Olympic Athletes Chronology

Births, deaths, defining moments of Olympic Atheletes

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May 10Merlene Ottey Jamaican/Italian running star (Olympics), is born.Ref: 5
1862
Jan 01Baron Pierre de Coubertin, revivor of Olympics, is born.Ref: 68
1863
Jan 01Pierre Coubertin, French sportsman, revivor of the modern Olympics, is born.Ref: 17
1873
Oct 14Raymond C Ewry, Indiana, polio victim who won 10 Olympic golds, is born.Ref: 5
1876
Feb 09Martin Stixrud Norway, figure skater (Olympics-bronze-1920), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 12Alvin Kraenzlein, American Olympic athlete; first competitor to win four gold medals in a single Olympics, is born.Ref: 70
1878
Mar 21John Walter Tewksbury, American sprinter; Olympic gold medalist, is born.Ref: 70
Mar 25Henry graaf de Baillet-Latour Belgian President of IOC (1925-42), is born.Ref: 5
1880
Nov 03Edmond Barrett heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-bronze-1908), is born.Ref: 5
1881
Feb 02Karl Frederick pistol champion (Olympics-gold-1920), is born.Ref: 5
1884
Oct 06Lloyd Spooner US, marksman (Olympic-4 gold/1 silver/2 bronze-1920), is born.Ref: 5
1885
Mar 24Charlie Daniels US swimmer (Olympics-4 gold-1904, 08), is born.Ref: 5
1886
Mar 05Paul Radmilovic England, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1908), is born.Ref: 5
1887
Sep 28Avery Brundage AAU & International Olympic Committee president, is born.Ref: 5
1888
Jan 04Arthur Berry England, soccer player (Olympics-gold-1908, 12), is born.Ref: 5
May 28Jim [James Francis] Thorpe Shawnee OK, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), is born.Ref: 68
1889
Aug 10Irene Steer England, 4 X 100m relay swimmers (Olympic-gold-1912), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 09John P "Hannes" Kolehmainen Finnish long-distance runner (Olympics-gold 1912), is born.Ref: 5
1890
Aug 24Duke Kahanamoku Hawaii, 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1912, 20), is born.Ref: 5
1891
Feb 04Yuri Losmann Estonia, marathon runner (Olympics-silver 1920), is born.Ref: 5
1892
Jan 13Paul Smart US, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 29Clifford Gray US, bobsled (Olympics-gold-1928), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 14Giorgio Cesana Italy, coxswain, (Olympic-gold-1906), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 14James Meredith 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1912), is born.Ref: 5
1893
Mar 03Karel Lotsy Dutch insurance director/Olympics-chief d'équipe, is born.Ref: 5
Apr 05Clas Thunberg Finland, speed skater (Olympic Gold-1924, 28), is born.Ref: 5
1894
May 11Florimond Cornellie Belgium, yachting (Olympics-gold-1920), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 02Erich R”mer Germany, ice hockey player (Olympic-bronze-1932)Ref: 5
Nov 23Ture Persson Sweden, sprinter (Olympic-silver-1912)Ref: 5
1895
Apr 15Harry F V Edward British Guiana, 100 meter/200 meter runner (Olympics-bronze-1920), is born.Ref: 5
May 14Al White, American diver and Olympic gold medalist (1924), is born.Ref: 70
1896
Feb 22Edvin Wide Sweden, 10K runner (Olympics-silver-1924), is born.Ref: 5
May 07Kitty Godfree, English tennis player; won Olympic gold medal in 1920, is born.Ref: 70
May 13Charles F Pahud de Mortanges, Dutch equestrian (Olympics-gold-1928, 32)Ref: 5
Sep 13Morris Kirksey US, 4 X 100m (Olympic-gold-1920)Ref: 5
1897
Mar 13William Herald Australia, swimmer (Olympics-1920), is born.Ref: 5
May 07Kitty McKane England, tennis (Olympics-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-1920, 24), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 13Paavo Johannes Nurmi Finland, 5K runner (Olympic-gold-1924), is born.Ref: 5
1898
Jan 03Johannes Hin Holland, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1920), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 30Alfred Schläppi Switzerland, 4 man bobsled (Olympics-gold-1924), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 26Edward PF Eagan Denver CO, boxer (Olympics-gold-20)/bobsledder (Olympics-gold-32), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 01Curtis Stevens US, 2 man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1932), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 12Leon Stukelj, Olympic gold medalist: gymnast [2 gold medals in 1924]; first gymnast from Slovenia to win an Olympic gold medal, is born.Ref: 4
1899
May 24Suzanne Lenglen, France, Wimbledon tennis champion (6-times) and Olympic gold-medalist (1920), is born.Ref: 68
Oct 14Alan Washbond US, 2-man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1932)Ref: 5
Dec 15Harold Abrahams, English athlete and Olympic gold medalist, is born.Ref: 70
Dec 27Paul Costello US, double sculls (Olympics-gold-1920, 24, 28), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 28Paul Costello US, double sculls (Olympics-gold-1920, 24, 28), is born.Ref: 5
1900
Jan 28Anni Holdmann Germany, 100m runner (Olympics-1928), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 02Asa Smith Bushnell Jr Springfield OH, Secretary of US Olympics (1945-65), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 04Roberto Soundy El Salvador, trap shooter (Olympics-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 07Tebbs Lloyd Johnson England, 50K walker (Olympic-bronze-1952), is born.Ref: 5
May 05Charles Jewtraw US, 500 meter speed skater (Olympics-gold-1924), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 10Arthur Porritt NZ, 100m sprinter (Olympic-bronze-1924), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 11Helena Konopacka Poland, discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1928), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 11Helena Konopacka Poland, discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1928), is born.Ref: 5
1901
Sep 16Andre Joly Bunet France, figure skater pair (Olympic-gold-1928, 32), is born.Ref: 5
1902
Jan 16Eric Liddell China, English 400m runner (Olympics-gold-1924), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 07Ethelda Blebtrey Waterford NY, 100 meter swimmer (Olympics-gold-1920), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 27Ethelda Bleibtrey 100 meter/300 meter US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 15Henri Saint Cyr, Swedish equestrian; winner of two Olympic gold medals, is born.Ref: 70
Jun 04Richard Allen India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 28Pierre Brunet France, figure skater pair (Olympic-gold-1928, 32), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 04Lorna Johnstone England, equestrian dressage (Olympic-13th-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 21Limari Salminen Finland, 10K run (Olympic-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 13Franco Giorgetti Italy, cyclist (Olympic-gold-1920), is born.Ref: 5
1903
Mar 06Elizabeth Pinkston Becker US, platform diver (Olympics-gold-1928), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 08Lina Radke Germany, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1928), is born.Ref: 5
1904
Mar 07Ivar Ballangrud Norway, Olympics speed skater (4 gold, 2 silver), is born.Ref: 5
May 15Gustav-Adolf Boltenstein Sweden, equest dressage (Olympics-gold-1952, 56), is born.Ref: 5
May 16Hugh Plaxton Canada, ice hockey player (Olympics-gold-1928), is born.Ref: 5
May 19Sven Thofelt Sweden, pentathlete (Olympics-gold-1928), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 04Hjordis T”pel Sweden, diving/4 X 100m relay (Olympic-bronze-1924), is born.Ref: 5
1905
Jan 05László Papp Hungary, middleweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1948, 52, 56), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 30Mikio Oda Japan, triple jumper (Olympics-gold-1928) is born.Ref: 5
Apr 30Henrich Schläppi Switzerland, 4 man bobsled (Olympics-gold-1924), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 27Ernest Baier Germany, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 28William Northam Austria, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
1906
Jan 01Frank Stack Canada, speed skater (Olympics-bronze-1932), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 29Franciscus Hin Holland, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1920), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Joseph Wright Canada, oarsman (Olympics-gold-1928), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 01Sigve Lie Norway, yachtsmans (Olympic-gold-1948, 52), is born.Ref: 5
May 02Aileen Riggin Newport RI, springboard diver (Olympics-gold-1920, 24), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 22Richard Fanshawe England, equestion 3 day event (Olympic-bronze-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 15Irving Jaffee, American Olympic gold medal-winning speed skater (1932), is born.Ref: 70
Oct 231924 Olympic swimmer and medalist and first woman to swim the English Channel, Gertrude Ederle is born.Ref: 4
Dec 31Erna Bogen Hungary, foils (Olympics-bronze-1932), is born.Ref: 5
1907
Apr 10Pete Desjardins US, platform/springboard diver (Olympics-gold-1928), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 12Pete Desjardins, American diver; 1928 Olympic medallist, is born.Ref: 70
May 16Robert Tisdall Ireland, 400 meter hurdles (Olympics-gold-1932), is born.Ref: 5
May 17Ilona Schacherer Elek Budapest Hungary, fencer (Olympics-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 26Istvan Pelle Hungary, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1932), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 28Heikki Savolainen Finland, pommel horse gymnast (Olympic-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 09Klaes Karppinen Findland, 4 X 10K relay (Olympic-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
1908
Jan 01Kinue Hitoma Japan, 800m runner (Olympics-silver-1928), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 03Oddbjörn Hagen Norway, cross country jumper (Olympics-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09Jackie Fields US, featherweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1924), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 13Sulo Nurmela Finland, 4 X 100K relay skier (Olympics-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 10Kristian Palusalu Finland, heavyweight wrestler (Olympics-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 21Louis Hostin France, Light Heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1932, 36), is born.Ref: 5
May 19Percy Williams, Canadian Olympic gold medal sprinter (1928), is born.Ref: 70
Sep 09John Haeton US, bobsled (Olympic-silver-1928, 48), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 21Franz Pfnor Germany, slalom (Olympic-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 26Ralph Hill US, 5K runner (Olympics-1932), is born.Ref: 5
1909
Feb 18Matti Jarvinen Finland, javelin thrower (Olympics-gold-1932), is born.Ref: 5
May 17Karl Schafer, Austrian ice skater; won Olympic gold medal winner in 1932 and 1936, is born.Ref: 70
May 31Thor Thorvaldsen Norway, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1948, 52), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 06Michael Galitzen, American diver; won four Olympic medals (1928 and 1932), is born.Ref: 70
1910
Jan 07Jack Lovelock New Zealand/US surgeon/runner (Olympics-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 16Aladar Gerevich Hungary, sabres (Olympics-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 27Rudi Ball Germany, Jewish ice hockey star (Olympics-bronze-1932), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 25Pierre Musy Switzerland, 4-man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 07John Shea US, 500m/1500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1932), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 20Jacques-Baptise LeBrun France, finn yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1932), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 11Franz Kemser Germany, 4 man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 28Marie Dollinger Germany, dropped baton in 1936 Olympic sprint, is born.Ref: 5
Nov 11Franz Kemser Germany, 4 man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 30Paul Cerutti Monaco, trap shooter, disqualified for drugs in 76 Olympics, is born.Ref: 5
1911
Feb 12Charles Mathiesen Norway, 1500 meter speed skater (Olympics-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 03Stanislawa Walasiewicz, Polish-American Olympic gold medalist in track and field, is born.Ref: 70
Apr 11Stella Walsh-Stanislawa-Walasiewicz Poland, sprinter (Olympics-gold-32, won 41 AAU track titles), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 24Robert Joseph Kane Ithaca NY, President of US Olympic Committee (1976), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 03Olaf Okern Norway, Nordic skier (Olympic-medal-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 28Gerhard Stoeck Germany, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 23Elizabeth Robinson US, 100m dash (Olympic-gold-1928), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 23Birger Ruud Norway, 90m ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1932, 36), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 01Richard Torriani Switzerland, took 1948 Olympic oath, is born.Ref: 5
Nov 20Jean Shiley US, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1932), is born.Ref: 5
1912
Jan 30Jadwiga Wajsowna-Marcinkiewicz discus thrower (Olympics-bronze-1932), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 13Jose de Capriles US, fencer (Olympics-1936, 48, 52), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 23Alfred Schwarzmann Germany, gymnast (Olympics-2 golds-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 08Sonja Henie Oslo Norway, ice skater/actress (Olympic-gold-1928,32,36), is born.Ref: 68
May 15Alexis Nihon Bahamas, wrestler (Olympics-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 05Josef Neckermann German FR, equestrian dressage (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 17Pal Kovacs Hungary, sabres (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 23Ilse Dorffeldt Germany, sprint relay (Olympic-1936), is born.Ref: 5
1913
Feb 23Charles Leonard US, pentathlete (Olympics-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 13David Donald Albritton Danville AL, high jumper (Olympics-silver-1936), is born.Ref: 5
May 24Audrey Brown England, 4 X 100 meter runner (Olympics-silver-1936), is born.Ref: 5
May 24Willi Daume Olympic organizer, is born.Ref: 5
Jul 13Carolina Gisolf Holland, high jumper (Olympic-silver-1928), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 26Lou Salica US, flyweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1932), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 21Olympic high jumper (1936) Cornelius Johnson is born.Ref: 68
Aug 28Cornelius Johnson Olympic Gold medalist: high jump [1936]; is born.Ref: 4
Sep 12Jesse Owens track star, spoiled Hitler's 1936 Olympics with 4 gold medals, is born.Ref: 68
Nov 26Foy Draper US, relay runner (Olympic-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 06Eleanor Holm NY NY, 100 meter backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932), singer in the Art Jarrett Band, actress, is born.Ref: 5
Dec 12Jesse Owens US, track star (4 golds 1936), spoiled Hitler's Olympics, is born.Ref: 5
1914
Jan 09Derek Allhusen England, equestrian (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09Derek Allhusen England, equestrian (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 14Fiorenzo Marini Italy, épée (Olympics-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 08Joseph de Pietro US, 56kg weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 01Cristyl Cranz Germany, slalom (Olympic-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 18Mack Robinson US, 200m dash (Olympic-silver-1932), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 30Michael Morris Killanin, Irish author and president of the International Olympic Committee, is born.Ref: 70
Aug 16Tullio Pandolfini Italy water polo (Olympic-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 12Roberto Cavanagh Argentina, polo (Olympic-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 12Sylvi Saimo Finland, 500m kayak (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
1915
Jan 23Herma Bauma Austria, javelin thrower (Olympics-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 21Godfrey Brown England, 4 X 400 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 17William Roycroft Austria, equestrian 3 day (Olympics-bronze-1976), is born.Ref: 5
May 01Archie Williams Olympic Gold Medalist: 400 meters in 46.5 seconds [1936], disputing Hitler’s theory of Aryan superiority, is born.Ref: 4
Jul 17Dorothy Poynton-Hill US, platform diver (Olympic-gold-1932), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 18Dario Mangiarotti Italy, fencing, gold, 2 silver (Olympics-1948, 52), is born.Ref: 5
1916
Feb 23George Abel Canada, ice hockey player (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 28Guy Lapebie France, 100K cyclist (Olympic-silver-1936), is born.Ref: 5
1917
Jul 24Simon Slattvik Norway, cross country ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 26Bertil Nordahl Sweden, soccer players (Olympic-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 26Richard Burnell England, double sculls (Olympic-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 23Imry Nemeth Hungary, hammer thrower (Olympic-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 09Kusuo Kitamura Japan, 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 29Henry Carlsson Sweden, soccer (Olympic-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 02Durward Knowles England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968-Bahamas), is born.Ref: 5
1918
Feb 03Helen Stephens US, 100 meter dash (Olympics-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 13Helen Stephens Fulton MO, 100 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 25Henry Norwood Ewell Harrisburg PA, 4x100 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 18Robert Zimonyi Hungary, cox (Olympics-Hungary-bronze-1948/US-gold-64), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 26Fanny Blankers-Koen Holland, 100 meter/200 meter dash, Hurdler (Olympics-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
May 25Peder Lunde Norway, yachtsman (Olympics-silver-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 27Adolph Kiefer US, 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 20Dora Ratjen Germany, man posing as woman high jumper (Oly-4th-1936), is born.Ref: 5
1919
Jan 19Dharam Singh India, field hockey player (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 23Nina Dumbadze USSR, Discus thrower (Olympics-bronze-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 07Ilse Pausin Austria, figure skating pairs (Olympics-silver-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 11Gretchen Fraser Tacoma WA, slalom skier (Olympics-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 26Hendrika Mastenbroek 100 meter/400 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 18Laila Schou Nilsen Norway, downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 07Edoardo Mangiarotti Italy, épée (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 29Masao Takemoto Japan, gymnast (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 07Erik Elms„ter Sweden, first to compete in summer & winter Oly (1948), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 15Ake Seyffarth 10K speed skater (Olympics-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 21Gert Fredriksson Sweden, 1K kayak (Olympics-gold-1948, 52, 56), is born.Ref: 5
1920
Feb 01Pierre Jonquéres d'Oriola France, equestrian jumper (Olympics-gold-1952, 64), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 26A W [Rie] Kuiper-Mastenbroek Netherlands, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 14Dorothy Tyler-Odam Great Britain, high jumper (Olympics-silver-1936, 1948), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 15Ranganandhan Francis India, field hockey (Olympics-gold-1948, 52, 56), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 08Erik Pausin Austria, figure skating pairs (Olympics-silver-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 09F Don Miller Racine WI, Boxing coach (Olympics-1956), is born.Ref: 5
May 17Lydia Wideman Finland, 10K cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 13Knut Nordahl Sweden, soccer players (Olympic-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 30Zeno Colo Italy, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 17Rudolf Karpati Hungary, sabres (Olympic-gold-1956, 60), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 17The outgoing president of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch, is born.Ref: 68
Jul 17Rudolf Karpati Hungary, sabres (Olympic-gold-1956, 60), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 01Sammy Lee US, platform diver (Olympic-gold-1948, 52), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 20Istven Szivos Hungary, water polo player (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 16Franco Pandolfini Italy, water polo (Olympic-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 08Maxie Herber Germany, figure skater pairs (Olympic-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 28Cecilia Colledge England, figure skater, competed in Olympics at 11 (1932), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 08Emmanuel McDonald Bailey Trinidad, 100 meter runner (Olympics-bronze-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 10Ragnhild Hveger Denmark, 200 meter swimmer (Olympics-silver-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 19Ragnild Hveger Denmark, 400 meter swimmer (Olympics-silver-1936), is born.Ref: 5
1921
Jan 01Alain Mimoun O'Kacha Algerian/French world cross-country champion (Olympics-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 12John Henry Davis Jr Smithtown NY, light-super-heavyweight (Olympics-gold-1948, 52), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 21Albert Axelrod fencing: Olympic bronze medalist: [Rome, 1960, Individual Foil]; Olympic participant: 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968; editor/editor emeritus: American Fencing magazine, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 14Lis Hartel Denmark, equestrian dressage (Olympics-silver-1952, 56), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 09Agnes Keleti Hungary, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1952, 56), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 12Jaroslav Drobny Czech, hockey (Oly-gold-1948), tennis (Wimb-1954), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 17Maria Gorokhovskaya USSR, gymnast (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 19Gunnar Nordahl Sweden, soccer players (Olympic-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 09Viktor Chukarin USSR, gymnast (Olympic-gold-1952, 56), is born.Ref: 5
1922
Mar 09Herbert P Douglas Jr Pittsburgh PA, long jumper (Olympics-bronze-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 01Abdul Rashid Pakistan, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 09Johnny Weissmuller became the first to swim the 100-meters freestyle in less than a minute. The future Tarzan set the pace at an event in Alameda, CA.Ref: 4
Jul 10Herb McKenley Jamacia, 4 X 400m relay runner (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 19Emil Zatopek Czechoslavakia, 5K/10K/marathon (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 19Dana Zatopek Czechoslavakia, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 18Marjorie Gestring US, springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 23Micheline Ostermeyer France, shot-put/discus thrower (Olympics-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
1923
Jan 16Martin Stokken Norway, nordic relay (Olympics-silver-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 23Horace Ashenfelter US, 3000m steeplechase (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 14Donna Atwood ice skater: U.S. National Pairs gold-medalist [w/Eugene Turner: 1941]], is born.Ref: 4
Mar 01Duncan White Ceylon, 400 meter hurdler (Olympics-silver-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 04Piero J d'Inzeo France, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-gold-1952, 64), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 12Hjalmar Andersen Norway, speed skater-1500/5K/10K (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 31Donald Argee Barksdale Berkley CA, basketballer (Olympics-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 10Floyd M Simmons actor/decathlete (Olympics-bronze-1948, 52), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 08Harrison Dillard Olympic Gold Medalist: 100 meter [1948], 110 meter hurdles [1952], 4x100 relay [1948, 1952]; is born.Ref: 4
Dec 25Noel Vandernotte France, cox (Olympics-bronze-1936), is born.Ref: 5
1924
May 15Andrea Gyarmati Hungary water polo player (Olympics, 1948-60), is born.Ref: 5
May 30Norbert Schemansky USA, middle heavyweight (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 09Christine Goitschel France, slalom (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 18Inge Sorensen Denmark, 200m breaststroke (Olympic-bronze-1936), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 09Nino Bibbia Italy, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 22Norvel Lee US, light-heavyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 08Arkady Vorobyev Middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 60), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 30Hannelore Weygrand German FR, equestrian dressage (Oly-silver-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 14Siiri Rantanen Finland, cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 31Victoria Draves US, platform/springboard diver (Olympics-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
