Olympic Sports (Part 32)

Events in Sport

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Birthdays in Sport

Birthdays 3101 - 3,200 of 3,242

1984-08-11 Markis Kido, Indonesian badminton player (Olympic gold men's doubles 2008 [with Hendra Setiawan]; World Championships gold 2007; World Cup gold 2006), born in Jakarta, Indonesia (d. 2021)

Lindsey Vonn (38 years old)

1984-10-18 American alpine skier (Olympic gold 2010, 4 World Cup Championships), born in St. Paul, Minnesota

1984-10-26 Sasha Cohen, American figure skater (Grand Prix Final Champion 2003; Olympic silver 2006), born in Los Angeles, California

Eliud Kipchoge (38 years old)

1984-11-05 Kenyan distance runner (Olympic gold marathon 2016; first under 2:00), born in Kapsisiywa, Kenya

LeBron James (38 years old)

1984-12-30 American basketball forward (NBA C'ship & MVP 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020; 16 × NBA All-Star; Olympic gold 2008, 12; Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, LA Lakers), born in Akron, Ohio

1985-01-02 Heather O'Reilly, American soccer midfielder (231 caps; FIFA Women's World Cup 2015; Olympic gold 2004, 08, 12), born in East Brunswick, New Jersey
1985-04-01 Beth Tweddle, English gymnast (World C'ship gold 2006, 09, 10; Olympic bronze 2012), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
1985-04-02 Stéphane Lambiel, Swiss figure skater (World C'ship gold men's singles 2005, 06; Olympic silver 2006; Grand Prix Final champion 2005, 07), born in Martigny, Switzerland
1985-04-04 Rudy Fernández, Spanish basketball guard (Olympic silver 2008, 12; bronze 2016; FIBA World Cup gold 2006, 19; Portland TB's, Denver Nuggets; Real Madrid), born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Chris Froome (37 years old)

1985-05-20 British road cyclist (Tour de France 2013, 15, 16, 17; Giro d'Italia 2018; Vuelta a España 2011, 17; Olympic bronze time trial 2012, 16), born in Nairobi, Kenya

1985-06-01 Tirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopian athlete (5,000m WR 14:11.15 2008; Olympic gold 5000m, 10000m 2008; 10000m 2012), born in Bekoji, Arsi Province, Ethiopia

Michael Phelps (37 years old)

1985-06-30 American swimmer (record 23 Olympic gold medals), born in Baltimore, Maryland

1985-08-30 Eamon Sullivan, Australian swimmer (3 Olympic medals), born in Perth, Australia
1985-08-30 Leisel Jones, Australian swimmer (2 Olympic golds, 1 silver), born in Katherine, Australia
1985-09-04 Kaillie Humphries, Canadian-American bobsledder (Olympic gold 2-woman [Canada] 2010, 14; monobob [USA] 2022), born in Calgary, Alberta
1985-11-18 Allyson Felix, American athlete (7 x Olympic gold 200m/400m/relays 2008, 12, 16, 20), born in Los Angeles, California
1985-12-02 Amaury Leveaux, French swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100m freestyle relay 2012; WR 100m freestyle short course – 44.94s), born in Belfort, France
1985-12-03 László Cseh, Hungarian swimmer (World C'ship gold 400m medley 2005, 200m butterfly 2015; 7 x Olympic medals), born in Budapest, Hungary
1986-01-28 Jessica Ennis, English athlete (Olympic gold heptathlon 2012; World C'ship gold 2009, 11, 15), born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
1986-02-01 Jorrit Bergsma, Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 10,000m 2014; World Single Distance C'ship 2013, 15, 17, 19), born in Oldeboorn, Netherlands
1986-04-01 Ireen Wüst, Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 3,000m 2006, 14; 1500m 2010, 14; team 2014; World All-round C'ship gold x 7), born in Goirle, Netherlands

Usain Bolt (36 years old)

1986-08-21 Jamaican sprinter (Olympic gold 100m/200m 2008, 12, 16), born in Sherwood Content, Jamaica

Shaun White (36 years old)

1986-09-03 American snowboarder (Olympic gold: 2006, 2010, 2018), born in San Diego, California

