Birthdays in Sport
Birthdays 2401 - 2,500 of 3,253
- 1971-11-08 Anna Simcic, New Zealand backstroker (Olympics 1996), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
- 1971-11-10 Jennifer McFalls, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Arlington, Texas
- 1971-11-10 Kate Slatter, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
- 1971-11-15 Rohan Robinson, Australian hurdler (Olympics 1996)
- 1971-11-16 Alexander Popov, Russian swimmer (50m & 100m Olympic gold, 1992 & 1996), Lesnoy, Soviet Union
- 1971-11-18 Kylie Hanigan, Australian 200m/400m runner (Olympics 1996)
- 1971-11-19 Michelle Andrews, Australian field hockey striker (Olympics 1996), born in Newcastle, Australia
- 1971-11-26 Emma Robinson, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1971-11-29 Amy Peterson, American short track skater (Olympics 1994), born in Maplewood, Minnesota
- 1971-12-06 Ainsley Robinson, Oshawa Ontario, 62 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympics 1996)
- 1971-12-06 José Contreras, Cuban baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2006; World Series 2005; Olympic gold 1996; Chicago White Sox), born in Las Martinas, Pinar del Río, Cuba
- 1971-12-10 Amanda Hardy, Altona Australia, badminton player (Olympics 1996)
- 1971-12-14 Lisa-Marie Vizaniari, Australian discus and shot putter (Olympics 1996), born in Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales
- 1971-12-16 Catherine "Cathy" Symon, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1971-12-16 Kristen Kane, diver (Olympics 1996), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1971-12-17 Nikki McCray, Collierville Tenn, basketball guard (Olympic gold 1996)
- 1971-12-17 Sari Kristiina Fisk, ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics 1998)
- 1971-12-19 Jennifer Dore, American rower (Olympic 4th 1996), born in Kearny, New Jersey
- 1971-12-24 Tamir Bloom, American fencer-epee (Olympics 1996), born in NYC, New York
- 1971-12-29 Margot Thien, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in San Diego, California
- 1971-12-30 Thomas Strzalkowski, American fencer-sabre (Olympics 1996), born in Kraków, Poland
- 1971-12-31 Erin Warren, American luger (Olympics 1994), born in Winchester Massachusetts
- 1972-01-13 Vitaly Scherbo, Belarusian gymnast (6 Olympic gold medals Barcelona 1992), born in Minsk, Belarus
- 1972-01-21 Shelley Looney, ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998)
- 1972-01-23 Tanya Harding, Australian softball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Brisbane, Queensland
- 1972-01-24 Salima Davidson, American volleyball setter (Olympics 1996), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1972-02-05 Christina Bailey, American ice hockey defenseman (Olympics gold 1998, silver 2002; World C'ship silver 1994, 97, 99, 2000, 01), born in Marietta, New York
- 1972-02-06 Mark Labbrook, Australian 200m/400m runner (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1972-02-10 Sara Simmons, US rower (Olympics 1996), born in Belmont, Massachusetts
- 1972-02-13 Juha Ylonen, NHL forward (Olympic bronze 1998, Phoenix), born in Helsinki, Finland
Jaromír Jágr (51 years old)
1972-02-15 Czech NHL, CZE. CLE right wing, 1990-present, 2X Stanley Cup, 5X NHL Scoring Champion, 13X All-Star (Pittsburgh Penguins, and 8 other teams; Czech Olympic gold, 1998), and team owner (HC Kladno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH)born in Kladno, Czech Republic
- 1972-02-17 Lloy Ball, American volleyball setter (Olympics 1996), born in Ft Wayne, Indiana
- 1972-02-17 Richard MacQuire, Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 1972-02-17 Stephen Robinson, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Arlington, Virginia
- 1972-02-17 Tony Lawson, Australian diver (Olympics 1996), born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
- 1972-02-17 Vladimir Vujtek, Czech NHL forward (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998, Tampa Bay), born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia)
- 1972-02-24 Larry Amar, Camarillo California, field hockey midfielder/captain (Olympics 1996)
- 1972-02-28 Melisa Moses, diver (Olympic 4th 1996), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1972-03-03 Martin Prochazka, Slany CZ, NHL forward (Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1972-03-04 Martin St Pierre, Canadian 20k walker (Olympics 1996), born in Ripon, Quebec
Shaquille O'Neal (51 years old)
1972-03-06 American Basketball Hall of Fame center (4-time NBA champion, 3-time NBA Finals MVP, Olympic gold 1996), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1972-03-07 Marina Hatzakis, Australian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1972-03-14 Clover Maitland, Australian field hockey goal keeper (Olympics 1996)
- 1972-03-15 Steve Danielson, field hockey defender (Olympics 1996), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1972-03-17 Mia Hamm, Anerican soccer forward (Olympics 1996), born in Selma, Alabama
- 1972-03-19 Maria Maunder, St John's New Foundland, rower (Olympics 1996)
- 1972-03-21 Boris Mironov, Russian ice hockey defenseman (Olympic silver 1998, bronze 2002; Edmonton Oilers, Chicago Blackhawks), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1972-03-22 Elvis Stojko, Canadian figure-skater (World C'ship gold singles 1994, 95, 97; Olympic silver 94, 98), born in Richmond Hill, Ontario
- 1972-03-29 Paul Kent, New Zealand swimmer (World C'ship SC gold 4x100m medley 1995), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1972-04-08 Katrina Powell, Australian field hockey striker (Olympics 1996), born in Canberra Australia
- 1972-04-09 Craig Jones, Australian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Queanbeyan, Australia