1925
Jan 04Veikko Hakulinen Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 18Roepie Kruize Dutch field hockey player (Olympics-Bronze-48/Silver-52), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 08Raimondo d'Inzeo It, equestrian (Olympics-gold/2 silver/3 bronze-1948-76), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 19Leslie Laing Linstead Jamaica, 4X400 meter relayer (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 30Micheline Lannoy Belgium, figure skating pairs (Olympic-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 10Dorothea Hochletiner Austria, giant slalom (Olympic-bronze-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 18Shirley Strickland de la Hunty Austria, 100m dash (Oly-bronze-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 23Pierre Baugniet Belgium, pairs ice skater (Olympic-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 12William Steinkraus US, equestrian jumper (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 25Yakov Rylskly USSR, sabre team (Olympic-bronze-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 25Ossi Reichert German Federal Republic, giant slalom (Olympics-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
1926
Feb 20Robert (Bob) Eugene Richards 'Vaulting Vicar': Olympic pole-vaulter: only man to win 2 golds [1952, 1956] and a total of 3 medals [bronze, 1948] in this event, is born in Illinois.Ref: 4
Mar 06Ann Curtis 400 meter/800 meter US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25Laszlo Papp Hungary, Olympics Boxer (Gold-1948, 1952, 1956), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 26Ann Curtis US, 400 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 24Hans-Gunther Winkler Germany, equestrian jumper (Olympic-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 17Haakon Barfod Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 25Sergei Filatov USSR, equestrian dressage (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 20Ursula Happe Germany, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
1927
Jan 14Ivan Kalita USSR, equestrian dressage (Olympics-silver-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25Leslie Claudius India, field hockey (Olympics-gold-1948, 52, 56), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 03Eva Szekely Hungary, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 24Josy Barthel Luxembourg, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 29Dorothy Manley England, 100 meter sprint (Olympics-silver-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 30Lars Hall Sweden, Pentathelete (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
May 01Greta Andersen Denmark, 100 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
May 24John Kelly Jr US, sculls (Olympics-bronze-1956), brother of Grace Kelly, is born.Ref: 5
Jul 02Cornelius "Kees" Broekman Holland, speed skater (Olympic-silver-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 22George Hunter South Africa, light heavyweight boxer (Oly-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 27Liselott Linsenhoff German FR, equestrian (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 02Trudi Jochum-Beiser Austria, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 29Adhemar Ferreira da Silva Brazil, triple jumper (Olympic-gold-52, 56), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 08Torbj”rn Falkanger Norway, took Olympic oath (1952), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 23Dezs” Gyarmati Hungary, water polo player (Olympic-gold-1956, 60, 64), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 11Stein Eriksen Norway, giant slalom (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
1928
Jan 06Alvin C Kraenzlein track star (Olympics-4 gold-1900), dies at 51.Ref: 5
Jan 23Eugene Monti Italy, bobsledder (Olympics-2 golds-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 23Kees [Cornelis] Broekman Dutch speed skater (Olympics-silver-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 24Paul B Elvström Denmark, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1948, 52, 56, 60), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 20Jerome Cousins Biffle Denver CO, long jumper (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
May 09Barbara Ann Scott Ottawa Ontario Canada, figure skater (Olympics-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 04Udham Singh India, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 06Janice Lee York Romary US, fencer (Olympics-1952-68), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 129th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam.Ref: 5
Aug 21Gillian Sheen England, foils (Olympic-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 06Rudolph Plukfelder, USSR, light heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 22Pat Smythe England, equestrian jumper (Olympic-bronze-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 22Juno Stover-Irwin US, diver (Olympic-silver-1956), is born.Ref: 5
1929
Jan 07Kenneth Henry US, 500m speed skater (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 29William McMillan US, rapid pistol (Olympics-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 06Sixten Jernberg cross-country skier: Winter Olympics record: most medals won by a man [9: 4 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze, 1956-1964], is born.Ref: 4
Feb 10Hallgeir Brenden Norway, 15K/18K cross country (Olympics-gold-1952, 56), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 12Bernard Costello US, double sculls (Olympics-silver-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 25Yvette Williams New Zealand, long jumper (Olympics-gold-52), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 27Nina Ponomareva Romaschkova, USSR, discus thrower (Olympics-gold-1952, 60), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 29Peter George US, light middleweight (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 18Richard Button figure skater: 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist [1948, 1952]; first to land a double axel [1948 Olympics]; Sullivan Award [1949]; sportscaster, is born.Ref: 4
Jul 19Sofia Muratova US, gymnist,(Olympic-6 gold/3 silv/4 bronze-1952-60), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 06Anneliese Kuppers German FR, equestrian dressage (Oly-silver-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 27Elizabeta Bagrintseve USSR, discus thrower (Olympic-silver-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 19Balbir Singh India, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1948-56), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 17Edgar White US, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 17Sumner White US, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 02Lowell North yachtsman: Olympic gold medal [w/Peter Barrett]: Mexico City, 1968; founder of North Sails [one of largest sail makers in world], is born.Ref: 4
1930
Jan 08Doreen Wilber US, archer (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 26Harry "Buddy" Melges Jr Wisconsin, yachter (Olympics-gold/bronze-1964, 72), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 08Catherine Hardy Carollton GA, 4x100 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 11Alevtina Koltschina USSR, cross country relay skier (Olympics-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 23Harry Boldt German Federal Republic, equestrian dressage (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 24Conn Findlay Stockton CA, coxswain (Olympics-2 gold/bronze-56, 64, 76), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 26Roger Moens Belgium, 800 meter runner (Olympics-silver-1960), is born.Ref: 5
May 12Pat McCormick-Keller Lakewood CA, platform/springboard diver (Olympics-4 gold-1952, 56), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 27Tamio Kono US, weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 08Jeanette Altwegg England, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 13James McLane US, 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 11Harry Glass German DR, first E German Olympic medalist (bronze-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 17Olympic & National Track & Field Hall of Famer: gold medalist decathlon 1948, 1952, Bob Mathias is born in Tulare CA.Ref: 4
Nov 18Sonja Ruthstrom Swed, cross country relay skier (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
1931
Jan 05Walter Davis US, running high jumper (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 22Rauno Makinen Finland, Greco-Roman featherweight (Olympics-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 22Galina Zybina USSR, discus thrower (15 world records between 1952-58), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 01Madeline Berthod Switzerland, downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 13Marjorie Jackson Austria, 100 meter/200 meter dash (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 28Dean Smith Basketball Hall of Famer; coach: North Carolina Tar Heels; coach of U.S. Olympic Basketball Team [1976], is born.Ref: 4
Mar 19Bill Hoskyns England, epee fencer (Olympics-silver-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25Bohumil Golián Czechoslovakia, volleyball player (Olympics-bronze-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 18Klas Lestander Sweden, 20K biathlon (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
May 20Chiharu Igaya Japan, slalom (Olympics-silver-1956), is born.Ref: 5
May 23José Telles Da Conceiçao Brazil, high jumper (Olympics-bronze-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 26Takashi Ono Japan, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1956, 60), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 13Norman Read NZ, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 23Yevgeni Grischin USSR, 500m/1500m speed skater (Oly-gold-1956, 60), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 26Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo Italy, downhill skier (Olympic-bronze-1952), is born.Ref: 5
1932
Jan 15Dean Smith US actor/relay runner (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 15Louis Woodard Jones New Rochelle NY, 4X400m relayer (Olympics-gold-56), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 21Boris Shakhlin Russia, gymnast (Olympics-gold-1956-60-64), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 28W Parry O'Brien California, shot putter (Olympics-2 gold/silver-52, 56, 60, 64), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 10Anatoliy Roschin USSR, super heavyweight wrestler (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 10Mae Heriwentha Faggs Starr New Jersey, 4x100 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 16Imre Polyak Hungary, featherweight (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 19Andrea Mead Lawrence Rutland VT, alpine slalom skier (Olympics-2 gold-52), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 25Lia Manoliu Romania, discus thrower (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 27Charles Adkins US, welterweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 12Otis Davis track: Olympic Gold medal winner [1960/Rome]: Men’s 4x400 meter relay w/Jack Yerman, Earl Young and Glenn Davis, is born.Ref: 4
Jul 16Oleg Protopopov Russia, olympic pairs skater (Gold 1964, 68), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 07Abebe Bikila, barefoot runner from Ethiopia, winner of the 1960 Olympic marathon, is born.Ref: 2
Oct 17Paul Anderson US, light super heavyweight lifter (Olympic-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 13Olga Fikotova Czech, discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 24Katalin Juhasz-Nagy Hungary, foils (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 11Aldár Kovácsi Hungary, pentathlete (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
1933
Feb 23Lee Quencey Calhoun, hurdler: National Track & Field Hall of Fame, Olympic Hall of Fame: the only Olympic athlete to win 110-meter hurdles twice, is born in Laurel MS.Ref: 4
Jun 18Jean Wicki Switzerland, 4-man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 20Jean Boiteux France, 400m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 07Murray Halberg New Zealand, 5K runner (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 10Chuan-Kwang Yang Taiwan, decathlete (Olympic-silver-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 10Bill Nieder shot putter, (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 19Wilfried Dietrich German FR, super-heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 06Knut Johannesen Norway, 5K/10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 23Hayes Jenkins US, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 09Milt Campbell Plainfield NJ, hurdler/decathlete (Olympics-gold-56), is born.Ref: 5
1934
Jan 07Charles Lamont Jenkins New York City, NY, 400m runner (Olympics-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 12Burdette Haldorson US, basketball player (Olympics-gold-1956, 60), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 14Marlene Matthews Australia, sprinter (Olympics-2 bronze-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 24Flemming Nielsen Denmark, soccer player (Olympics-silver-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 24Frank Chapot US, equestrian (Olympics-silver-1960, 1972), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 21Lister Carney Bellaire OH, 200 meter runner (Olympics-silver-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 06Antonius Geesink Holland, judo (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
May 31Bent Peter Rasch Denmark, canoe (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 09Helga Haase German FR, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 19Bill Cleary US, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 12Glenn Davis National Track & Field & Olympic Hall of Famer: Olympic Gold Medalist [3]: 400-meter hurdles [1956, 1960], 4x400-meter relay [1960]; football: Detroit Lions wide receiver, is born.Ref: 4
Nov 11Paula Myers-Pope US, platform diver, 2 silver, 1 bronze (Oly 1952-60), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 26Ludmila Shevtsova USSR, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 09Milton Gray Campbell Plainfield NJ, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 27Larisssa Latynina Ukraine, gymnast (Olympics-gold-1956, 60, 64), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 28Larisssa Latynina Ukraine, gymnast (Olympics-gold-1956, 60, 64), is born.Ref: 5
1935
Jan 10Edwin H Flack English 800/1500m runner (Olympics-gold-1896), dies at 60.Ref: 5
Mar 01George Généreux Canada, trap shooter (Olympics-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 06Ronnie Delaney Ireland, 1500 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 23Szilárd Kun Hungary, rapid fire pistol (Olympics-silver-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 21Robin Dixon England, 2 man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
May 31Ronald Laird National Track & Field Hall of Famer: race walker: Pan-American Games gold medalist [1967], is born.Ref: 4
Jun 01James George US, weightlifter (Olympic-silver-1960/bronze-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 06Jon Henricks swimmer: Univ of Southern CA, Olympic Gold Medalist: Melbourne: 2 gold [1956], Rome: 2 gold [1960], is born.Ref: 4
Jul 18Tenley Albright Olympic Hall of Famer: figure-skating silver medal [1952], gold [1956]: first American woman to win event; International Women’s Sports Hall of Famer, is born.Ref: 4
Aug 18Olympic and National Track and Field Hall of Famer, 1960 decathlon gold medalist, 1960 AP Athlete of the Year, lit torch at the 1984 Olympics, Rafer Johnson is born.Ref: 68
Sep 22Harriet King fencing: U.S. Olympic Team: 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, is born.Ref: 4
Sep 27Jerome Shipp US, basketball (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 03Abdon Pamich Italy, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 15Bobby-Joe Morrow US, 100m/200m dash (Olympic-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 17Anton Sailer Austria, skier (Olympic-3 golds-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 22Ludmila Belousova Protopopov USSR, pairs skater (Oly-gold-1964, 68), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 01Roger Christian US, ice hockey player (Olympics-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 22Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov Russia, pairs skater (Olympics-gold-1964, 68), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 26Barbara J Jacket US athletic coach (Olympics-1972), is born.Ref: 5
1936
Jan 01Willye B White US long jumper (Olympics-silver-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 14Ludmila Pinayeva USSR, 500m kayak (Olympics-gold-1964, 1968, 1972), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 14Reiner Klimke Germany, equestrian dressage (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 13Leamon King Tulare CA, 4X100 meter relayer (Olympics-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 29Alwin Schockemohle Germany, equestrian jumper (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 16Thelma Hopkins England, high jumper (Olympics-silver-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 18Tony Nash England, bobsled (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 21Bob Cleary US, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
May 19Elisabeth Schwartz Austria, pairs figure skater (Olympics-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 02Vladimir Golubnichy USSR, 20K walker (Olympic-gold-1960, 68), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 29David Jenkins US, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 19Al Oerter Olympic and Track & Field Hall of Famer: 4 time Gold Medalist & world record maker: discus [1956, 1960, 1964] is born.Ref: 4
Oct 05Adrian ‘Odie’ Smith basketball: U.S. Olympic team gold medal [Rome: 1960], Cincinnati Royals, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 12Iolanda Balas Romania, high jumper (Olympics-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
1937
Jan 02Martin Lauer hurdler: Olypic Gold Medalist: Men’s 4-by-100 meter relay [w/Bernd Cullmann, Armin Hary, Walter Mahlendorf: Rome, is born.Ref: 4
Feb 04John Devitt Australia, 100 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 04Magnar Solberg Norway, 20K biathalete (Olympics-gold-1968, 72), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 10Yuriy Poyarkov USSR, volleyball player (Olympics-2 gold/1 silver-1964-72), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 12Charles Everett Dumas Tulsa OK, high jumper (Olympics-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 18Jeff Farrell US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 27L Jay Silvester US, discus thrower (Olympics-silver-1972), first to throw over 60m [60.56: 1961], is born.Ref: 5
Mar 10Tamara Press USSR, shot putter (Olympics-gold-1960, 64), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 20Helmut Recknagel Germany, 90 meter ski jump (Olympics-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 26Barbara Pearl Jones, Chicago IL, 4X100 meter relayer (Olympics-gold-1952, 60), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 18Tatyana Shchelkanova USSR, long jumper (Olympics-bronze-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 26Robert Boozer Omaha NE, basketball player (Olympics-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
May 10Tamara Press USSR, shot putter/discus thrower (Olympics-gold-60), is born.Ref: 5
May 18Ildikó Sagi-Retjö Hung, foils (Olympics-2 gold/3 silver/2 bronze-1960-76), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 20George Thoma German FR, cross country ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 01Baron Pierre de Coubertin, revivor of Olympics, dies at 74.Ref: 68
Sep 02Baron Pierre de Coubertin revivor of Olympics, dies at 74.Ref: 5
Sep 04Dawn Fraser Olympic swimmer [Australia]: first to win 8 medals: 4 gold [1956,1960,1964 100 meter freestyle; 1956 - relay), and 4 silver, is born.Ref: 4
Sep 16Aleksandr Medved USSR, super heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1964 68, 72), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 19Boris Onischenko USSR, (Olympic-76) disqualified-illegal, is born.Ref: 5
Nov 20Eero Muntyranta Finland, nordic ski relay (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 26Leo Lacroix France, skier (Olympic-silver-1964), is born.Ref: 5
1938
Jan 05Edwin Elliason Washington, US archer (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 11Boris Majorov USSR, ice hockey (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 11Yevgeniy Majorov USSR, ice hockey (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 25Herb Elliott Australia, 1500 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 20Betty Cuthbert Australia 100m/200m/400m dash (Olympic-gold-1956, 64), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 20Bernard Malivoire France, cox pair (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
May 20Christina Bass-Kaiser Dutch 3K speed skater (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
May 25Ludmil Buldakova USSR, volleyball player (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 24Boris Lagutin USSR, light-middleweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1964, 68), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 04Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player; Wimbledon champion (6-times) and Olympic gold-medalist (1920), dies at age 39 of anemia.Ref: 68
Jul 30Vayachselav Ivanenko US, 50K walker (Olympic-gold-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 02Yvonne Roegg Switzerland, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 02Brunhilde Hendrix German FR, relay runner (Olympic-silver-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 04Hayes Jones National Track & Field Hall of Famer: Olympic gold medalist [1964]: 110-meter hurdles [:13.6]; New York City’s Director of Recreation, is born.Ref: 4
Aug 16Andres Balczo, Hungary, pentathlete (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 19Valentin Mankin USSR, finn class yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 08Penny Pitou US, skier (Olympic-2 silvers-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 11Josef Odozil Czech, 1500m (Olympic-silver-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 17Peter Snell NZ, 800m/1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1960, 64), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 18Karl Schranz Austria, slalom (Olympic-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 17Peter Snell Olympic Gold Medalist: 800-meter run [1960, 1964] and 1500-meter run [1964], is born.Ref: 4
1939
Jan 05Bridget Parker England, equestrian 3 day event (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 10Bill Toomey Philadelphia PA, decathlon champ (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 11Anne Heggtveigt Canada, slalom (Olympics-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 17Toini Gustafson Sweden, 5K/10K cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 03Deszö Nowak Hungary, soccer play (Olympics-gold-1964, 68), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 15Ollie Ellefsäter Norway, 3K steeplechase (Olympics-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 23Josef Feistmantl Austria, lugeist (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 28Charles Brown Cincinnati OH, featherweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 08Lydia Skoblikova USSR, speed skater (Olympics-6 gold-1960, 64), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 10Irina Press USSR, 80 meter hurdles/Pentathlete (Olympics-gold-1960, 64), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 21Martha Hudson Eastman GA, 4X100 meter relayer (Olympics-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 03Vitaliy Davidov USSR, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1964, 68, 72), is born.Ref: 5
May 03José Torres US, boxer (Olympics), is born.Ref: 5
May 08Otis Paul Drayton Glen Cove NY, 4x100 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 2
May 09Ralph Boston Laurel MS, long jumper (Olympics-gold/silver/bronze-60, 64, 68), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 06Helena Dupont US, equestrian 3-day even (Olympic-33rd place-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 06Mary Peters England, pentathlete (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 01Heinrich Messner Austria, downhill skier (Olympic-bronze-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 15Carmelo Bossi Italy, light middleweight boxer (Olympic-silver-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 15Erik Hansen Denmark, 1K kayak (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 24Yoshinobu Miyake Japan, featherweight (Olympic-gold-1964, 68), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 29Gennadiy Volnov USSR, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 31Willye White US long jumper (Olympics-silver-56, appeared in 5 Olympics), is born.Ref: 5
1940
Jan 17H Kipchoge "Kip" Keino Kenya, 1500m runner (Olympics-gold-1968, 72), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 20Carol Heiss skater: five women’s world titles for figure skating [1956-1960], Olympic silver medal [1956], Olympic gold medal [1960]; married 1956 men’s gold medalist Hayes Jenkins, is born in New York City NY.Ref: 4