1986-10-30 Thomas Morgenstern, Austrian ski jumper (3 Olympic gold 2006, 10), born in Spittal an der Drau, Austria
1986-12-27 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold 100m 2008, 12; 9 x World C'ship gold), born in Kingston, Jamaica
1987-01-01 Meryl Davis, American ice dancer (Olympic gold with Charlie White 2014; World C'ships gold 2011, 2013), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
1987-01-10 César Cielo, Brazilian swimmer (Olympic gold 50m freestyle 2008; World C'ship gold x 6 2009, 11, 13; WR 50m freestyle 20.91, 100m freestyle 46.91 2009), born in Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Brazil
1987-01-11 Danuta Kozák, Hungarian sprint canoeist (5-time Olympic gold K-1, K-2, K-4 500m 2012, 16), born in Budapest, Hungary
1987-02-01 Ronda Rousey, American pro wrestler, actress, author, mixed martial artist and judoka (UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion 6 defences; Olympic bronze 70kg judo 2008; WWE), born in Riverside, California
1987-02-11 Beat Feuz, Swiss alpine ski racer (Olympic gold men's downhill 2022; World C'ships gold downhill 2017), born in Bern, Switzerland
1987-04-01 Li Ting, Chinese diver (Olympic gold platform synchro 2004; World C'ships gold 2003, 05), born in Lingui, Guilin, Guangxi, China
1987-05-11 Monica Roşu, Romanian gymnast (2x Olympic Gold 2004), born in Bacău, Romania

Andy Murray (35 years old)

1987-05-15 British tennis player (Olympic gold 2012, 16; Wimbledon 2013, 16), born in Glasgow, Scotland

1987-06-01 Yarisley Silva, Cuban pole vaulter (World C'ship gold 2015; Olympic silver 2012), born in San Luis, Cuba
1987-08-20 Cătălina Ponor, Romanian gymnast (3 Olympic gold 2004), born in Constanța, Romania
1987-09-30 Flora Duffy, Bermudian triathlete (Olympic gold 2021, Bermuda’s first ever gold medal; World C'ship gold 2016, 17), born in Paget Parish, Bermuda
1987-10-24 Charlie White, American ice dancer (Olympic gold, 2014 & silver, 2014, 2010), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
1987-10-25 Fabian Hambüchen, German gymnast (Olympic gold 2016, silver 2012, bronze 2008), born in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
1988-02-04 Carly Patterson, American gymnast (2004 Olympic Champion), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1988-02-17 Vasiliy Lomachenko, Ukrainian boxer and one of the most successful amateur boxers of all time (Olympic gold 2008 and 2012), born in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine, Soviet Union
1988-03-02 Matthew Mitcham, Australian diver (Olympic gold 10m platform 2008), born in Brisbane, Australia
1988-04-23 Alistair Brownlee, British triathlete (Olympic gold 2012, 16), born in Dewsbury, England
1988-05-01 Teodor Peterson, Swedish cross-country skier (Olympic silver individual sprint, bronze team sprint 2014), born in Umeå, Sweden
1988-05-29 Cheng Fei, Chinese gymnast (Olympic gold female team 2008), born in Huangshi, Hubei
1988-06-17 Stephanie Rice, Australian swimmer (3 x Olympic gold 2008), born in Brisbane, Queensland
1988-06-25 Therese Johaug, Norwegian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 4 x 5k relay 2010, 10k, 15k, 30k 2022; 14 x World C'ship gold), born in Os, Røros, Norway
1988-07-01 Aleksander Lesun, Russian modern pentathlete (Olympic gold pentathlon 2016), born in Barysaw, Belarus
1988-08-05 Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer (world record 200 meters, Olympic Gold 2008), born in Mirano, Italy
1988-09-14 Martin Fourcade, French biathlete (5 Olympic gold 2014, 18), born in Perpignan, France

1988-09-29 American basketball forward (NBA C'ship, NBA Finals MVP 2017, 18 Golden State Warriors; 11 × NBA All-Star; NBA All-Star Game MVP 2012, 19; Olympic gold 2012, 16, 20), born in Washington, D.C.

1988-10-20 Ma Long, Chinese table tennis player (Olympic and World Champion), born in Anshan, China
1988-12-07 Nathan Adrian, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 2012), born in Bremerton, Washington
1989-01-03 Kōhei Uchimura, Japanese gymnast (Olympic gold all-round 2012; team, all-round 2016; World C'ships 10 x gold), born in Kitakyushu, Japan
1989-02-08 Bronte Barratt, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 4x200m freestyle relay 2008 WR; World C'ship gold 4x100m freestyle relay 2015), born in Brisbane, Australia
1989-04-01 Jan Blokhuijsen, Dutch long-track speed skater (Olympic gold team pursuit 2014; World Single Distance C'ship gold 2012, 13, 16, 17), born in Zuid-Scharwoude, Netherlands
1989-06-23 Lisa Carrington, New Zealand canoeist (Olympic gold K-1 200m 2012, 16, 20; K-2 500m 2020; 10 x World C'ship gold), born in Tauranga, New Zealand
1989-08-14 Thorsten Margis, German bobsledder (4 x Olympic gold 2018, 22; 8 x World C'ship gold 2015-21), born in Bad Honnef, Germany
1989-09-14 Jimmy Butler, American basketball small forward (Olympic gold 2016; NBA All-Star 2015–18, 20, 22; Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat), born in Houston, Texas
1989-10-30 Nastia Liukin, Russian born American gymnast (2008 Olympic Champion), born in Moscow, Soviet Union
1990-01-10 Tao Li, Singaporean Olympic swimmer, born in Wuhan, China