- 1972-04-09 Karen Clark, Canadian synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Calgary, Alberta
- 1972-04-10 Richard Wearne, Australian rower (Olympics 1996) and photographer, born in Sydney, Australia
- 1972-04-10 Sue Merz, American ice hockey defenseman (Olympics 1998), born in Greenwich, Connecticut
- 1972-04-17 Benjamin Dodwell, Australian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1972-04-24 Nicolas Gill, 86kg judoka (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1972-05-02 Jill Savery, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1972-05-02 Peter Ogilvie, Canadian 100m sprinter (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1972-05-03 Brett Hayman, Australian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne
- 1972-05-04 Gretchen Ulion, American ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1998; 2 x Ivy League Player of the Year, Dartmouth College), born in Marlborough, Connecticut
- 1972-05-05 James Cracknell, British rowing champion (Olympic gold 2000, 04), born in Sutton, London
- 1972-05-05 Ronald Snook, Australian rower (Olympics bronze 1996), born in Dalwallinu, Western Australia
- 1972-05-09 Daniela Silivaș, Romanian gymnast (3 Olympic gold 1988), born in Deva, Romania
- 1972-05-09 Simon Hollingsworth, Australian 400m hurdler (Olympics 1992, 96)
- 1972-05-19 Aleksandr Golubev, Russian speed skater (Olympic gold 500m 1994), born in Karavaievo, Russia
- 1972-05-21 Liliko Ogasawara, American middleweight judoka (Olympics 1996), born in Englewood, New Jersey
- 1972-05-25 Tony Ronaldson, Australian basketball forward (Olympics 1996), born in Adelaide, South Australia
- 1972-05-30 Renita Farrell, Australian field hockey midfielder (Olympic Gold 1996, 2000), born in Townsville, Queensland
- 1972-05-31 John Godina, American shot putter (World C'ship gold 1995, 97, 01; Olympic silver 1996), born in Fort Still, Oklahoma
- 1972-06-01 Mike Dunham, American ice hockey goaltender (Olympic silver 2002; NHL: Nashville Predators; NY Rangers) and GT Development coach (Boston Bruins, NY Islanders), born in Johnson City, New York
- 1972-06-06 Erin Woodley, Canadian synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Mississauga, Ontario
- 1972-06-06 Jeff Williams, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics 1996)
- 1972-06-15 Lianne Bennion, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1972-06-19 Anna Van der Kamp, Abbotsford BC, rower (Olympics 1996)
- 1972-06-26 Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper (Olympics 1996), born in Southport, Queensland
- 1972-07-01 Corey Hirsch, Canadian NHL goalie (Olympic silver 1994), coach and broadcaster, born in Medicine Hat, Canada
- 1972-07-04 Stephen Giles, Canadian sprint canoeist (World C'ship gold C-1 1,000 1998; Olympic bronze 2000), born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick
- 1972-07-05 Robert Esmie, Canadian 4X100m runner (Olympic gold 1996), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1972-07-07 Lisa Leslie, American WNBA center (LA Sparks)/forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in Gardena, California
- 1972-07-12 Tibor Benedek, Hungarian water polo player (Olympic gold 2000, 04, 08; World C'ship gold 2003) and coach (Hungary 2013-16), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
- 1972-07-17 Melissa "Missy" Schwen, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Bloomington, Indiana
- 1972-07-21 Lilach Parisky, Israeli Women's foil fencer (Olympics 1996)
- 1972-07-23 Trisha Fallon, Australian basketball forward (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1972-07-27 Clint Robinson, Australian K-1 1k canoeist (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Brisbane, Queensland
- 1972-07-30 Olga Chernyak, US fencer-foil (Olympics 1996), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
- 1972-08-01 Karen Dalton, American diver (Olympics 1996), born in Mt View, California
- 1972-08-03 Alain Bolduc, Canadian sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1972-08-03 Jeff Nygaard, American volleyball middle blocker (Olympics 1996), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- 1972-08-03 John Lilley, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Wakefield, Massachusetts
- 1972-08-05 Darryl Yung, Canadian badminton player (Olympics 1996), born in Victoria, British Columbia
- 1972-08-12 Allison Cook, Australian basketballl player (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1972-08-16 Michael Thornberry, American team handball circle (Olympics 1996), born in Virginia Beach, Virginia
- 1972-08-18 Nate Jones, American heavyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1972-08-19 Colleen Thornburn, Canadian softball catcher (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1972-08-24 Ian Moran, American hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994, Pitts), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1972-08-27 Chris Imes, US hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994), born in South Paris, Maine
- 1972-08-28 Darby Hendrickson, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Richfield, Minnasota
- 1972-09-01 Josh Davis, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100/200m freestyle relay/4x100m medley relay 1996), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1972-09-01 Louise Dobson, Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic gold 1996; Champions Trophy gold 1997, 99, 2003), born in Shepparton, Australia
- 1972-09-03 Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1998; World C'ship gold 2005; HC Škoda Plzeň, Pittsburgh Penguins, NY Rangers), born in Plzeň, Czech Republic