Feb 10Mary Rand-Bignal-Toomey England, long jumper (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 11Calvin Fowler Pittsburgh PA, basketball player (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28(Long Island) J Michael Plumb Islip NY, equestrian (Olympics-2 gold/4 silver-1976,84), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 15Edy Hubacher Switzerland, 4-man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 13Dallas Long Olympic Gold Medal-winning shot-putter: [Tokyo: 1964], world record [67' 10": 1964], is born.Ref: 4
Jun 23Wilma Rudolph US, 100m/200m sprinter (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 25Thomas Koehler German DR, luger (Olympic-gold-1964, 68), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 03Lance Larson US, 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-silver-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 06Viktor Kuzkin USSR, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1964, 68, 72), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 22Yuriy Klimov USSR, team handball (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 29Wilhelm Ruska Holland, judo champ (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 31Alain Calmat France, figure skater (Olympic-silver-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 19Jerzy Kulej Poland, light welterweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1964, 68), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 21Osamu Watanabe Japan, featherweight (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 23Gosta Pettersson Sweden, cyclist (Olympic-silver-1968), is born.Ref: 5
1941
Jan 13Meinhard Nehmer German Democratic Republic, 2 man bobsledder (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 01Anatoliy Firssov USSR, ice hockey play (Olympics-gold-1964, 68, 72), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 01Franco Nones Italy, 30K cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 16Vitali Kuznetsov USSR, judo (Olympics-silver-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 17Heidi Biebi German Federal Republic, downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 27Liese Prokop Austria, pentathlete (Olympics-silver-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 30Sven Hamrin Sweden, road race cycler (Olympics-bronze-1964) is born.Ref: 5
May 05Aleksandr Ragulin USSR, ice hockey play (Olympics-gold-1964, 68, 72), is born.Ref: 5
May 09Dorothy Hyman England, sprinter (Olympics-silver-60), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 09Takehide Nakatani Japan, lightweight (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 18Marcia Jones Smoke Okla, 500m kayak (Olympic-bronze-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 10Anita Lonsbrough England, 200m backstroke swimmer (Oly-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 17William Grut Sweden, penthathlete (Olympic-gold-1948), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 19Jim Fox England, pentathlete (Olympics-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 03Michael Gallagher skier: Olympic Men’s Skiing/Cross Country [1968, 1972], is born.Ref: 4
Oct 16Mel Counts basketball: Oregon State Univ.; U.S. Olympic Basketbal Gold Medal Winner [1964], is born.Ref: 4
Oct 26Harald Nielsen Denmark, soccer player (Olympic-silver-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 04Raul Blanco Australian soccer assistant coach (Olyroos, Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
1942
Jan 07Vasili Alexeyev USSR, weightlifter (Olympics-gold-72, 76), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 07Henry Count of Baillet-Latour, president of IOC (1925-42), dies at 63.Ref: 5
Jan 15Melvin Winfield Sheppard runner (Olympics-gold-08, 12), dies at 58.Ref: 5
Jan 28Hansdjürgen Bäumler Germany, pairs ice skater (Olympics-silver-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 07Dorando di Desiderio Pietri marathoner (Olympics-gold-1908), dies at 56.Ref: 5
Feb 09Peder Lunde Jr Norway, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 08Ann Packer-Brightwell England, 400 meter/800 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 18Ann Packer England, 800 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 03Michael Elliott US, skier (Olympics-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 09Galina A Kulakova USSR, nordic skier (Olympics-3 golds-1972, holds 9 world titles), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 15Walter Raphael Hazzard Wilmington DE, basketball (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 29Galina Kulakova US, skier (Olympic-3 golds-1972), is born.Ref: 5
May 03Vera Càslavskà-Odlozilova Czechoslovakia, gymnast (Olympics-gold-1964, 68), is born.Ref: 5
May 27Kent Bede Bernard Trinidad, 4X400 runner (Olympics-bronze-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 06Sandra Morgan US 4 X 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 28Sjoukje Dijkstra Holland, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 20Hans-Joachim Klein German FR, 100m swimmer (Olympic-bronze-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 25Margaret Murdock US, small bore rifle (Olympic-silver-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 17Doris Brown US, 800m runner (Olympic-5th-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 30Sture Pettersson Sweden, cyclist (Olympic-silver-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 20Robert L Hayes Jacksonville FL, 100 meter/4x100 meter runner (Olympics-2 gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
1943
Feb 09Jonny Nilsson Sweden, 10K speed skater (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09James King New Orleans LA, basketball player (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 01Benjamin W Jipcho Mount Elgon Kenya, 3K steeplechase (Olympics-silver-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 01Mauro Checcoli Italy, 3 day equestrian (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 01Wolfgang Scheidel German Democratic Republic, luge (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 07Carole Peel Australian softball assistant coach (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 21Antal Dunai Hungary, soccer player (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 24Marika Kilius German Federal Republic, pairs ice skating-Franz Ningel/Hans Jurgen Baumler, (Olympics-silver-1960, 64), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25Pavel Lednev USSR, pentathlete (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 08Carol Lavell Fairfax VT, equestrian dressage (Olympics-bronze-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
May 11Nancy Greene skier: Olympic Medalist: Gold: giant slalom, Silver, slalom [1968]; Canadian Sports Hall of Famer, is born.Ref: 4
May 26Erica G Terpstra Olympic swimmer/Dutch MP (VVD), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 08Willie Davenport US, 110m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 13Edward Skorek Poland, volleball player (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 17Steve Clark swimmer: Olympic Gold medalist [1964]; broke nine world swimming records from 1960-65 in short-course times, is born.Ref: 4
Aug 04Rodney Stuart Pattison British yachtsman (Olympics), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 05Rodney Pattisson England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 13Gary Ilman US, 100m freestyle (Olympic-4th-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 17Yukio Kasaya Japan, 70m ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 26Ulf Sundelin Sweden, yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 30Jean Claude Killy France, skier (Olympic-3 golds-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 04Giuseppi Gentile Italy, triple jumper (Olympic-bronze-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 19Christi Haas Austria, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 28Gertrud "Traudl" Hecher Austria, downhill skier (Olympic-bronze-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 01Orton Enderlein German Federal Republic, luge (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 15Mihaly Hesz Hungary, 1K kayak (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
1944
Jan 03Christina von Saltza US, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/silver-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 20Isao Okano Japan, middleweight judo (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 15Chi Cheng Taiwan, sprinter/80 meter hurdler (Olympics-Bronze-68), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 04Lawrence A Hough US, rower (Pairs w/o cox-1968 olympic silver), is born.Ref: 5
May 15Miruts Yifter Ethiopia, 5K/10K runner (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 02Poul Jensen Denmark, yachting (Olympic-gold-1976, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 15Inna Ryskai USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-2 gold/2 silver-1964-76), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 22Michael Obst German FR, coxsman (Olympic-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 27Patrick Sercu Belgium, 1K time trial (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 26Micki (Maxine) King International Women’s Sports Hall of Famer; Olympic gold medalist: diver [1972]; Air Force Academy diving coach, is born.Ref: 4
Jul 28Daniel Morelon France, 1K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1968, 72), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 16Ard Schenk Holland 1500m, 5K, 10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 20Anthea Stewart Zimbabwe, field hockey coach/player (Olympic-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 17Ference Bene Hungary, record 12 soccer goals (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 24Erhard Keller German Federal Republic, 500 meter speed skater (Olympics-gold-1968, 72), is born.Ref: 5
1945
Feb 21Death of Eric Liddell, 43, Scottish Olympic champion runner (gold-1924). Later a missionary to China, Liddell was captured by the Japanese during WWII and died of a brain tumor while still imprisoned. (His college running days were portrayed in the 1981 British film, "Chariots of Fire.").Ref: 5
Mar 05Randy Matson National Track & Field Hall of Famer: Olympic Silver Medalist: shot put [1964]; first to break the 70’ barrier, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 15Jörgen Sundelin Sweden, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 18Aleksey Vakhonin USSR, bantam weight (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 26Mikhail Voronin USSR, horse vault gymnast (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 10Vera Misevich USSR, equestrian dressage (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 13Edward J Caruthers Jr Troy AL, high jumper (Olympics-silver-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 14Uwe Beyer German DR, shot-putter (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 19Nuria Ortiz México, skeet shooter (Olympics-13th-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 03Iain MacDonald-Smith England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 04Fred Hansen US, pole vaulter (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 29Wyomia Tyus US, 100m dash (Olympic-gold-1964, 68), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 03Viktor Saneyev USSR, triple jumper (Olympic-3 gold/1 silv-1968-80), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 26Mikhail Woronin USSR, gymnast (Olympic-2 gold/4 silver/bronze-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 18Carolyn Wood US, 4 X 100 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 23Richard C Wohlhuter 800 meter runner (Olympics-bronze-1976), is born.Ref: 5
1946
Jan 01Manfred Stengl Austria, 2 man lugist (Olympics-gold-1960), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 08Elaine Cheris Dotham AL, fencer-epee (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 10Alexis Nihon Jr Bahamas, wrestler (Olympics-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 11Ludmila Poradnik USSR, team handball (Olympics-gold-1976, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 04Mary Meyer US, 500 meter speed skater (Olympics-silver-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 15Cornelius Johnson Olympic Gold medalist: high jump [1936]; dies.Ref: 68
Feb 16Aleksandr Shaparenko USSR, 1K kayak (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 17Valdemar Bandolowski Denmark, yachting (Olympics-gold-1976, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 30Donald Schollander Charlotte NC, 100 meter/400 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
May 01Valentin Muratov USSR, floor exercise gymnast (Olympics-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
May 17Sinaida Turchina USSR, team handball (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
May 20Bakhaavaa Buidaa Mongolia, wrestler (Olympics-silver-1972) disqualified, is born.Ref: 5
May 24Irina Kirszenstein Szewinska Lenningrad, long jumper (Olympics-bronze-1972), is born.Ref: 5
May 25Irnema Szewinski Kirszenstein Poland, 200 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 07Jim Day Canada, equestrian show jumper (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 02Bob Beamon long jumper (Olympic-gold-1968 29' 2«" (8.9m)), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 28Bob Beamon US, long jumper (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 29Bob Beamon US Olympic Hall of Fame long jumper: gold medal: 1968/Mexico City: 29 feet, two-and-one-half inches, is born.Ref: 68
Sep 01Erich Scherer Switzerland, 2 man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 10James R Hines US, sprinter (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 01Eva Klobukowska Poland, relay (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 11Sawao Kato Japan, gymnast (Olympic-gold-1968, 72, 76), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 17Bob Seagren Pomona CA, actor (Soap)/pole vaulter (Olympic-gold-68), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 23Miklos Nemeth Hungary, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 01Ho-Jun Li Korea People's Republic, rifle (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 14Ruth Fuchs German Democratic Republic, javelin thrower (Olympics-2 gold-72, 76), is born.Ref: 5
1947
Jan 02Aleksandr Tikhonova USSR, biathalon relay (Olympics-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 02Lanny Bassham US, rifle-3 position (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 06Ian Millar Halifax Nova Scotia, dressage rider (World Cup 1988, 89, Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 13Peter Sundelin Sweden, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 02Aleksandr Medved USSR, wrestler (Olympics-gold-1964, 68, 72), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 06Charles Hickcox US, 200 meter/400 meter medley swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 14Heidemarie Rosendahl German Federal Republic, long jumper (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 18Carlos A Lopes Portugal, marathon runner (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 25Eddie Thomson Australian soccer coach (Olyroos, Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 25Lee Edward Evans, National Track and Field and Olympic Hall of Famer: set a world record for the 400-meter run at Mexico City Games: 43.86 seconds at an altitude over 1,000 meters [1968], is born in Madera CA.Ref: 4
Mar 06Dick Fosbury (Olympic Gold Medalist and record holder: high jump [7', 4 1/4", 1968]; National Track & Field Hall of Famer: 1st to break 7' indoors; invented the "Fosbury Flop" high jump technique), is born in Portland OR.Ref: 3
Mar 15Tomas Pettersson Sweden, cyclist (Olympics-silver-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 26Donna Elizabeth De Varona Greenwich CT, swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-64), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 29Jim Ryun US, 1500m runner/broke 4 minute mile (Olympic-silver-1968), is born.Ref: 5
May 06Richard "Dick" Fosbury Portland OR, high jumper (Olympics-gold-68), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 03Michael Burton Olympic Gold medalist: 1,500-meter freestyle [1968, 1972], 400-meter freestyle [1968] the only swimmer to win this event twice; founded Des Moines, Iowa Aquatic Club, is born.Ref: 4
Jun 06Ada Kok swimmer: Netherlands Olympic silver medalist Tokyo [1964], is born.Ref: 4
Jun 06Marion Coakes England, equestrian show jumper (Olympic-silver-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 28Barbara Ferrell US, 400m relay racer (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 28Elena Novikova-Belova USSR, foils (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 11Sergey Kovalneko USSR, basketball (Olympic-bronze-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 14Wolfgang Schwartz Austria, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 26Richard Roth US, 400m swim medley (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 06Klaus Dibiasi Olympic diver: high board gold medalist [1968, 1972, 1976], silver medalist [1964], springboard silver medalist [1968], is born.Ref: 5
Oct 31Frank Shorter National Track & Field and Olympic Hall of Famer: gold medalist: marathon [1972], silver medalist [1976]; Sullivan Award [1972]; founded company: designs & manufactures running apparel; TV sports commentator, is born.Ref: 4
Nov 04Aleksandr Tkachev USSR, parallel bars gymnast (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 04Alexei Ulanov USSR, pairs figure skater (Olympic-gold-1972, 76), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 05Oleg Antropov USSR, volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 10Sinaida Woronin USSR, gymnast (Olympics-gold/silver/2 bronze-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 16Vincent Matthews US, 400 meter dash (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 25Connie Petracek Chambersburg PA, swimmer (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
1948
Jan 11Madeline Manning-Jackson-Mimms US 800m runner (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 29Nikolai Pimenov USSR, coxless pair rowers (Olympics-silver-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 29Yuri Pimenov USSR, coxless pair rowers (Olympics-silver-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 03Mary Gordon-Watson England, equestrian 3 day event (Oly-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 24Eddie James Hart Martinez CA, 4x100 meter relay runner (Olympics-gold-72), is born.Ref: 5
May 11Alfred Matt Austria, slalom (Olympics-bronze-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 13Alf Hansen Norway, double sculls (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 15Enrique Basilio hurler, first lady to light Olympic flame (Mexico-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 17Cathy Ferguson 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 26Norair Nurikian Bulgari, bantam weight (Olympic-gold-1972, 76), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 27Peggy Fleming Olympic Hall of Famer: gold medalist: figure skater [1968], is born.Ref: 4
Aug 10Pal Gerevich Hungary, fencer (Olympic-bronze-1972, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 19Nadyezhda Tkachenko USSR, pentathelete (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 28Marielle Goitschel France, slalom (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 29Viktor Krovopouskov USSR, sabres (Olympic-gold-1976, 1980), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 20Andrei Suraikin USSR, pairs figure skater (Olympic-silver-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 22John Peterson US, Middleweight (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 25Dan Gable Olympic Hall of Famer: lightweight wrestling division gold medalist [1972]; wrestling coach: University of Iowa, is born.Ref: 4
Nov 09Sharon Stouder US, 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 17Jaime Huelamo Spain, cyclist (Olympic-bronze-1972) drug disqualified, is born.Ref: 5
Nov 26Galina Prozumenschikova USSR, 200m backstroke (Olympic-gold-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 13Lillian Board England, 400 meter (Olympics-silver-1968), is born.Ref: 5
1949
Jan 06Michael Boit Nandi Kenya, 800m runner (Olympics-bronze-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 08Scott Allen USA, skater (Olympics-bronze-1964), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 23Anna-Maria Müller German DR, Luge (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 08Frank Sanders hockey: Univ of Minnesota, US Olympic Ice Hockey Team [1972]; WHA: Minnesota Fighting Saints, is born.Ref: 4
Mar 08Charles Lismont Belgian marathon runner (Olympics-silver-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Ronnie Ray Smith sprinter: 1968 Olympics gold medal winner: 4-by-100 meter relay [w/Charles Greene, Melvin Pender & Jim Hines], is born.Ref: 4
Apr 17Heini Hemmi Switzerland, giant slalom (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 29Eddie Hart US, 100 meter runner (Olympics-1972), is born.Ref: 5
May 01Margo Miller San Fransisco CA, fencer-epee (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 15Wendy Pritchard Australian women's field hockey team manager (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 21Ludmila Smirnova USSR, pairs figure skater (Olympic-silver-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 22Lasse Viren Finland, 5K/10K runner (Olympic-gold-1972, 76), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 09John Curry England, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 12Irina Rodnina USSR, pairs figure skater (Olympic-gold-1972, 76, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 20Valery Borzov USSR, 100m/200m dash (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 20Wayne Collett US, 400m runner (Olympic-silver-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 28Bruce (William) Jenner National Track & Field and Olympic Hall of Famer: Olympic Gold Medalist: decathlon winner [1976]; AP Athlete of the Year, Sullivan Award-winner [1976]; sportscaster; Wheaties box star, is born.Ref: 4
Nov 03Roswitha Krause USSR, 4 X 100m swimmer (Olympic-silver-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 20Juha Mieto Finland, 15KM skier (Olympic-silver-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 19Claudia Kolb U.S. Olympic Gold swimmer: 200-meter Individual Relay and 400-meter Individual Relay [1968], is born.Ref: 4
Dec 28Jack Lovelock New Zealand/US surgeon/athlete (Olympics-gold-1936), dies at 39.Ref: 5
Dec 30Bruce Davidson equestrian 3-day (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
1950
Feb 07Marilyn Cochran, skier (Olympics-1972), first American to win a World Cup title: 1969 giant slalom champion; bronze medalist at 1970 World Championships, is born in Burlington VT.Ref: 4
Feb 09Lloyd Weldon Keasor Pumphrey MD, wrestler (Olympics-silver-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 10Mark Spitz Modesto CA, swimmer (Olympics-9 gold/silver/bronze-68, 72), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 04Rafael Canizares Poey Alacs Mountains Cuba, basketballer (Olympics-bronze-72), is born.Ref: 5
May 09James A Butts Los Angeles CA, triple jumper (Olympics-silver-1976), is born.Ref: 5
May 12Renate Stecher-Meissner German Democratic Republic, sprinter (Olympics-gold-72), is born.Ref: 5
May 18Rodney Milburn Jr. Olympic Gold Medalist: 110-meter hurdles [1972]: set a world record of 13.1 seconds [1973]; is born. Died in Nov 1997 after falling into a tank of scalding bleach at his workplace.Ref: 4
Jun 05Adrian Cosma Romania, team handball (Olympic-silver-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 11Debbie "Pokey" Watson US, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 15Heidi Scholler Germany, first woman to take olympic oath (1972), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 25Tatyana Averina US, speed skater 1K, 3K (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 27Benjamin Peterson US, heavyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 06Sultan Rakhmanov Super heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 29Radu Voina Romania, team handball (Oly-silver/2 bronze-1972, 76, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 03Waldemar Cierpinski German DR, marathoner (Olympic-gold-1976, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 05Rose Mittermaier German FR, slalom/downhill (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 07Dave Wottle Olympic Gold Medalist: 800-meter [1972]; track coach: Bethany College, WV, is born.Ref: 4
Aug 27Cynthia Potter US, springboard diver (Olympic-bronze-1976), only woman to have won 28 championship titles, is born.Ref: 5
Oct 14Sheila Young Ockerwitz US, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 17Roland Matthes swimmer: Olympic Gold Medalist: 100 and 200 meter backstroke [1968, 1972], is born in East Germany.Ref: 4
Nov 21Alberto Juantorena Cuba, 400m dash (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 27Hans-Joachim Fassnacht swimmer: 1972 Olympics, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 03John Akii-bua Uganda, 400 meter hurdler (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 31Inge Helten German Federal Republic, sprinter (Olympics-bronze-1976), is born.Ref: 5
1951
Jan 04Barbara Ann Cochran skier: Olympic Gold Medalist: slalom [1972], is born in Claremont NH.Ref: 4