Klay Thompson (33 years old)

1990-02-08 American basketball guard (3-time NBA champion GS Warriors 2015, 17, 18, Olympic gold 2016), born in Los Angeles, California

1990-04-02 Yevgeniya Kanayeva OMF, Russian rhythmic gymnast (Olympic gold all-round 2008, 12; World C'ship gold x 17 2007-11), born in Omsk, Russia
1990-04-30 Jonathan Brownlee, British triathlete (Olympic bronze 2012, silver 16), born in Dewsbury, England
1990-05-02 Francesco Friedrich, German bobsledder (4 x Olympic gold 2018, 22; 13 x World C'ship gold 2011-21), born in Pirna, Germany
1990-06-09 Matthias Mayer, Austrian alpine ski racer (Olympic gold downhill 2014, Super-G 2018, 22), born in Sankt Veit, Kärnten, Austria
1990-08-20 Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Dutch-Javanese Surinamese swimmer (Olympic gold 2008, 12), born in Sauwerd, Netherlands
1990-10-18 Brittany Griner, American basketball center (Olympic gold 2016, 20; WNBA C'ship 2014 Phoenix Mercury; 8 × WNBA All-Star; WNBA scoring champion 2017, 19; detained in Russia for drug smuggling Feb-Dec 2022), born in Houston, Texas
1990-11-11 Tom Dumoulin, Dutch road cyclist (Giro d'Italia 2017; World C'ship gold men's time trial 2017; Olympic silver road race 2016, 20), born in Maastricht, Netherlands
1990-12-07 Marte Olsbu Røiseland, Norwegian biathlete (Olympic gold women's sprint, pursuit, mixed relay 2022; 11 x World C'ship gold), born in Arendal, Norway

Peter Burling (32 years old)

1991-01-01 New Zealand sailor (Olympic gold 49er class 2016, silver 2012, 20; helmsman America's Cup 2017, 21; ISAF World Sailor of the Year 2015, 17), born in Tauranga, New Zealand

1991-01-07 Caster Semenya, South African runner (Olympic Gold 2016), born near Polokwane, South Africa
1991-05-09 Majlinda Kelmendi, Kosovar-Albanian judoka (Olympic gold 2016), born in Peć, SFR Yugoslavia
1991-06-24 Mutaz Essa Barshim, Qatari athlete (Olympic gold high jump 2020; World C'ship gold 2017, 19), born in Doha, Qatar
1991-08-31 Shi Tingmao, Chinese diver (4 x Olympic gold 3m springboard, 3m synchro 2016, 2020; 8 x World C'ship gold), born in Chongqing, China
1991-10-10 Mariana Pajón, Colombian BMX rider (Olympic gold 2012, 16), born in Medellin, Colombia
1991-11-01 Jiang Yuyuan, Chinese gymnast (Olympic teams gold 2008), born in Liuzhou, Guangxi
1991-12-01 Sun Yang, Chinese swimmer (Olympic gold 400m, 1,500m 2012, 200m freestyle 2016), born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
1992-02-25 Libby [Elizabeth] Callahan, sport pistol (Olympics 1996), born in Columbia, South Carolina
1992-03-23 Ana Marcela Cunha, Brazilian swimmer (Olympic gold 10k open water 2020; 5 x World C'ship gold 2011, 15, 17, 19), born in Salvador, Brazil
1992-05-25 Kendall Coyne Schofield, American ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 2018; World C'ship gold 2011, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19), born in Palos Heights, Illinois
1992-06-01 Gianmarco Tamberi, Italian athlete (Olympic gold high jump 2020), born in Civitanova Marche, Italy

Elaine Thompson-Herah (30 years old)

1992-06-28 Jamaican sprinter (Olympic gold 100/200m 2016, 2020; 200m 2016), born in Manchester, Jamaica

Weddings in Sport

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Deaths in Sport

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