Tuesday, August 18, 2009

August 18 Birthdays

1955
Gerhardus "Gerard" Nijboer, Netherlands, long-distance runner. Three months after running his career-best marathon (2:09:01), Nijboer won the silver medal in the 1980 (Moscow) Olympic marathon. He went on to win the 1982 (Athens) European Championships marathon (2:15:16).

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