Jan 14Gil Pak Jong Korea, judo (Olympics-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 17Rolando Thoeni Italy, slalom (Olympics-bronze-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 23Margaret Johnson Bailes Bronx NY, 4X100 runner (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 23Michael Matz equestrian show jumper (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 25Steve Prefontaine Coos Bay OR, 5K (Olympics-4th-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 26Jarmila Kratochvilova Czechoslovakia, 400m/800m runner (women's world record holder, Olympics-silver-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 03Felipe Munoz México, 200 meter backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 07Manfred Schumann German Federal Republic, bobsled (Olympics-silver/bronze-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 28Gustavo Thoeni Italy, giant slalom (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 13Beatrix "Trixie" Schuba Austria, figure skater (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 30Panuta Rosani Poland, discus (Olympics 1976) drug disqualified, is born.Ref: 5
May 12Gunnar Larrson Sweden, 200 meter/400 meter swimmer (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
May 18Angela Voigt German Democratic Republic, long jumper (Olympics-gold-76)Ref: 5
Jun 24Ivar Formo Norway, 50K cross country skier (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 21Doug Collins US, basketball player (Olympic-silver-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 07Gary Hall International Swimming Hall of Famer: U.S. Olympic team captain [1972]; opening ceremonies U.S. flag bearer [1976); silver medalist: 400-meter medley [1968], 200-meter butterfly [1972], bronze: 100-meter butterfly; Doctor of Ophthalmology, is born.Ref: 4
Aug 12Hector Rodriguez Cuba, lightweight judo (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 17Alain Mimoun France, marathon runner (Olympic-gold-1956), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 21Bernhard Germeshausen German DR, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1976, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 30Catie (Catherine) Ball swimmer: Univ. of Florida, U.S. women’s Olympic 400 medley relay [gold medal: 1968]Ref: 4
Oct 05Leah Poulos-Mueller US, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 02Kathy Hammond US, 400m runner (Olympics-bronze-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 23Bernd Landvoigt German DR, coxless pairs (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 23Jorg Landvoigt German DR, coxless pairs (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 03Danger Alberto Juantorena Cuba, 800 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 11Robert Cochran Claremont VT, skier (Olympics-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 17Tatyana Kazankina USSR, middle distance runner (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
1952
Jan 22Karen Moe [Thornton] US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 26Thomas Edward Henderson South Carolina, basketballer (Olympics-silver-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 06Richard Charsworth Australian women field hockey head coach (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 17Insook Bhushan Seoul Korea, US US table tennis player (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 24Tom Burleson USA, basketball (Olympics-silver-1972) tallest Olympian-7'4", is born.Ref: 5
Feb 27Dwight Elmo Jones Houston TX, basketball player (Olympics-silver-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 28Melissa Babish South Carolina, swimmer (Olympics), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 29Raisa Smetanina USSR, cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1976, 80, 92), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 09Iuliana Semenova USSR, basketball (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 29Teofilo Stevenson Cuba, heavyweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1972, 76, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 01Rey Robinson US, 100m sprinter (Olympic-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 02Joseph Kent Massey Oklahoma City OK, soling yachter (Olympics-bronze-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 04Rosemarie Ackermann German Democratic Republic, high jumper (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 07Jane Frederick US pentathlete (Olympics-7th-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 16Peter Westbrook St Louis MO, US fencer (Olympics-bronze-88, 92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 25Vladislav Tretiak USSR hockey player (Olympics-gold-1972, 76), is born.Ref: 5
May 03Allen Wells England, 100 meter dash (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 12Seigfried Brietzke German DR, coxless rower (Oly-gold-1972, 76, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 16Aleksandr Zaitsev USSR, pairs figure skating (Olympic-gold-1976, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 08Ulrich Wehling German DR, cross country (Olympic-gold-1972, 76, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 26Ludmila Maslakova USSR, relay runner (Olympic-silver-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 06Wojiech Fortuna Poland, ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 14Debbie Meyer US, 200m/400m/800m freestyle swimmer (Oly-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 26John Kinsella USA, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 14Margit Schumann German DR, luge (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 07Ludmila Tourischeva USSR, gymnast (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 14Nikolai Adrianov USSR, gymnast (Olympic-4 gold/2 silver/bronze-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 17Roman Codreanu Romania, wrestler (Olympic-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 11Robert Cochran skier: U.S. slalom champion [1969, 1970], downhill champion [1971, 1973], Alpine combined champion [1971, 1972], giant slalom champion [1971, 1974]; 1972 U.S. Olympic Ski Team, is born.Ref: 4
Dec 12Cathy Rigby McCoy Los Alamitos CA, gymnast (Olympics-4th-1968, 1972), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 21Steve Furniss US swimmer (Olympics-bronze-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 29Nikolai Andrianov USSR, gymnast (Olympics-gold-1972, 76, 80), is born.Ref: 5
1953
Jan 03Angelo Parisi France, heavyweight judo (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 06Susie Hutchison Flintridge CA, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 14Tim McKee US, 400 meter medley swimmer (Olympics-silver-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 19Hans Rinn German Democratic Republic, 2 man lugist (Olympics-gold-1976, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 27Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria, downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Jim Thorpe Olympic gold medalist: decathlon, pentathlon, [Stockholm: 1912]; baseball: NY Giants, Boston Braves; football: All-American; president of what became the NFL; dies at age 64.Ref: 68
Apr 06Janet Lynn (Nowicki) ice skater: Olympic bronze medalist [1972]; Ice Follies; won first U.S. Professional Championship [1973], is born.Ref: 4
Apr 07Everard Endt US, yachting (Olympic-gold-1952), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 19Sara Simeoni Italy, high jumper (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
May 14Bill Meek Upland PA, prone rifle (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 23Filbert Bayi Tanzania, 3,000m runner (Olympic-silver-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 12John Williams US, archer (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 16Susan Pedersen US, 4 X 100m medley swimmer (Olympic-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 13Charlie Tickner figure skater: Ice Capades, bronze medalist: Winter Olympics [1980]; U.S. Champion [1977, 1978, 1979, 1980], is born.Ref: 4
Dec 03Franz Klammer Austria, downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 13Zoltan Magyar Hungary, side horse gymnast (Olympics-gold-1976, 1980), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 29Kate Schmidt US javelin thrower (Olympics-bronze-1972), is born.Ref: 5
1954
Jan 02Ludmila Borozna USSR, volleyball player (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 06Norbert Hahn German Democratic Republic, 2 man luge (Olympics-gold-1976, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 17Janet Dykman Monterey Park CA, archer (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 29Alejandro Casañas Havana Cuba, 110m hurdler (Olympics-silver-1976, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 21Ivo van Damme Belgium, 800/1500 meter dash (Olympics-silver-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 08David Wilkie England, 200 meter backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 08Karl Schnabl 90 meter ski jumper (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 08Maria-Therese Nadig Switzerland, skier (Olympics-2 gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 10Jouko Törmänen Finland, 90 meter ski jumper (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 30Günther Tiersch German Democratic Republic, 8 man cox (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
May 15Andrea Gyarmati Hungary, water polo player (Olympics-1948-60), is born.Ref: 5
May 21Bill Abbott Sarnia Ontario, yachter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 27Catherine Carr US breaststroke swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
May 28Joâo Carlos De Oliveira Brazil, triple jumper (Olympics-bronze-1976, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 05Hans-Jorgen Gerhardt German DR, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 20Silvio Leonard Cuba, 100m sprinter (Olympic-silver-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 01Ruben Guerrero Mexico, relay swimmer (Olympic-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 16Joslyn Y Hoyte-Smith Barbados, 4X400 meter hurdler (Olympics-bronze-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 26Ullrich Diessner German Democratic Republic, 4 man cox/twin of Walter (Olympics-silver-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 26Walter Diessner German Democratic Republic, 4 man cox/twin of Ullrich (Olympics-silver-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 29Glenn Myernick Trenton NJ, US soccer coach (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
1955
Jan 18Mable Fergerson Los Angeles CA, 4x400m runner (Olympics-silver-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 24James Montgomery US 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 29John Tate US, heavyweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1968), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 10Lusia Mae Harris Minter City MS, basketball player (Olympics-silver-76), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 12Daniele Masala Italy, pentathlete (Olympics-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 13Olga Rukavishnikova USSR, pentathlete (Olympics-silver-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 21Barbel Wockel-Eckert German Democratic Republic, track star (Olympics-4 gold-1976, 1980), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 15Enith Salle Brigitha Netherlands, 100 meter/200 meter swimmer (Olympics-bronze-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 25Joanne Abbott Sarnia Ontario Canada, yachter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 10Bruce Hartzler Washington DC, canoe (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 16Olga Korbut is born in Grodno Belorussia. She won three Olympic gold medals in 1972 and redefined women's gymnastics.Ref: 68
Jun 28Nikolai Simyatov USSR, nordic skier (Olympic-3 golds-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 11Sergey Babinov USSR, ice hockey star (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 24Lubov Odinokova US, team handball (Olympic-gold-1976, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 06Anne Henning US, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 09Steve Ovett England, runner (Olympics-800m gold, 1500m bronze-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 01Uwe Benter German Federal Republic, coxsman (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
1956
Jan 07Rosalyn Bryant Chicago IL, 4x400m runner (Olympics-silver-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 15Vera Sosulya USSR, toboggan (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 20John McNally Naha Okinawa, US rapid fire pistol (Olympics-84, 88, 92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 20John Phillips Naber Evanston IL, swimmer (Olympics-4 gold/silver-76), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09Philip Jackson Ford Jr North Carolina, basketball player (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 01Mark Todd UK, New Zealand equestrian 3 day event (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 03Jim Barton Lincoln NE, soling yachter (Olympics-bronze-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 14Tessa Sanderson Kingston Jamaica, British javelin thrower (Olympics-gold-84), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 18Ingamar Stenmark Sweden, slalom (Olympics-2 gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 21Ingrid Kristiansen Norway, marathoner (Olympics-4th-1984, Boston-86, 89), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25Sonia M Lannaman England, 4X100 meter relayer (Olympics-bronze-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 26Tatyana Kochergina USSR, team handball (Olympics-gold-1976, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 27Thomas Wassberg Sweden, 15K/50K cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Evelin Jahl German Democratic Republic, discus thrower (Olympics-2 gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 29Kurt Thomas gymnast: first American male to win a world champion gymnastics event since 1932 [floor exercise 1978, 1979]; Sullivan Award-winner [1979]; TV sports commentator; operates a gymnastics school, is born.Ref: 4
Apr 13Michael Nikolay German Democratic Republic, gymnast (Olympics), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 21Rick DeMont US, 400 meter swimmer, drug disqualification (1972 Olympics), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 27Dennie Shupryt-Knoop Chicago IL, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 04Ulrike Meyfarth Frankfurt West Germany, high jumper (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
May 08Jeff Madrigali Walnut Creek CA, soling yachter (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 03Suren Nalbandyan USSR, lightweight (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 21Mikhail Burtsev USSR, sabres (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 15Kathy Kreiner Canada, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 26Dorothy Hamill Olympic Hall of Famer, Olympic Gold Medalist ice skater [1976]; is born.Ref: 4
Aug 19Cindy Nelson US, skier (Olympic-bronze-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 03Hans-Georg Beyer German DR, team handball player (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 16Anatoly Beloglazov USSR, 52 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 16Sergei Beloglazov USSR, 57 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 24Ilona Slupianek German DR, shot-putter (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 29Sebastian Coe England, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1980, 84), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 10Melissa Belote, Olympic gold medalist:100-meter & 200-meter backstroke [world record: 2:19:19], 4x100 meter medley relay [1972], is born.Ref: 4
Oct 23Darrell Place US, archer (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 23Shane Gould Australia, 200m/400m freestyle swimmer (Oly-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 25Liana Vicens Puerto Rico, 100m breaststroke (Olympics 1968), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 04Blagoi Blagoyev Bulgaria, 82.5 kg weightlifter (Olympics-silver-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 13Phillip Gregory Hubbard Canton OH, basketball (Olympics-gold-1976)Ref: 5
Dec 14Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein, Slalom (Olympics-2 gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 21Kevin Burnham Hollis NY, 470 yachter (Olympics-8th-1992, 96), is born.Ref: 5
1957
Jan 13Christina Seufert Sacramento CA, diver (Olympics-bronze-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 17Donna Stone New Jersey, fencer-epee (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 31Shirley F Babashoff California, swimmer (Olympics-6 silver/2 gold-72, 76), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 05Craig Wilson Beeville TX, US water polo goalie (Olympics-silver-84, 88), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 18Marita Koch German DR, 400 meter sprinter (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 26Keena Rothhammer US, 800 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 26Connie Carpenter-Phinney Madison WI, 79k cyclist (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 09Jon Engen Oslo Norway, US biathlete (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 10Adolfo Horta Camaguey Cuba, heavyweight boxer (Olympics-silver-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 17Robin Cousins Bristol England, figure skater (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 23Sheila Rena Ingram Washington DC, 4X400 meter relayer (Olympics-silver-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 27Duncan Goodhew England, 100 meter breast stroke swimmer (Olympics-Gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Harvey Glance Phoenix City AL, 4x100 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 15Evelyn Ashford 100m relay runner (Olympic-gold-1984, 88), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 23Kathleen Lynch Motueka New Zealand, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 07[Christopher St John] "Sinjin" Smith Los Angeles CA, volleyballer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 08Deana Deardruff US, 4 X 100 meter swimmer (Olympics-gold-1972), is born.Ref: 5
May 10Phil Mahre Yakima WA, twin alpine slalom skier (Olympics-gold/silver-80, 84), is born.Ref: 5
May 10Steve Mahre Yakima WA, twin alpine slalom skier (Olympics-silver-80, 84), is born.Ref: 5
May 16Joan Benoit Samuelson Cape Elizabeth ME, marathoner (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
May 21Sue Woodstra Colton CA, volleyball player (Olympics-silver-1984), is born.Ref: 5
May 27Bruce Furniss US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
May 31Jim Craig North Easton MA, hockey goalie (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 25Bogdan Musiol German DR, bobsled (Olympic-bronze-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 30Irina Nazariva US, 4 X 400m relay (Olympic-gold-1980)Ref: 5
Jul 31Irina Nazariva USSR, 4 X 400m relay (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 07Aleksandr Ditiatin USSR, gymnast (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 20Vladmir Tkachenko USSR, basketball (Olympic-bronze-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 22Mark Johnson Madison WI, NHL forward (Olympic-gold-1980, Pitts, NJ), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 07Kathy McMillan long jumper (1976 Olympics silver), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 05Charlene Morett Darby PA, field hockey left wing (Olympics-bronze-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 06Luis Mariano Delis Fournier Cuba, discus thrower (Olympics-bronze-1980), is born.Ref: 5
1958
Feb 06Mark Hamilton Louisville KY, sprint kayak Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 06Simon Baker Australian speed walker, (Olympics-84, 88, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 12Ingrid Klich Whittier CA, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 17Karen Lende O'Connor Concord MA, equestrian 3-day (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 18Peter Koech Kiliburani Kenya, 3K steeplechaser (Olympics-silver-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 28Christine Lathan-Brehmer German DR, 400 meter runner (Olympics-gold-76), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 14Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Prince of Monaco/bobsledder (Olympics-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 18Andreas Wenzel Liechtenstein, skier (Olympics-silver-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 21Marlies Göhr German Democratic Republic, sprinter (Olympics-gold-1976, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 22Joyce Lester Australian softball catcher (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25María Caridad, Colón Cuba, javelin thrower, (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 27Bart Connor gymnast/sportscaster (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Bart Wayne Conner Morton Grove IL, gymnast (Olympics-2 gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 31Jay Feenan Windham NH, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 01Anton Innauer Austria, 70m ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 04John Wesley Jones Lawton OK, 4X100 meter relayer (Olympics-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 11Sally Clark Feilding New Zealand, equestrian 3 day event (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 09Esko Rechardt Finland, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
May 11Peter Antonie Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 20Mike Engleman Sonoma CA, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 29Ivar Sisniega México, pentathlete (Olympics-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 14Eric Heiden Wisc, .5/1/1.5/5/10K speed skater (Olympic-5 golds-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 30Daley Thomas London, Decathalete (Olympic-gold-1980, 1984), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 07Larisa Karlova US, team handball player (Olympic-gold-1976, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 28Scott Hamilton Toledo, figure skating champion (Olympic-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 17Daniel Nunez Cuba, weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 25Kornelia Ender German DR, 100m/200m freestyle (Olympic-gold-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 02Vladimir Parfenovich USSR, 500 meter kayak (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 04Bill Roy Versailles IL, skeet (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 08Wayne Dickert Chattanooga TN, slalom double canoe (Olympics-11th-96), is born.Ref: 5
1959
Jan 10Chandra Cheesborough Jacksonville FL, 4X100 runner (Olympics-gold-84), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 03Molly Killingbeck Jamaica, 4X400 meter relayer (Olympics-silver-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 05Glenn Dubis Lincoln NB, US 3x40 rifle (Olympics-1984, 88, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 08Irina Kalinina USSR, springboard diver (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 11Corinne Shigemoto US judo coach (Olympics-96)Ref: 5
Feb 17Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines US, 100 meter swimmer (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 17Brian Douglas Jones Auckland New Zealand, tornado class yachter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 02Brian Goodell US, 400m/1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1976) is born.Ref: 5
Apr 02Adrian Meagher Australian baseball pitching coach (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 02Gelindo Bordin Italian marathon runner (Olympics-gold-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 12Pascal Barré France, sprint relay team/twin brother of Patrick (Olympics-bronze-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 12Patrick Barré France, sprint relay team/twin brother of Pascal (Olympics-bronze-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 16Anne Kursinski equestrian show jumper (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 17David Hearn Washington DC, slalom single canoe (Olympics-9th-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 26Brian Peaker London Ontario, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 09Michael Galitzen, American diver; won four Olympic medals (1928 and 1932), dies at age 49.Ref: 70
Jul 03Stoyan Deltchev Bulgaria, horizontal bar gymnist (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 29Nelli Kim USSR, gymnist (Olympic-2 golds-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 04Armin Kogler Austria, skier (2-time winner of jumping World Cup), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 27Beth Heiden Madison Wisc, 3000m speed skater (Olympic-bronze-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 02Greg Barton kayak (Olympics-2 gold-88), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 19Kathryn "Furu" Carpenter Marshall MI, fencer-epee (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 25Chris Spice Australian field hockey coach (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 26Lesley Tomlinson Derbyshire England, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
1960
