-92, 96), born in Swansea, United Kingdom
- 1969-01-09 Johanna Ikonen, Finnish ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Eno, Finland
- 1969-01-15 Rod de Highden, Australian 5k/10k/marathoner (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1969-01-16 Chelan Kozak, Canadian equestrian (Olympics 1996), born in Revelstoke, British Columbia
- 1969-01-19 Andrew Murray Stone, New Zealand sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1969-01-22 Shelley Sandie, Australian basketball guard (Olympics 1988, 96), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1969-01-24 Louise McPaul, Australian javelin thrower (Olympic silver 1992, 96), born in Port Kembla, New South Wales
- 1969-01-27 Kristen Danihy, Lawton Oklahoma, team handball circle/wing (Olympics 1996)
- 1969-01-31 Mathew Pallister, Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1969-02-07 Fiona Robinson-Hannan, Australian basketball player (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Perth, Western Australia
- 1969-02-09 Peta Edebone, Australian softball outfielder (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1969-02-12 Colin Keely, US water polo driver (Olympics 1996), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1969-02-16 Claude Lambert, boxer (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1969-02-16 Fermín Cacho, Spanish middle distance athlete (Olympic gold 1,500m 92, silver 96), born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1969-02-21 Petra Kronberger, Austrian alpine skier (Olympic gold 1992), born in Pfarrwerfen, Austria
- 1969-02-25 Kerry Dienelt, Australian softball catcher/1st baseman (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1969-02-25 Michelle Gibson, equestrian dressage (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1969-02-27 Greg Stevenson, Canadian rower (Olympics-11-92, 96), born in Sherbrooke, Quebec
- 1969-03-07 Anne Marie Lauck, American marathoner (Olympics 10th 1996), born in Rochester, New York
- 1969-03-07 Brian Jamieson, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Livingston, New Jersey
- 1969-03-12 Karen Snelgrove, softball pitcher (Olympics 1996), born in London, Ontario
- 1969-03-14 Ty[rel] Bennion, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1969-03-17 Andrew McMarlin, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Vienna, Virginia
- 1969-03-17 Domenic "Filane" Figliomeni, Canadian boxer (Olympics 1996), born in Terrace Bay, Ontario
- 1969-03-18 Sheila Taormina, 4X200m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1996)
- 1969-03-19 Scott Alexander Brownlee, New Zealand coxless rower (Olympics 1996), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
- 1969-03-20 Caroline Brunet, Canadian kayaker (Olympic silver 1996), born in Quebec City, Québec
- 1969-03-20 Konstantine Starikovitch, Podolsk Russia, 238lbs US weightlift (Olympics 1996)
- 1969-03-24 Yoko Zetterlund, volleyball setter (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in San Francisco, California
- 1969-03-25 Guy Newman, Australian water polo goalie (Olympics 1996)
- 1969-03-29 Kim Batten, American athlete (World C'ship gold 400m hurdles 1995; Olympic silver 1996), born in McRae, Georgia
- 1969-03-31 Steve Smith, American NBA guard (14 NBA seasons, Olympic gold 2000), born in Highfield Park, MI
- 1969-04-03 Reid Hayston, New Zealand beach volleyball player (Olympics 1996), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
- 1969-04-07 Clark Sheehan, cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1969-04-07 Peggy Clasen, speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
- 1969-04-09 Amy Feng, Chinese born-American table tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Tianjin, China
- 1969-04-09 Timothy Young, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1969-04-23 Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR Team, All-around 1988; World C'ship gold x 5), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2018)
- 1969-04-25 Nir Shental, Israeli Men's 470 sailor (Olympic 15th-1996), born in Jaffa, Israel
- 1969-04-27 Brett Steven, New Zealand tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1969-04-28 Merlelynn Lange-Harris, Canadian basketball center (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1969-04-30 Dexter Rogers, American volleyball opposite hitter (Olympics 1996), born in St Petersburg, Florida
- 1969-05-03 Karen Kraft, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in San Mateo, California
- 1969-05-05 Bryan Ivie, American volleyball middle blocker (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Torrance, California
- 1969-05-07 Melanie Valerio, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle relay 1996), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1969-05-09 Carla Overbeck, soccer defender (Olympics 1996), born in Pasadena, California
- 1969-05-09 Renn Crichlow, canoeist (Olympics-8-92, 96), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1969-05-15 Holly McPeak, American beach volleyballer (Olympic bronze 2004), born in Manhattan Beach, California
- 1969-05-16 Steven Earl Lewis, 4X100/400m runner (Olympic gold 1988), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1969-05-19 Cecile Ulbrich Tucker, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Warren, Maine
- 1969-05-19 David Wharton, Warminster PA, US Olympic swimmer (Olympic silver 1988)
- 1969-05-27 Francois Letourneau, St Jerome Quebec, canoeist (Olympics 1996)
- 1969-05-27 Lesley Tashlin, 100m hurdler (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1969-05-28 Frank McCormack, Leicester Mass, cyclist (Olympics 1996)
- 1969-05-31 Juliet Haslam, Australian hockey midfielder (Olympics 1996), born in Adelaide
- 1969-06-01 Ari Sulander, Finnish ice hockey goaltender (World C'ship gold 1995; Olympic bronze 1998), born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1969-06-01 Erin Hartwell, American time trial cyclist (Olympic bronze/silver-92, 96), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1969-06-04 Tine Moberg-Parker, Canada Europe class sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Oslo, Norway
- 1969-06-07 Lachlan Elmer, Australian field hockey halfback (Olympic silver 1992, 96)