Jan 12Rob Derksen Australian baseball head coach (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 19Alfrederick Joyner East St Louis IL, triple jumper (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 26Jeanette Bolden Los Angeles CA, 4x100m runner (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 29Gregory Efthimos Louganis San Diego CA, champion diver (Olympics-gold-1984, 88), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 31Elaine Roque Santa Monica CA, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 08Linda Fratianne Los Angeles CA, figure skater (Olympics-silver-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 13Kelly McCormick Anaheim CA, diver (Olympics-silver-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 14George Horvath Sweden, pentathlete (Olympics-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 26Michael Evans Fontana CA, US water polo player (Olympics-silver-88), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 27Steve Jarvin Australian soling yachter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 02Linford Christie, St Andrews Jamaica, 4x100 meter runner (Olympics-gold 1992, is born.Ref: 5
Apr 04Bev Smith Armstrong British Columbia Canada, basketball forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 21Julius Korir Kenya, 3K steeplechaser (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
May 01Albert McDonald Dartmouth Nova Scotia, US canoe (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 10Merlene Ottey Jamaican/Italian running star (Olympics), is born.Ref: 5
May 12Lisa Martin, Australian marathoner (Olympics-silver 1988), is born.Ref: 5
May 12Lisa Ondieki, Australian marathoner (Olympics-84, 88, 96), is born.Ref: 5
May 27Ray Armsetad Kirksville MO, 4X400 runner (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 29Sergey Kopylov USSR, cyclist (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 07Isabelle Boeri-B‚gard France, foils (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 16Gisela Beyer German DR, discus thrower (Olympics-4th place-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 02Linda Fratianne, US, figure skater (Olympic-silver-1980), is born.Ref: 17
Aug 03Tim Mayotte Springfield Mass, tennis player (Olympic-silver-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 03Mike Ramsey US, ice hockey player (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 05Andrzej Chylinski New York NY, 50k walker (Olympics-26th-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 05John Felton Kyogle Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 13Randy Stoklos Pacific Palisades CA, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 21Michael Swain Elizabeth NJ, judoka (Olympics-bronze-88), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 22Tyrell Biggs Philadelphia PA, super HW boxer (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 30Addy Bucek Australian 470 class yachter (Olympics-9th-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
1961
Jan 05Curt Bader Bloomfield IA, sprint kayak (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 27Jean-Paul Banos Lavelanet France, Canada sabre (Olympics-9/10-88, 92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 04(Long Island) Vern Fleming, Long Island City NY, basketball player (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 11Mary Docter US, 3000 meter speed skater (Olympics-1980, 84, 88, 92), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 15Marubel Vinaon Owen figure skater (Olympics-silver-1932), dies.Ref: 5
Feb 17Deb[ra] Richardson Minneapolis MN, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 20Steve Lundquist US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 27Platt Adams high jumper (Olympics-gold-1912), dies.Ref: 5
Mar 04David "Tinker" Juarez Los Angeles CA, cyclist (Olympics-19th-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 10Mitch Gaylord Van Nuys CA, gymnast (Olympics 1984)/actor (American Anthem), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 21Wei Wang Beijing China, US table tennis player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 31Ron Brown Los Angeles CA, 4x100 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 12Julius Kariuki Kenya, 3K steeplechaser (Olympics-gold-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 15Tiina Lillak Finland, javelin thrower (Olympics-silver-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 26Albert Lawrence Jamaica, 4X100 meter relayer (Olympics-silver-1984), is born.Ref: 5
May 09Rene Capo Pinal del Rio Cuba, half-heavyweight judoka (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 10Blyth Tait England, New Zealand equestrian 3 day event (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 20Vaughn Jefferis Matangi New Zealand, equestrian 3 day event (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 27Jill Sterkel US swimmer (Olympics-bronze-1976, 84, 88), is born.Ref: 5
May 27John Lugbill Wauseon OH, US canoist/kayaker (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
May 29Todd Boonstra Minneapolis MN, cross country skier (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 20Karin Enke German DR, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1980, 84)Ref: 5
Jun 24Natalya Shaposhnikova USSR, sidehorse vaulter (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 01Carl (Frederick Carlton) Lewis Olympic Gold Medalist: long jump [1996], long jump and 4x100 relay [1992], 100 meter in 9.93 seconds, a world record, long jump, 4x100 meter relay [1988], 100 meter & 200 meter sprints, long jump & 4x100 meter relay [1984]; Olympic Hall of Famer; AP Male Athlete of the Year [1983, 1984], is born.Ref: 4
Aug 01Bart Conner US, parallel bars gymnist (Olympic-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Aug 07Yelena Davydova USSR, gymnast (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 09Arlene Boxhall Zimbabwe, field hockey (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 03Karch Kiraly US volleyball player (Olympics-gold-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 07Mintcho Pachov Bulgaria, 67.5kg weightlifter (Olympic-bronze-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 12Nadia Comaneci Onesti Romania, gymnast (Oly-gold-1976, 80), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 27Jean-Paul Banos Lavelanet France, Canada sabre (Olympics-9/10-88, 92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 09Ian Andrew Wright Hamilton New Zealand, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 18Brian Orser Canada, figure skater (Olympics-silver-88), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 30Sue Malaxos Australian marathoner (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
1962
Jan 05Donald John Cowie Auckland New Zealand, yachting Star class (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 06Philip Brown Birmingham England, 4x400m runner (Olympics-silver-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 18David O'Connor equestrian 3-day (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 27James F Doehring Santa Barbara CA, shot putter (Olympics-silver-1992), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 10Jean-Marie Banos Lavelanet France, Canada sabre (Olympics-9/10-88, 92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 22Lisa Jacquin equestrian show jumper (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 25Birgit Fischer German DR, 500 meter kayaker (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 26Sheila Cornell Encino FL, softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 27Veronica Ribot-Canales Buenos Aires Argentina, US diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 28Angela Bailey England, Canadian 4X100 meter relayer (Olympics-silver-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 28Chunli Li Auckland New Zealand, table tennis player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 03Jackie Joyner-Kersee Olympic gold medalist & first woman to hold world record in the heptathlon: 7,044 points [1992]; 1st athlete to win multi-event medals in 3 Olympics [pentathlon, long jump], is born in East St Louis, IL.Ref: 4
Mar 04Brant Ian Woodward Hurstville New Zealand, trap shooter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 12Gunde Svan Swedish long jumper (Olympics-gold-1984, 88), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 13Liane Tooth Sydney New South Wales Australia, field hockey forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 02Alex Tripolski Israel, Men's Shooting 50 meter air pistol (Olympics-16th-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 03Nancy Filteau Swift Current Saskatchawan, 72k judoka (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 07Andy Hampsten Columbus OH, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 10Cathy Turner Rochester NY, short track skater (Olympics-gold-1994, is born.Ref: 5
Apr 14James Carpenter Canton CT, fencer-epee (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 16Jeanne Golay, Coral Gables FL, cyclist (Olympics-16th-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 17Nancy Hogshead, Iowa City IA, swimmer (Olympics-gold-1984)/model (jockey), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 28Evguenni Rochtchin NHL forward (Team Belarus, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
May 01Paula Weishoff Hollywood CA, volleyballer (Olympics-silver-84, bronze-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
May 12Mark Bradshaw Happy Camp CA, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 18Mike Whitmarsh San Diego CA, beach volleyballer (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 23Keith Brantley Scott Air Force Base IL, marathoner (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 24Dorothy Trapp equestrian 3-day (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 27Ray Borner Australian basketball center (Olympics-1984, 88, 92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 27James F Doehring Santa Barbara CA, shot putter (Olympics-silver-1992), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 25Mary Ellen Clark Abington PA, diver (Olympics-2 bronze-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
1963
Jan 04Linda Muri Killingly CT, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 11Petra Schneider E German swimming star (world record 400m), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 11Tracy Caulkins Winona MN, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 15Lijuan Geng Hebei China, Canadian tennis player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 15Yaro Dachniwsky Chicago IL, team handball goalie (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 20Scott Fisher San Jose CA, Australian basketball forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 28Denise Beillmann Switzerland, figure skater (Olympics-4th-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 04Pirmin Zurbriggen Swiss alpine skier (Olympics-gold-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 04Tracie Ruiz-Conforto Hawaii, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-2 gold/silver-84, 88), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 21Michael Gostigian Newtown Square PA, pentathlete (Olympics-16th-88, 92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 22Dave Besteman Madison WI, speed skater (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 01Barb[ara] Marois Auburn MA, field hockey defender (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 09Kent Ferguson Cedar Rapids IA, diver (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 12Candy Costie Seattle WA, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 12Joaquim Carvalho Cruz Brazil, 800 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 20Ramon Andersson Middle Swan Australia, canoeist (Olympics-bronze-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 23Ana Quirot Cuba, 800 meter runner (Olympics-bronze/silver-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 26Rebecca Twigg Seattle WA, 79K cyclist (Olympics-silver-1984, 92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 27Todd Graves Laurel MS, skeet (Olympics-1992, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Therese Washtock Vancouver British Columbia, 3 day equestrian (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 10Claire Smith Ottawa Ontario Canada, equestrian 3 day event (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 15Teresa Wentzel DeWitt Fort Bragg NC, double trap (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
May 11Mark Breland Brooklyn NY, welterweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
May 21Yelena Vodorezova USSR, figure skater (Olympics-1976), is born.Ref: 5
May 24Horace Holden Jr Atlanta GA, slalom double canoe (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 19Sandor Wladar Hungary, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 14Antonia Real Spain, 400m freestyle (Olympic-1976), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 27Caren Metschuck German DR, 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 221988 Olypic gold medalist in men’s figure skating Brian Boitano is born.Ref: 4
Nov 02Ines Diers German DR, 400m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 16Zina Garrison tennis: Olympic Gold Medalist [Seoul, 1988, w/Pam Shriver]; founder: Zina Garrison All-Court Tennis Academy [for inner city youth, Houston], is born.Ref: 4
Dec 03Steve Hegg Dana Point CA, road cyclist (Olympics-16th-84, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 04Sergey Bubka Ukraine, pole vaulter (Olympics-gold-88, 92), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 10Michael Lofton Montgomery AL, fencer-sabre (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 19Karen Bliss-Livingston Quakertown PA, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 23Carol Peterka Little Falls MN, team handball back court (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 27Dana Chladek Decin Czechoslovakia, US slalom Kayak (Olympics-bronze/silver-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
1964
Jan 02Pernell Whitaker boxer (Olympics-gold), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 03Cheryl Miller Riverside CA, basketball player (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 04Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson Somerville NJ, US rower (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 15Paula Schnurr Kirkland Lake Ontario, 1.5k (Olympics-8-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 18Jenny Holliday Australian softball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 27Inga Thompson Reno NV, US cyclist (Olympics-8th-88, 84, 92), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 31Sharon Cain San Antonio TX, team handball center back (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 06Matt Hayes Australian soling yachtsman (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 07Cynthia "Sippy" Woodhead Riverside CA, swimmer (Olympics-silver-84), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 07Lillian Copeland US discus thrower (Olympics-gold-32), dies at 59.Ref: 5
Feb 10Sam Graddy Gaffney SC, 4x100 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 13Evi Strasser Bavaria German, equestrian (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 22Gigi Fernandez [Beatriz], San Juan PR, US tennis star (Olympics-gold-96, 1988 US Open Doubles), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 27April Heinrichs Littleton CO, US women's soccer coach (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 03Arturo Huerta Mexico, Canadian walker (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 04Linda French Oak Park IL, badminton player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 18Bonnie Blair Champaign IL, speed skater (Olympics-5 gold/bronze-88, 92, 94), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 19Bonnie Blair Olympic Gold medalist [1988] and world record holder: speed skater [1994], is born.Ref: 4
Mar 20Ruth Davidon Baltimore MD, rower (Olympics-6th-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 05Robert "Bob" Kaehler Burlingame CA, rower (Olympics-5th-1992, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 14Allen James Sacramento CA, 50K walker (Olympics-24th-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 28Mark Hager Australian field hockey forward/captain (Olympics-4th-88, 96), is born.Ref: 5
May 06Kim Oden Irvine CA, US Olympic volleyball player (NCAA Play of Decade-80s), is born.Ref: 5
May 09Miloslav Mecir Czechoslovakia, tennis player (Olympics-gold-1988), is born.Ref: 5
May 11Drew Story San Clemente CA, canoe (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 12Joy Ellen Kitzmiller Los Angeles CA, US badminton player (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
May 15Pierre Trentin France, 1K time trials (Olympics-gold-1968), is born.Ref: 5
May 24Adrian Moorhouse British 100 meter breaststroker (Olympics-gold-1988), is born.Ref: 5
May 30Nhi Lan Le Vietnam, US fencer-foil (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jun 17Michael Gross West Germany, swimmer (Olympic-2 world records-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 10Maxi Gnauck German DR, uneven parallel bars (Olympic-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 23Japanese beat Russian for first Olympic Gold in woman's volleyball.Ref: 5
Oct 28Paul Wylie Olympic medalist: figure skating, is born.Ref: 4
Nov 17Marina Tcherkasova US, pairs figure skater (Olympic-silver-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 27Inga Thompson Reno NV, US cyclist (Olympics-8th-88, 84, 92), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 05Pablo Morales Olympic Gold Medalist: swimmer [1984, 1992]; holds men’s world record for 100 meter butterfly [1986], is born in Chicago IL.Ref: 4
Dec 07Peter Laviolette Norwood MA, US hockey defenseman (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 08James Martinez Santa Fe NM, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 23Andy Gabel Chicago IL, short track skater (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 25Anil Kaul Amritsar India, Canadian badminton player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 31Klari MacAskill Budapest Hungary, kayaker (Olympics-5th-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
1965
Jan 04Mitch Booth Australian tornado yachter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 06Lindsay H Burns Big Timber MT, rower (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 08Eric Wohlberg Sudbury Ontario, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 09Carin Garbarra East Orange NJ, soccer forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 09Cindy Brooks East Hampton CT, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 23Tim Berrett Tunbridge Wells England, Canadian 20k walker (Olympics-14-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 24Ross MacDonald Vancouver BC, star yachter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 25Esa Tikkanen Helsinki Finland, NHL left wing (Panthers, Canucks, Olympics-B-98), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 27Igor Matoushkin NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 31Adam Johnson Portland OR, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 31Kim Clarke Tulsa OK, team handball back court (Olympics-88, 92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 03Dorcas Wonsavage Madison WI, cross country skier (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 05Ben Lee Rangoon Burma, US badminton player (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09Carin Garbarra East Orange NJ, soccer forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09Cindy Brooks East Hampton CT, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 04Alexandra Harbold New York NY, sprint kayak (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 06Tammy Liley Long Beach CA, volleyball mid blocker/captain (Olympics-bronze-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 16Cindy Brown US, basketball player (Olympics-gold-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 17Caitlin Bilodeaux Boston MA, US fencer (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 20Danielle Woodward Melbourne Victoria Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 24Angela Zuckerman St Louis MO, speed skater (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 06Rica Reinisch German Democratic Republic, 100 meter/200 meter backstroke (Olympics-gold-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 06Virginia Lee Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 12Elaine Zayak New Jersey, figure skater (Olympics-6th-1984), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 16Caren Kemner Quincy IL, volleyball outside hitter (Olympics-bronze-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 19Melita Rühn Romania, horse vaulter (Olympics-bronze-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 20Jim Terrell Cincinnati OH, sprint canoe (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 23US Olympic gold medal skier Donna Weinbrecht is born.Ref: 5
Apr 27Courtenay Becker-Dey Greenwich CT, Europe yachter (Olympics-bronze-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 30Daniela Costian Australian discus/shot putter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 10Jim Schreiner Kailua HI, kayak (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 14Curt Harnett Toronto Ontario, sprint cyclist (Olympics-bronze-92/96), is born.Ref: 5
May 16Lori Sippel Stratford Ontario, softball pitcher (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 24Chris Jorgis Palo Alto CA, US badminton player (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
May 26Jacqueline Mary Nelson Upper Hutt New Zealand, points race cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 28Chantal Bailey Champaign IL, speed skater (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
May 29Emilio Sanchez Madrid Spain, Tennis player (Olympics-bronze-1988), is born.Ref: 5
May 29Jammo Myllys Savonlinna Finland, hockey goalie (Team Finland, Olympics-bronze-98), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 03Katarina Witt, Staaken German Democratic Republic, figure skater (Olympics-gold-1984, 88), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 03Tammy Jacques Auburn ME, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 12Laurie Grover-Tavares Newark NJ, biathlete (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 14Lawrence Clay-Bey Hartford CT, super heavyweight boxer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 16Romallis Ellis Washington DC, lightweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 18Brian Walton Ottawa Ontario, points race cyclist (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 24Erika von Heiland Angeles City Philippines, US badminton player (Olympics-92,96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 24Nancy Reno Elmhurst IL, WPVA volleyballer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 26Ben Husaby Eden Prairie MN, cross country skier (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
1966
Jan 01Mika Nieminen Tampere Finland, hockey forward (Team Finland, Olympics-bronze-1998), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 07Jennifer Luff Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 13Joseph Harper Ventura CA, canoe (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 16Anthony Washington Glasgow Montana, discus thrower (Olympics-4th-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 17Don Myrah Oakland CA, cyclist (Olympics-20th-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 23Scott Fortune Newport Beach CA, volleyballer (Olympics-G-88,B-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 24Mike Forgeron Main-A-Dieu Nova Scotia, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 25John [Vo] Velyvis North Adams MA, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 01Michelle Akers Santa Clara CA, soccer forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 02Tony Plourde Chibougamau Québec Canada, sabre (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 03Sean Patrick Wade Houston TX, New Zealand marathoner (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 04Barry Klein Grand Rapids MI, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 16Eric Uptagrafft Spokane WA, prone rifle (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 19Matthew Ryan Port Jefferson NY, team handball circle (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 20Dennis Allen Mitchell, Cherry Point NC, 100 meter/200 meter (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 03Ellen Minzner Lawrence MA, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 06Cliff Meidl Redondo Beach CA, sprint kayak (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 08Laura McCabe cross country skier (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 12Alecia Stephenson North Vancouver British Columbia, softball shortstop (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 12Erich Fischer, Dinuba CA, US Olympics water polo foward (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25David Hohl Winnipeg Manitoba, freestyle wrestler (Olympics-9-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 27Kate Donahoo Las Vegas NV, US judoka (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 31Natalie Gosselin Levis Québec Canada, 52kg judoka (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 31Thomas Fitzgerald Brooklyn NY, team handball left wing (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 05Larry Norman Toronto Ontario Canada, canoeist (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 11Kara McGaw Toronto Ontario Canada, softball rightfielder (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 13Rodney Smith Washington DC, 149½ lbs greco-roman wrestler (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 18Chuck Wade Menomonee Falls WI, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 18Valeri Kamensky Voskresensk Russia, NHL left wing (Avalanche, Olympics-silver-98), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 21Judy Diduck ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
May 01Mark Coogan Manhaset NY, marathoner (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 03Paul Stevenson Victoria Australia, badminton player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 04Monica Tranel [Michini] Billings MT, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 10Jonathan Edwards Britain, triple jumper (Olympics-gold/silver-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
May 16Sean Quilty Australian marathoner (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 17Mark Schmocker Interlaken Switzerland, US team handball goalie (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 26Zola Budd Pieterse Bloemfontein South Africa, track star (Olympics-1988), is born.Ref: 5
May 31Jessica Monroe Palo Alto CA, Canadian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 13Myong Hui Choe North Korea, gymnist (Olympic-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 19Olympic gold medal runner Gail Devers is born. (2003 Sports Illustrated Almanac, ISBN 1-929049-55-2) 
Dec 02Anita Jokiel Poland, gymnast (Olympics-1980), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 02Zeke Jones Yipsilanti MI, 114½ lbs freestyle wrestler (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 05Bruce Deacon Ottawa Ontario, marathoner (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 18Patricia Neder Wauykesha WI, team handball right wing (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 19Alberto "La Bomba" Tomba Italian skier (Olympics-gold-1988, 92), is born.Ref: 5
1967
Jan 04Michael "Mike" Peterson Washington DC, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 06David Belcher Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 06Larry Donald Cincinnati OH, US boxer (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 08Hollis Conway Chicago IL, high jumper (Olympics-silver/bronze-88, 92), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 17(Long Island) Gregory Caccia Bayshore NY, team handball right back (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 18Peter Cox Jr Bronxville NY, fencer-sabre (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 23Naim Suleymanoglu Bulgaria, Turkish weight lifter (Olympics-gold-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 23Christine Parris-Washington Truro Nova Scotia, softball (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 25Marty Calder St Catharine ON, 62 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympics-12-92,96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 27Sue Palmer Collingwood Ontario, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 03Jason Morris Scotia NY, half-middleweight judoka (Olympics-silver-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 03Natalie Hunter Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 07Joseph Tilford Leigh Greene Dayton OH, long jumper (Olympics-bronze-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 11Barbara Byrne Princeton NJ, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 11Chris Reohr Ridley Park PA, fencer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 18Colin Jackson Cardiff England, 100 meter hurdler (Olympics-silver-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 20Theresa Luke Vancouver British Columbia, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 21Leroy Russel Burrell Philadelphia PA, long jumper (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 22Marianne Ihalainen ice hockey right wing (Finland, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 28Jeff[rey] Pfaendtner Detroit MI, rower (Olympics-bronze-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 05Nicole Boegman Australian long jumper (Olympics-88, 92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 09Curt Schreiner Albany NY, biathlete (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 09Eric Flaim Pembroke MA, short track skater (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 13Colleen Rosensteel South Greensburg PA, heavyweight judoka (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 21Elaina Oden Orange CA, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-bronze-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 23David Ford Edmonton Alberta, kayaker (Olympics-15-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25Debi Thomas US, figure skater (Olympics-bronze-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Ed[ward] Grose Juneau AK, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 04Juliana "Juli" Furtado New York NY, cyclist (Olympics-10th-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 11Lachlan Dreher Australian field hockey goal keeper (Olympics-silver-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 11Wendel Suckow Marquette MI, luger (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 12Kirk Everist Houston TX, water polo driver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 15Dara Torres Beverly Hills CA, US Olympic swimmer (Olympics-gold-84), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 20Townsend Saunders White Sands NM, freestyle wrestler (Olympics-silver-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 22Bart Bowen Albuquerque NM, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 24Leslie M Marx Fort Belvoir VA, fencer-epee (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 24Pam[ela] Bustin Somerset MA, field hockey defender (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 25Angel Martino Americus GA, 50 meter/100 meter freestyle (Olympics-gold/2 bronze-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 29Elizabeth "Betsy" McCagg Kirkland WA, rower/twin sister of Mary (Olympics-4th-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 29Mary McCagg Kirkland WA, rower/twin sister of Elizabeth (Olympics-4th-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
May 01Yael Arad Israel, Women's half middleweight judoka (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
May 02Kerryn McCann Australian marathoner (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 04John Child East York Ontario, beach volleyballer (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 06Patrick F Manning Jr Poughkeepsie NY, rower (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
May 11Kenneth Gould Chicago IL, Welterweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1988), is born.Ref: 5
May 14Shaun Creighton Australian distance runner (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 21Rogel Nachum Israel, Men's triple jump (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
May 23Craig John Monk Auckland New Zealand, finn class yachter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 24Margaret Crowley Australian 800 meter/1500 meter runner (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 25Ruthie Bolton McClain MS, basketball guard (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 26Igor Zemlyanoy hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998), is born.Ref: 5
May 30Benoît Gauthier St Jerome Québec, canoeist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 30Rechelle Hawkes Albany West Australia, field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 27Sue Palmer Collingwood Ontario, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 04Martha O'Kelley US softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 11Katy Steding Lake Oswego OR, basketball forward (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 13Chris O'Loughlin Los Angeles CA, fencer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 15Christine Larsen New Westminster British Columbia, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 17Pauline Maurice Welland Ontario, softball outfielder (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 17Alan Nolet Toronto Ontario, gymnast (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 20Duncan Kennedy Burlington CA, luger (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 28Paul Lynch Sydney New South Wales Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 30Colleen Miller Winnipeg Manitoba, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
1968
Jan 01Sandy Beasley Richmond BC, softball outfielder (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 08Alexander Alexeev NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 08Mark Duane Croghan Akron Ohio, 3k steeplechase (Olympics-5th-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 09Katie Anderson Kingston Jamaica, Canada 100m hurdler (Olympics-7th-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 09Kokichi Tsuburaya Japanese marathoner (Olympics-bronze-1964), commits suicide.Ref: 5
Jan 13Kelly Boucher Calgary Alberta, basketball forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 14Fred[ric] Honebein San Francisco CA, rower (Olympics-5th-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 15Laurie Fellner Appleton WI, team handball goalie (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 15Steve McConaghy Australian soling yachter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 22Andrey Sokolov hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 22Duke Kahanamoku Hawaii, 100m swimmer (Olympics-gold-1912, 20, 24), dies at 77.Ref: 5
Jan 24Mary Lou Retton Fairmont WV, gymnast (Olympics-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-84), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 24Scott Mercier Harbor City CA, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 28Henry Hering Pointe-Claire Québec Canada, rower (Olympics-9-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 28Marnie McBean Vancouver BC, rower (Olympics-gold-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 01George Quigley Jr Cincinnati OH, skeet (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 02Paul McKenzie Australian Finn class yachter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 02Sari Krooks ice hockey right wing (Finland, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 08Joy Fawcett Inglewood CA, soccer defender (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09Katie Anderson Kingston Jamaica, Canada 100m hurdler (Olympics-7th-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09Kokichi Tsuburaya Japanese marathoner (Olympics-bronze-1964), commits suicide.Ref: 5
Feb 17Celita Schutz Riverdale NJ, half-middleweight judoka (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 24Kendall Cross Hardin MT, 125½ lbs freestyle wrestler (Olympics-gold-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 01Dave Zuniga Worland WY, 136½ lbs/greco-roman wrestler (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 02Penny "Stamper" Davis Carlisle England, Canadian 470 yachter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 03Diann Roffe-Steinrotter Warsaw NY, alpine skier (Olympics-gold/silver-92), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 04Dionna Harris Wilmington DE, softball outfielder (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 05(Long Island) Marq Mellor, Long Island NY, field hockey forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 06Carla McGhee Peoria IL, US basketball forward (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 06Marty Morgan Minneapolis MN, 180½ lbs greco-roman wrestler (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 06Russell Butler Dandenong Victoria Australia, diver (Olympics-28th-88, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 19Liam Jewell Toronto Ontario, kayaker (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 21Jeff Lazaro Waltham MA, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25Peter Blackburn Australia, badminton player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Teee Williams Los Angeles CA, volleyball outside hitter (Olympics-bronze-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 06Chris Anderson Australian high jumper (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 07Don[ald] Smith North Tonawanda NY, rower (Olympics-5th-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 09Terry Brands Omaha NE, 125½ lbs/57 kg freestyle wrestler/identical twin of Tom (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 09Tom Brands Omaha NE, 136½ lbs/62 kg freestyle wrestler/identical twin of Terry (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 13Tami Lyn Jameson Minneapolis MN, team handball goalie/twin sister of Toni (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 13Toni Lee Jameson Minneapolis MN, team handball back court/twin sister of Tami (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 14Andrew Trim Sydney New South Wales Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 22Vernell Coles basketball player (Olympics-bronze-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 24John Walter Tewksbury, American sprinter; Olympic gold medalist, dies at age 90.Ref: 70
Apr 26Ahmed Elmaghraby Suez Egypt, US field hockey forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 30Roger Mar Seattle WA, rapid fire pistol (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
May 01Lisa Campbell Victoria Australia, badminton player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 09Marie-José Pérec Guadeloupe, French 200 meter/400 meter runner (Olympics-2 gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 10Julie Smith Glendora CA, softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 15James "Jim" Neil Buffalo NY, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
May 22Carmie Vairo Vancouver British Columbia, softball infielder (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 22Mike Harbold Oakland CA, sprint kayak (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 25Nathalie Schneyder San Fransisco CA, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 26Rachael Sporn Australian basketball forward (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 28(Long Island) Sandra Bacher Long Island NY, half-heavyweight judoka (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
May 28Tomas P Pukstys Chicago IL, javelin thrower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 30Amy Fuller Westlake CA, rower (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 12Sonja Henie ice skater: Norwegian Olympic gold medalist [1928, 1932, 1936]; World Champion [1927 thru 1936]; dies.Ref: 4
Dec 02Jiri Dopita Sumperk Czechoslovakia, hockey forward (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 04Mike Barrowman Costa Mesa CA, kayak/200 meter breast stroke (Olympics-gold-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 07Cammy Myler Plattsburgh NY, luger (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 07Melissa Iverson Anoka MN, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 09Kurt Angle Pittsburgh PA, 220 lbs freestyle wrestler (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 17Jeff[rey] Klepacki Kearny NJ, rower (Olympics-1992, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 19Jennifer Devine Portland OR, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 26Darren Barber Victoria British Columbia, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
1969
Jan 06Nick A'Hern Australian 20k walker (Olympics-22-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 10Juanita Clayton Manitou Manitoba, softball catcher (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 11Dave Cruikshank Northbrook IL, speed skater (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 15Rod de Highden Australian 5k/10k/marathoner (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 16Chelan Kozak Revelstoke BC, equestrian (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 16Roy Jones Pensacola FL, Light-middleweight boxer (Olympics-silver-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 19Andrew Murray Stone Auckland New Zealand, Open 470 yachter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 22Shelley Sandie Australian basketball guard (Olympics-88, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 24Louise McPaul Australian javelin thrower (Olympics-silver-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 27Kristen Danihy Lawton OK, team handball circle/wing (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 29Karen Fonteyne Calgary Alberta, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 31Mathew Pallister Sydney New South Wales Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 01Bryan Jacob Palatka FL, 59 kg (130 lbs) weightlifter (Olympics-1992, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 01John Moore Australian baseball catcher (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 07Fiona Robinson Collie Western Australia, basketball player (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09Peta Edebone Australian softball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09Thomas Brandl Bad Tolz Germany, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09Manuel Plaza Reyes Chilean marathoner (Olympics-gold 1928), dies at 68.Ref: 5
Feb 12Colin Keely Buffalo NY, water polo driver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 16Claude Lambert Montréal Québec Canada, boxer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 16Fermin Cacho Barcelona Spain, 1500 meter (Olympics-2 gold-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 21Petra Kronberger Austrian alpine skier (Olympics-gold-1992), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 21José de Capriles Mexican-born US Olympics fencer, dies.Ref: 5
Feb 22Kahryn Tough Calgary Alberta, volleyball (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 25Kerry Dienelt Australian softball catcher/1st baseman (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 25Michelle Gibson equestrian dressage (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 27Greg Stevenson Sherbrooke Québec Canada, rower (Olympics-11-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 07Anne Marie Lauck Rochester NY, marathoner (Olympics-10th-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 07Brian Jamieson Livingston NJ, rower (Olympics-silver-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 12Karen Snelgrove London Ontario, softball pitcher (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 14Ty[rel] Bennion Seattle WA, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 17Andrew McMarlin Vienna VA, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 17Domenic "Filane" Figliomeni Terrace Bay Ontario, boxer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 18Sheila Taormina 4X200 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 19Scott Alexander Brownlee Hamilton New Zealand, rowing coxless 4 men (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 20Caroline Brunet, Quebec City Quebec Canada, kayaker (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 20Konstantine Starikovitch Podolsk Russia, 238lbs US weightlifter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 24Yoko Zetterlund San Francisco CA, volleyball setter (Olympics-bronze-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25Guy Newman Australian water polo goalie (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 29[Jane] Kim[berly] Batten McRae GA, 400 meter hurdler (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 01Andrew Vlahov Australian basketball forward (Olympics-1988, 92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 03Reid Hayston Hamilton New Zealand, beach volleyball player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 07Clark Sheehan Denver CO, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 07Peggy Clasen St Paul MN, speed skater (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 09Amy Feng Tianjin China, US table tennis player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 09Timothy Young Philadelphia PA, rower (Olympics-silver-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 11J Nick Adamson Freeport Bahamas, US laser yachter (Olympics-21st-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 25Jon Olsen US, 100 meter freestyle/400 meter/800 meter medley (Olympics-gold-1992, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 25Marisa Pedulla Bellefonte PA, half-lightweight judoka (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 25Nir Shental Israel, Men's 470 yachter (Olympics-15th-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 27Brett Steven Bermuda, New Zealand tennis player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 27Francine "Frankie" McRae Australian softball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 28Merlelynn Lange-Harris Toronto Ontario Canada, basketball center (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 30Dexter Rogers St Petersburg FL, volleyball opposite hitter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 03Karen Kraft San Mateo CA, rower (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 05Bryan Ivie Torrance CA, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-bronze-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
May 07Melanie Valerio 400 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 09Carla Overbeck Pasadena CA, soccer defender (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 09Renn Crichlow Ottawa Ontario, canoeist (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
May 15Holly McPeak Manhattan Beach CA, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 16Steven Earl Lewis Los Angeles CA, 4X100/400 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1988) is born.Ref: 5
May 19Cecile Ulbrich Tucker Warren ME, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 19David Wharton Warminster PA, US Olympic swimmer (Olympics-silver-88), is born.Ref: 5
May 22Tim Wiley Lexington MA, kayak (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 27François Letourneau St Jerome Québec, canoeist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 27Lesley Tashlin Toronto Ontario, 100 meter hurdler (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 28Frank McCormack Leicester MA, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 31Juliet Haslam Adelaide South Australia, field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 12Sonja Henie, the Norwegian figure skater who was the women's world champion for 10 years and a three-time gold medalist in the Olympics, dies.Ref: 70
Oct 13Nancy Kerrigan Olympic ice skating medalist: [silver, 1994], is born.Ref: 4
Nov 27Kristen Danihy Lawton OK, team handball circle/wing (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 04Jacques Landry Saskatoon Saskatchawan, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 04Marie-Josée Morneau Longueuil Québec, 56 kg judoka (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 09Greg[ory] Klingsporn Morristown NJ, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 12Jane Robinson Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 15Sean Briscombe Minneapolis MN, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 18Andrew Murphy Australian long jumper/triple jumper (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 22Andrew Scott Australian baseball infielder (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 27Chris Humbert Modesto CA, water polo 2 meter offense (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 27Suzanne Paxton Baltimore MD, fencer-foil (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
1970
Jan 01Brian Morton Wollongong Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 02Aleksandr Shimin hockey goaltender (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 03Yogi Johl Vancouver BC, 130 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 06Kerrin Petty Townshend VT, cross country skier (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 07Frank "Cliff" Mannon Amarillo TX, team handball (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 10Cameron MacKenzie Australian 100m/200m/400m (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 15Dan Landry San Diego CA, volleyball opposite hitter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 15Michele Granger Anaheim CA, softball pitcher (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 17Candace Murray Vancouver BC, softball shortstop (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 20Thomas "Tom" Murray Buffalo NY, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 23Richard Smehlik Ostrava Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres, Olympics-Gold-98), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 27Dario Brose Queens NY, US soccer halfback (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 30Oleg Khmyl NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 06Jeff Rouse US, 50 meter/100 meter backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold/silver-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 10Brendan Eppert St Louis MO, speed skater (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 11Jason Allyn Scott Iowa City IA, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 13Vernon Patao 141 lbs (64 kg) US weightlifter (alternate-Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 14Elaine Youngs Orange CA, volleyball outside hitter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 15Nathaniel Mills Evanston IL, speed skater (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 17Tommy Moe Anchorage AK, nordic skier (Olympics-gold/silver-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 26Ben Maruquin Ventura CA, field hockey sweeper (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 28Noureddine Morceli Algeria, 1500 meter runner (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 01Lisa Eagen Harlan IA, team handball wing/back court (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 01Stuart Thompson Australian baseball infielder (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 03Scott Keswick Nevada, gymnast (Coca-Cola-1st-94, Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 08Rhett Harty, Pasadena CA, US soccer player (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 08Vadim Bekboulatov NHL forward (Belarus, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 11Evgeniy Koreshkov hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 16Kelli James Medford NJ, field hockey forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 20Kristin Klein Santa Monica CA, volleyball outside hitter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 22Travis Richards Crystal MN, US hockey defenseman (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Jason B Gailes Taunton MA, rower (Olympics-silver-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 31Oleg Romanov NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 31Stuart Carruthers Australian field hockey fullback (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 01Wes Barnett St Joseph MO, 238lb (108kg) weightlifter (Olympics-6th-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 01Wyatt Jones Honolulu HI, kayak (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 05Erlan Sagymbayev hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 08Derek D Brown Washington DC, team handball right wing (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 09Neal Caloia Torrance CA, free pistol (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 10Wesley Barnett St Joseph MO, Olympic weightlifter (Pan Am-silver-1987), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 18Peter Giles London Ontario Canada, kayaker (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 29William Martin III Charleston SC, Finnish yachter (Olympics-23rd-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 30Brad Layton Seymour IN, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
May 01Damon Diletti Australian field hockey goal keeper (Olympics-silver-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
May 03Ted Crowley Concord MA, US hockey defenseman (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
May 08Christine Stark Winnipeg Manitoba, volleyballer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 11Dean Capobianco Australian 200 meter/400 meter (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
May 11Michael Joubert Australian 400 meter/800 meter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 12Andreas Hestler Victoria British Columbia, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 12Todd Hallett Shelburne Nova Scotia, rower (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
May 13Mark Beaufait Royal Oak MI, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
May 16Gabriela Sabatini Argentina, tennis player (Olympics-silver-1988), is born.Ref: 5
May 17Jodie Rogers Melbourne Victoria Australia, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 18Vicky Sunohara ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
May 21Roman Turek Strakonice Czechoslovakia, hockey goalie (Team Czechoslovakia Republic, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
May 21Scott "Munnster" Munn Larkspur CA, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
May 22Eric Wunderlich US, 200 meter breaststroke (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 25Danni Roche Melbourne Victoria Australia, field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 25Heather Simmons-Carrasco Mountain View CA, synchronized swimmer (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 27Michael Blackburn Australian laser yachter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 28David Roberts Alameda CA, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 27Dario Brose Queens NY, US soccer halfback (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 03Laura Schuler ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 13Elizabeth Patricia Reilly North Providence RI, Miss America-Rhode Island (1996), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 13George Van Os Jr Houston TX, team handball left back (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 13Tonja Yevette Buford-Bailey Dayton OH, 400 meter hurdler (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 19Jon Cleveland Fresno CA, Canadian 100 meter/200 meter swimmer (Olympics-bronze-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 30Gus Nketia Auckland New Zealand, 100 meter sprint (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 31Dan Howe Kingston Ontario, canoeist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
1971
Jan 04Deb Sonnenberg Edmonton Alberta, softball pitcher (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 09Elizabeth Punsalan Syracuse NY, dance skater (& Swallow, Olympics-15-94), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 10Guylaine Cloutier Levis Québec Canada, 100m breast stroke swimmer (Olympics-4-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 16Scott Williams Orange CA, field hockey defender (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 23Julie Foudy San Diego CA, soccer midfielder (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 23Mark Grimmette Ann Arbor MI, doubles luger (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 25Konstantin Matoussevich Israel, Men's high jump (Olympics-7th-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 26Lee Naylor Australian 400m runner (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 05Dennis Hall Milwaukee WI, 125½ lbs greco-roman wrestler (Olympics-silver-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 05Dianne Norman Sault Ste Marie Ontario, basketball forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 05Peter "Chip" Cipollone Ardmore PA, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 06Lance Bade Vancouver British Columbia, US double trap (Olympics-bronze-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 07Andrew Currey Australian javelin thrower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09Elizabeth Punsalan Syracuse NY, dance skater (& Swallow, Olympics-15-94), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 10Marty Nothstein Allentown PA, sprint cyclist Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 12Shane Tonkin Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 15Jim Butler Iowa City IA, table tennis player (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 16Chi Kredell Long Beach CA, water polo driver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 19Becky Dyroen-Lancer San Jose CA, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 22Lisa Fernandez Lakewood CA, softball pitcher (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 25Andrew Hermann US 50K walker (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 25David Fox US, 50 meter freestyle (Olympics-6th-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 25Nova Peris Darwin Australia, field hockey left halfback (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 27Ivan Robinson Philadelphia PA, US boxer (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 01Allen Johnson Washington DC, long jumper/110 meter hurdler (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 01Tyler Hamilton Marblehead MA, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 02James Hammerstrand LaMesa CA, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 07Alison Herst Toronto Ontario, kayaker (Olympics-5-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 09Bev Oden Millington TN, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 11Martin Rucinsky Most Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing (Canadiens, Olympics-Gold-1998), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 13Paul Henderson Australian 100 meter/200 meter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 19Whitney Hedgepeth 100 meter/200 meter backstroke (Olympics-2 silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 20Janis Kelly Winnipeg Manitoba, volleyball player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25Cammi Granato ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25Sheryl Swoopes Lubbock TX, WNBA forward (Houston Comets, Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 26Dave DeGraaf Lansing MI, team handball circle (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Damien Marsh Georgia, Australian 100 meter/200 meter swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 30Mari Holden Milwaukee WI, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 02James Ransom Toronto Ontario Canada, Epee fencer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 03Peter Schwab Boston MA, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 03Picabo Street skier (Olympics-gold-94), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 04Jaime Fernandez Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 05Stuart Peele Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 06Tom Sorensen Racine WI, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 07Stephen Brimacombe Australian 100 meter/200 meter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 07Charles F Pahud de Mortanges, Dutch equestrian; won Olympic medals in 1924, 1928 and 1932, dies at age 74.Ref: 70
Apr 08Marc Peers Edmonton Alberta, tornado yachter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 09Wang Yang youngest Olympic record breaker at age 17 (Oly-1988), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 09Mujaahid Maynard Brooklyn NY, 105½ lbs/48 kg greco-roman wrestler (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 10Mihai Bagiu Timisoara Romania, US gymnast (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 15Guivi Sissaouri Tbilisi Georgia, Canada freestyle wrestler (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 24Phil Rogers Adelaide SA Australia, 100 meter breaststroker (Olympics-bronze-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 25Joël Bourgeois Moncton New Brunswick, 3000 meter Steeplechase (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 28Mihai Apostal Bucharest Romania, Canadian kayaker (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 01Renee Poetschka Australian 200 meter/400 meter (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
May 07Cameron McFadzean Melbourne Victoria Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 10Andrei Kravtsov Queensland Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 13Hamish Pepper Auckland New Zealand, laser single handed yachter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 15Scott Shipley Bremerton WA, slalom single kayak (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 18Clifton Sunada Honolulu HI, extra-lightweight judoka (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 18Daniel Gowing Germany, New Zealand judoka (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 18Karen Bye ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
May 19Lori Ann Mundt Yorkton Saskatchawan, volleyball player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 20Jonas Berqvist Angelhorn Sweden, hockey forward (Team Sweden, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
May 22Troy Barnhart Hanford CA, water polo 2 meter offense (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 24Paul Ragusa Bulach Switzerland, Canadian 48 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 25Tim Kroeker Chilliwack British Columbia, 110 meter hurdler (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 28Nick Bravin New York NY, fencer-foil (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 30Kyle Vander Kuyp Australian 110 meter hurdler (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 31Murray Hocking Victoria Australia, badminton player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 12Olympic gold medal figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi is born.Ref: 68
Aug 28Janet Evans US swimmer (Olympics-1992), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 06Ainsley Robinson Oshawa Ontario, 62 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 06David Defiagbon Sapele Nigeria, Canadian boxer (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 07Ben Atkins New York NY, fencer-epee (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 10Amanda Hardy Altona Australia, badminton player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 12Toni Hodgkinson Auckland New Zealand, 800 meter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 14Lisa-Marie Vizaniari Australian discus/shot putter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 16Catherine "Cathy" Symon Washington DC, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 16Kristen Kane Jacksonville FL, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 17Nikki McCray Collierville TN, basketball guard (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 18Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Barcelona, tennis star (Olympics-silver/bronze-92), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 19Jen[nifer] Dore Kearny NJ, rower (Olympics-4th-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 21Irena Slavutskay Israel, athlete (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 24Tamir Bloom New York NY, fencer-epee (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 29Margot Thien San Diego CA, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 30Thomas Strzalkowski Krakow Poland, US fencer-sabre (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 31Erin Warren Winchester MA, luger (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
1972
Jan 07Aaron John Mcintosh Auckland New Zealand, sailboard yachter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 08Devlin Murphy Honolulu Hawaii, canoe (alt-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 23Tanya Harding Australian softball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 24Salima Davidson Pittsburgh Penn, volleyball setter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 29Scott Davis Great Falls MT, figure skater (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 01[Thomas] Carlton Bruner US, 1500 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 05Chris Bailey ice hockey defenseman (USA, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 06Mark Labbrook Australian 200 meter/400 meter runner (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 10Sara Simmons Belmont MA, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 13Juha Ylonen Helsinki Finland, NHL forward (Olympics-bronze-1998, Phoenix), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 17Lloy Ball Ft Wayne IN, volleyball setter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 17Richard MacQuire Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 17Stephen Robinson Arlington VA, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 17Tony Lawson NSA Australia, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 17Vladimir Vujtek NHL forward (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998, Tampa Bay), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 19Andrey Pchelyakov hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 20Tom Gough 200½ lbs (91 kg) US weightlifter (Olympics-14th-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 24Larry Amar Camarillo CA, field hockey midfielder/captain (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 28Melisa Moses Jacksonville FL, diver (Olympics-4th-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 29Chris Devine Allentown PA, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 29Cyrus Beasley Rowe NY, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 04Chris Borg Lexington SC, canoe (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 04Martin St Pierre Ripon Québec Canada, 20k walker (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 07Andrew Finch rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 07Marina Hatzakis Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 14Clover Maitland Australian field hockey goal keeper (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 15Steve Danielson Honolulu, field hockey defender (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 19Maria Maunder St John's Newfoundland, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 21Boris Mironov Moscow, NHL defenseman (Team Russia Olympics-S-98, Edmonton), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 21Chris Ball Costa Mesa CA, kayak (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 22Elvis Stojko Richmond Hill Ontario, (Olympics-silver-94), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Jonathan Edwards Boston MA, doubles luger (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 29Paul Michael Kent Australia, New Zealand breast-stroker (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 31John Godina Fort Sill OK, shot putter/discus thrower (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 31Kelly O'Leary Halifax Nova Scotia, kayaker (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 02Graham Hood Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, 1.5k runner (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 04Jim Werland Ventura CA, canoe (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 07Joanne Brown Australian softball catcher/1st baseman (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 08Katrina Powell Canberra Australia, field hockey striker (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 09Craig Jones Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 10Richard Wearne Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 10Sue Merz Greenwich CT, ice hockey defense (USA, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 17Benjamin Dodwell Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 24Nicolas Gill Montréal Québec Canada, 86kg judoka (Olympics-bronze-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
May 02Peter Ogilvie Vancouver British Columbia, 100 meter sprinter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 02Jill Savery Fort Lauderdale FL, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 03Brett Hayman Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 04Ethan Watts Philadelphia PA, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 04Gretchen Ulion ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
May 05Ron Snook Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 09Simon Hollingsworth Australian 400 meter hurdler (Olympics-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
May 21Liliko Ogasawara Englewood NJ, middleweight judoka (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 25Tony Ronaldson Adelaide South Australia, basketball forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 30Renita Farrell Townsville Queensland Australia, field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 31Eileen Richetelli Milford CT, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 07Lisa Leslie basketball: Olympics women's basketball gold medalist: Atlanta: 1996, Sydney: 2000; is born.Ref: 4
Aug 28Olympic gold medal swimmer Janet Evans is born.Ref: 6
Dec 03Peter Wright US, 1500 meter freestyle (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 05Kevin Sally Richmond Hill Ontario, archer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 06Brendan Garard Australian field hockey halfback (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 09Paul Greene Australian 100 meter/200 meter/400 meter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 12Greg Randolph Denver CO, road cyclist (Olympics-74th-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 17Ivan Pedroso Cuba, long jumper (Olympics-4th-92), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 20Jan Caloun hockey forward (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 20Jonathan Wyatt Lower Hutt New Zealand, 5000 meter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 22Anthony Edwards Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 28Adam Clawson Salt Lake City UT, slalom single canoe (Olympics-19th-96), is born.Ref: 5
1973
Jan 07Ricky Wood Van Nuys CA, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 07Robert Dunn Glenn Cove NY, team handball left wing (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 24Chris Ferraro Port Jefferson, NHL right wing (Olympics-94, New York Rangers), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 24Erik Gervais Valleyfield Québec Canada, kayaker (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 24Peter Ferraro Port Jefferson, NHL right wing (Olympics-94, New York Rangers), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 28Bronwyn Thompson Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 28Robert Braknis Montréal Québec Canada, 100m backstroke/4 x 100 (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 07Billy Baumhoff St Louis MO, soccer midfielder/forward (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 07Sonia Paquette St-Janvier Québec Canada, hurdler (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 08Michelle Brogan Australian basketball forward (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 08Tom King Australian 470 class yachtsman (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 12Brendon Mark Cameron Pirongia New Zealand, 4k pursuit cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 14Michael "Mike" Theodore Lambert IV Thomaston GA, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 15Amy Van Dyken 50 meter/100 meter freestyle/100 meter butterfly swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 16Cathy Freeman Mackay Australia, 100 meter/200 meter/400 meter (Olympics-silver-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 16James Young Australian water polo player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 21Brian Rolston Flint, NHL left wing (Olympics-1994, New Jersey Devils), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 21Les Gutches Medford OR, 180½ lbs freestyle wrestler (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 22Kate Sage Australian field hockey forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 22Ntala Skinner Sun Valley ID, biathlete (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 23Robert Pipkins Staten Island NY, luger (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 26Jenny Thompson Danvers MA, 400 meter freestyle (Olympics-gold-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 03Tisha Venturini Modesto CA, soccer midfielder (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 06Brian Olson Tallahassee FL, middleweight (189 lbs) judoka (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 12Gabriel Mendez Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 23Kathy Carboy Cincinnati OH, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 24Chip McCaw Chicago IL, volleyball setter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 24Josh Lakatos Pasadena CA, trap shooter (Olympics-silver-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 24Philippe Boucher St Apollinaire CA, NHL defense (Los Angeles Kings, Olympics-G-98), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 27Serge Tremblay La Malbaie Québec Canada, weightlifter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 29Brad Bridgewater US, 200 meter backstroke (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 29John Oppio Sparks NV, double trap (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 29Mark Platt Peterborough Ontario, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 03Jim Campbell Worchester MA, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 08Walter Nicholas Henry Tongue Auckland New Zealand, 50 meter/100 meter swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 17Brett Maher Adelaide SA Australia, basketball guard (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 17Ross Aloisi Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 18Haile Gebresleassie Ethiopia, 10k runner (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 18James "Jamie" Koven Morristown NJ, rower (Olympics-5th-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 24Mark Babic Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 25Paige Gordon North Vancouver British Columbia Canada, diver (Olympics-16-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 27Sébastien Lareau Montréal Québec Canada, tennis player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 28Marc[us] Blake Schneider Lubbock TX, rower (Olympics-bronze-1996), is born.Ref: 5
May 05Johan Hedberg Nacka Sweden, hockey goalie (Team Sweden, Olympics-1998), is born.Ref: 5
May 08Wolf Wigo Abington PA, water polo driver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 11Dean Pullar Cobram Victoria Australia, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 11Michelle Venturella US softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 15Suzannah Bianco San Jose CA, synchronized swimmer (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 25Duncan Free Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 25Josée Corbeil Pointe-Claire Québec, volleyball player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 28Todd Sweeris Grand Rapids MI, table tennis player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 29Emma Johnson Sydney New South Wales Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 29Malcolm Allen Wauchope New South Wales Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Oct 02Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies.Ref: 5
Oct 25Abebe Bikila Ethiopian marathoner (Oly-gold 1960, 64), dies at 41.Ref: 5
Dec 01Mia Farrance Melbourne Victoria Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 03Andrew McNally Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 11Luke Casserly Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 14Eelco Wassenaar Netherlands, US field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 15Geoff Stewart Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 18Jason Williams Gonzales LA, baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 22Annie Pelletier Montreal Quebec, 3 meter diver (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 24Eddie Pope Greensboro NC, soccer defender (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 26Ryan Berube US, 800 meter freestyle relay (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 27Bill Clay Yokosuka Japan, US sprint cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 28Garth John Da Silva Auckland New Zealand, heavyweight boxer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 30Robert Walker Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 31Curtis Myden Calgary Alberta, 200 meter/400 meter swimmer (Olympics-2 bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
1974
Jan 14Hugues Legault Montréal Québec Canada, 50m swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 14Nancy Napolski Hinsdale Idaho, air rifle (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 17Sharon Marie Ferris New Zealand, yachter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 25Daniel Sproule Australian field hockey halfback (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 29Kris Burley Truro Nova Scotia, gymnast (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 30Martina Jerant Windsor Ontario, basketball center (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 31Tory Toogood Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 31Glenn Morris olympian/actor (Tarzan's Revenge), dies at 61.Ref: 5
Feb 02David Buck Honolulu HI, kayak (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 14Rob Jahrling Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 16Kathy McCormack ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-silver-98), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 21Alexei Lojkin NHL forward (Belarus, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 24Jeremy Laster Fullerton CA, water polo driver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 28Katie Allen Australian field hockey full back/half back (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 02Martine Dessureault Montréal Québec Canada, 50 meter swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 04Sherry Wigginton Austin TX, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 05Brad Schumacher US, 400 meter/800 meter freestyle (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 11David Cameron Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 13Corinna Broiz Garberville CO, lightweight judoka (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 14Justine Joyce Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 15Imad Baba Humble TX, soccer midfielder (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 20P J Bogart New York NY, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 25Vyninka Arlow Australia, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 05Mike DuHaney New Haven CT, soccer defender (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 14Mike Allen Lambert, Honolulu HI, volleyball opposite hitter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 19Ante Moric Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 20Ben[jamin] Lincoln Holbrook Hartland WI, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 20Kevin Sullivan Brantford Ontario Canada, 1.5k runner (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 22Adam Parfitt Victoria British Columbia Canada, rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 25Brad Hassell Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 25Libor Prochazka hockey defenseman (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 25Tricia Dunn ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 28Sergei Stas NHL defenseman (Team Belarus, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 29Alana Blahoski ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
May 02Miles Joseph West Springfield MA, soccer forward (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 08Colin Daynes Windsor Ontario, 68 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 09Pete Kelley 218¼ lbs (99 kg) US weightlifter (Olympics-14th-1996), is born.Ref: 5
May 12Anna Ozolins Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 13Lisa Jacob 800 meter freestyle relay (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 15A J Hinch Wavely IA, baseball catcher (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 16Conal Groom Northford CT, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
May 24Natalie Neaton Royal Oak MI, soccer forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 31Bindi Mansfield Mooerbank New South Wales Australia, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 07Annette Salmeen 200 meter butterfly/800 meter freestyle relay (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 08Paul Staight Victoria Australia, badminton player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 14(Long Island) Billy Koch Garden City NY, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 20Augie Ojeda Los Angeles CA, baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-96)Ref: 5
1975
Jan 06Laura Berg Whittier CA, softball outfielder (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 07Robert Norman Waddell Cambridge New Zealand, Single scull rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 09Justin Huish Fountain Valley CA, archer (Olympics-gold-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 09Mariano Friedick Tarzana CA, pursuit cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 13Angela Holbeck Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 19Natalie Harvey Australian 3k/5k runner (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 22Lee Maxwell Francis Vertongen Palmerston North New Zealand, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 25John Piersma US, 200m/400m freestyle swimmer (Olympics-4th-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 28Anne Montminy Montréal Québec Canada, 10m diver (Olympics-17-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 28Julian Dean Waihi New Zealand, team pursuit cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 06Chad Allen Dallas TX, baseball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09Justin Huish Fountain Valley CA, archer (Olympics-gold-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09Mariano Friedick Tarzana CA, pursuit cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 11Chuck Watanabe kayak (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 13Mark Gerald Keddell Christchurch New Zealand, 200 meter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 16Casey Barrett Montréal Québec Canada, 200 meter Butterfly (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 17Vaclav Prospal NHL forward (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998, Philadelphia), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 18Scott Tucker Birmingham AL, 400 meter/800 meter freestyle relay (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 21Scott Miller Sydney New South Wales Australia, swimmer (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 25Hercules Kyvelos Montréal Québec Canada, boxer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 26Cindy Werley Allentown PA, field hockey forward/midfielder (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 18Kimmo Timonen hockey defenseman (Team Finland Olympics-Bronze-1998), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 22Asa Smith Bushnell Jr Secretary of US Olympics (1945-65), dies at 75.Ref: 5
Mar 24Debbie Keller Winfield IL, soccer forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 01Kristine Quance 100 meter breaststroke/200 meter medley (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 05Nikki Dryden Calgary Alberta, 800 meter swimmer (Olympics-6th-92, 96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 10Eric Den Besten Bettendorf IA, rower (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 19Temoc Suarez Greenwood SC, soccer forward (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 21Danyon Joseph Loader Dunedin New Zealand, 200 meter/400 meter swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 24Justin Boocock Launceston Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 29John Macready Los Angeles CA, gymnast (Olympics-5th-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 02Mark Johnson Dayton OH, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 02Murray William Burdan Wellington New Zealand, swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 07Jason Tunks London Ontario, discus thrower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 08Avery Brundage CEO (International Olympic Committee, 1952-72), dies at 87.Ref: 5
May 14Carmen Klomp Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 24Katie King ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
May 25Adam Saathoff Tuscon AZ, running target (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
May 26Christopher Lindsey Donaldson Dunedin New Zealand, 100 meter/200 meter runner (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 26Travis Lee San Diego CA, baseball first baseman (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 28Mike Fisher Naperville IL, soccer midfielder (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 29Alexander Zhurik hockey defenseman (Belarus, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
May 29Bianca Langham Australian field hockey fullback/halfback (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 03Nadine Neumann Sydney New South Wales Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 06Natalie Titcume Australian softball catcher (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 09Stuart McRae Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 13Matt LeCroy Anderson SC, baseball catcher (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 17Nick Farrell East York Ontario, boxer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 18Michael Barry Toronto Ontario, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 19Kristin Folkl St Louis MO, volleyball outside hitter (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 24Natalie Ward Australian softball shortstop/2nd baseman (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
1976
Jan 06Jeremy Linn US, 100m breaststroke (Olympics-silver/gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 08Brad Snyder Ontario, shot putter (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 09Amy Safe Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 13Vaclav Batlik Costa Mesa CA, canoe (alternate-Olympics-96)Ref: 5
Jan 19Sky Christopherson Tucson AZ, cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 26Paul Byrne Australian 800m runner (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 27Haimish Karrasch Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 02Steven Dewick Sydney New South Wales Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 06Kim Zmeskal Houston TX, US gymnast (Olympics-92), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 08Holly Manthei Edina MN, soccer midfielder/forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 09Amy Safe Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 23Dmitriy Dudarev hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 28Angie Kennedy Nambour Queensland Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 29Bryan Gillooly Auburn NY, diver (Olympics-96)Ref: 5
Mar 14Sarah Elizabeth Ulmer Auckland New Zealand, 3k independent pursuit cyclist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 24Danielle Garrett Camp Hill PA, soccer forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 05Ryan Drese San Francisco CA, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 06Simon Coombes Melbourne Victoria Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 08Jim Farnum Honolulu HI, kayak (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 14Baedon Choppy Australian field hockey forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 23Tamas Buday Jr Budapest Hungary, Canadian canoeist (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 26Sarah Tueting ice hockey goalie (USA, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 26Karl Schafer, Austrian ice skater; won Olympic gold medal winner in 1932 and 1936, dies at age 66.Ref: 5
May 07Nicholas Butcher Los Angeles CA, field hockey midfielder/forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 09Faye Johnstone Auckland New Zealand, archer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 14Terrance Cauthen Trenton NJ, lightweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 15Eric DuBose Bradenton FL, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 17Anna Windsor Sydney New South Wales Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 17Peter Devine New York NY, fencer-foil (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Nov 27Haimish Karrasch Australian rower (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 25Scott Vermillion Independence MO, soccer defender (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 29Ivo van Damme Belgian 800/1500 meter sprinter (Olympics-silver-76), dies at 22.Ref: 5
Dec 30Rhoshii Wells Austin TX, middleweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-96), is born.Ref: 5
1977
Jan 06Stacey Gartrell Sydney New South Wales Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 12Sara Walsh South Bend IN, fencer-foil (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 07Christine Scheels New Berlin WI, speed skater (Olympics-1994), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 07Hillary Wolf Chicago IL, extra lightweight judoka (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 11Jessica Carlson Kalamazoo MI, archer (alternate-Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 11Stephanie Richardson Toronto Ontario, 200 meter/800 meter swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 16Alexei Morozov NHL forward (Team Russia Olympics-silver-1998, Pittsburgh), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 16Trina Jackson 4X200 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 20Sarah Ryan Adelaide Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 23Angie Trostel Oxford OH, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 28Aki-Petteri Berg NHL defenseman (Team Finland Olympics-bronze-1998, Kings), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 01Rod White Sharon PA, archer (Olympics-gold-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 08Petr Devyatkin hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998)Ref: 5
Mar 10Shannon Miller Rolla MO, gymnast (Olympics-2 gold/2 silver/3 bronze-92, 96)Ref: 5
Apr 05JoAnn Sevin Dubois PA, air pistol (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 24Ryan Mitchell Port Augusta SA Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 01Anna Louise Wilson Dunedin New Zealand, 100 meter breast stroke (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 06Shannon Shakespeare Mission British Columbia, 100 meter swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 06Trent Steed Sydney New South Wales Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 10Amanda Borden Cincinnati OH, gymnast (World-silver-94, Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 12Monique de Bruin Porland OR, fencer-foil (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 13Sara DeCosta ice hockey goalie (USA, Olympics-98)Ref: 5
May 14Jayna Hefford ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
May 29Brent Roberts Leesville LA, diver (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 07Fernando Vargas Oxnard CA, welterweight boxer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 15Catherine Fox 400 meter freestyle relay (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 15Larissa Fontaine Chicago IL, gymnast (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 22Joanna Hughes Victoria Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 23Becky Ruehl Lakeside Park KY, diver (Olympics-4th-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Dec 27Kate Nelson Evanston IL, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)Ref: 5
1978
Jan 14Harold Abrahams, English athlete and Olympic gold medalist, dies at age 78.Ref: 70
Feb 08Christa Williams Houston TX, softball pitcher (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 14Laurie Schwoy soccer forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 20Andrea Moody Abbotsford British Columbia, 4X100 swimmer (Olympics-96)Ref: 5
Feb 23Karolina Rantamaki ice hockey left wing (Finland, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 12Cristina Teuscher New Rochelle NY, 4X200 meter freestyle (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 12Tara Mounsey ice hockey defenseman (USA, Olympics-98)Ref: 5
Mar 18Dionne Bainbridge Brisbane Queensland Australia, New Zealand 200 meter swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 10Jessica Davis Greenbrae CA, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-27th-96), is born.Ref: 5
Apr 19Whitney Metzler 400 meter medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 06Ethelda Bleibtrey US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920), dies at 76.Ref: 5
May 08Cindy Parlow Memphis TN, soccer forward (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 14Heather Brink Lincoln NE, gymnast (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 15Amy Chow San Jose CA, gymnast (Olympics-gold/silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 24Jade Winter Australian swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
1979
Jan 12Jenny Schmidgall ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 30Karen Smith Australian field hockey midfielder/halfback (Olympics-96)Ref: 5
Feb 02Lindsay Langston Modesto CA, archer (Olympics-1996), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 02Petra Cada Prague Czechoslovakia, Canadian table tennis player (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 18Julia Greville Perth Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 28Virginia Ledgerwood Chester VA, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)Ref: 5
Apr 04Rebecca Stoyel South Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96)Ref: 5
Apr 19Challen Sievers Downers Grove IL, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 01Jennifer Botterill ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 27Henri Saint Cyr, Swedish equestrian; winner of two Olympic gold medals, dies at age 77.Ref: 70
1980
Jan 01Frank Clifford Wykoff sprinter (Olympics-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70.Ref: 5
Jan 03Angela Ruggiero ice hockey defenseman (USA, Olympics-98), is born.Ref: 5
Jan 23Theresa Kulikowski Tacoma WA, gymnast (World-bronze-95, Olympics-96)Ref: 5
Jan 30The first-ever Chinese Olympic team arrives in New York for the Winter Games at Lake Placid.Ref: 2
Feb 13Kristy Powell Florida, gymnast (Olympics-96)Ref: 5
Feb 17Shanyn MacEachern Brampton Ontario, gymnast (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 18Alison Rachel Fitch Hamilton New Zealand, swimmer (Olympics-96)Ref: 5
Feb 23Yvonne Tousek Kitchener Ontario, gymnastic (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 15Deidra Graham Salt Lake City UT, gymnast (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 28Jesse Owens (Olympics-gold-36), dies in Tucson AZ at the age of 66.Ref: 5
Mar 30Liriel Higa Los Angeles CA, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 31Jenny Smith Western Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 31Jessie (James Cleveland) Owens National Track & Field Hall of Famer, Olympic Hall of Famer: Olympic Gold Medalist (4): 1936 Berlin Games: 100-meter, 200-meter, long jump, 4x100-meter relay, breaking or tying Olympic records nine times; Big Ten meet [1935]: broke 4 world records and tied another in one afternoon; dies in Arizona at age 66.Ref: 4
Apr 22Monica Flammer Gainesville FL, gymnast (alternate-Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 06Brooke Bennett 800 meter freestyle (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 06Kasumi Takahashi Tokyo Japan, Australian rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)Ref: 5
May 23Sarah Louise Catherwood Christchurch New Zealand, 4x200 meter swimmer (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 27Jessica Deglau Vancouver British Columbia, 200 meter butterfly (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 29Valérie Hould-Marchand Riviere-Du-Loup QU, synchronized swim (Olympics-silver-96), is born.Ref: 5
Jul 07Michelle Kwan Olympic Figure Skating Champion [silver, 1998], is born.Ref: 4
Dec 04Stanislawa Walasiewicz, Polish-American Olympic gold medalist in track and field, dies at age 69 from a gunshot.Ref: 70
1981
Feb 17Donielle Thompson Wheatridge CO, gymnast (World-bronze-95, Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Feb 17Lisa Skinner Queensland Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
Mar 20Irving Jaffee, American Olympic gold medal-winning speed skater (1932), dies at age 74.Ref: 70
Apr 08Rebecca Wilson Queensland Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96), is born.Ref: 5
May 21Beth Botsford 100 meter/200 meter backstroke (Olympics-gold-96), is born.Ref: 5
Sep 30Olympic gold medal gymnast Dominique Moceanu is born. (XDG, p 4A, 9/30/2000)Ref: 83
1982
Apr 26Ville Ritola Finnish 5/10km runner (Olympics-gold-1924, 28), dies.Ref: 5
Jun 10Tara (Kristen) Lipinski figure skater: Olympic gold medalist, is born.Ref: 4
Jul 08Al White, American diver and Olympic gold medalist (1924), dies at age 87.Ref: 70
Nov 29Percy Williams, Canadian Olympic gold medal sprinter (1928), dies at age 74.Ref: 70
1983
Apr 14Nina Dumbadze Russian discus thrower (Olympics-bronze-1952), dies at 64.Ref: 5
1985
Mar 02John B Kelly Jr chairman US Olympics Committee, dies at 57.Ref: 5
May 06Pete Desjardins, American diver; 1928 Olympic medallist, dies at age 78.Ref: 70
1986
May 30Ashley Slaney daughter of Olympians Mary Decker & Richard SlaneyRef: 5
1989
Apr 15South African/British Olympic runner Zola Budd marries.Ref: 5
Jun 0723 year old Olympic barefoot South African runner Zola Budd retires.Ref: 5
Jun 22Lee Quencey Calhoun, hurdler: National Track & Field Hall of Fame, Olympic Hall of Fame: the only Olympic athlete to win 110-meter hurdles twice; died June 22, 1989Ref: 4
1991
Aug 24Abel Kivlat US 1500m runner (Olympic-silver-1912), dies at 99.Ref: 5
1992
Feb 12Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren boxing champion (Olympics-gold-1928), dies.Ref: 5
Feb 14Roepie Kruize hockey player (Olympics-bronze-48/silver-52), dies at 67.Ref: 5
Feb 25Libby [Elizabeth] Callahan Columbia SC, sport pistol (Olympics-96)Ref: 5
Jun 19Kitty Godfree, English tennis player; won Olympic gold medal in 1920, dies at age 96.Ref: 5
1993
May 13Evert "Eef" Dolman Dutch cyclist (Olympics-gold-1964), dies at 47.Ref: 5
Jun 24Archie Williams Olympic Gold Medalist: 400 meters in 46.5 seconds [1936], disputing Hitler’s theory of Aryan superiority, dies.Ref: 4
1994
Jan 17Helen Stephens, American Olympic gold medal runner, dies at age 75.Ref: 70
Apr 15John Curry English figure skater (Olympics-gold-76), dies of AIDS at 44.Ref: 5
Apr 22Ice skater Tonya Harding sues ex-husband Jeff Gillooly for $42,500.Ref: 5
Nov 12Wilma Rudolph Olympic Hall of Famer: Gold Medalist [3]: track & field sprints [1960]; dies.Ref: 4
1995
Jan 29Richard Desborough Burnell British oarsman (Olympics-gold-1948), dies at 77.Ref: 5
Nov 20Sergei Grinkov Soviet ice skater (Olympic Gold 1988.1994) dies (heart attack ?) at 28Ref: 5
1996
Jan 26David Schultz wrestler (Olympics-Gold-84), killed by John Du Pont.Ref: 5
May 17Willi Daume Olympic organiser, dies at 82.Ref: 5
1997
Mar 14Olympics gold medalist Michael Johnson wins 67th James E Sullivan Award.Ref: 5
1998
Feb 10Olympics figure skater Peggy Fleming undergoes breast cancer surgeryRef: 5
Sep 21Florence Griffith Joyner (Flo-Jo) track star: Olympic gold medalist [100, 200-meter run: Seoul: 1988]; dies of a heart seizure at age 38.Ref: 4
1999
Apr 25Michael Morris Killanin, Irish author and president of the International Olympic Committee, dies at age 84.Ref: 70
Nov 08Leon Stukelj, Olympic gold medalist: gymnast [2 gold medals in 1924]; first gymnast from Slovenia to win an Olympic gold medal, dies 4 days before his 101st birthday.Ref: 4
2002
Jan 22Jack Shea, a gold-medal winning speedskater and patriarch of the nation's first family with three generations of Olympians, dies in Lake Placid, NY of injuries suffered in a car accident; he was 91. (XDG, p 4A, 1/22/2003)Ref: 83
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