1945
Annamária Tóth, Hungary, pentathlete. Annamária Tóth won the bronze medal in the women's pentathlon at the 1968 (Mexico City) Olympic Games, scoring 4,959 points behind Ingrid Becker of West Germany and Liese Prokop of Austria.
1974
Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco, middle-distance runner. After winning a silver medal in the 1,500m at the 2000 (Sydney) Olympic Games, El Guerrouj returned to the Olympics four years later to win both the 1,500m (3:34.19) and the 5,000m (13:14.39) at the Games in Athens. In the World Championships, El Guerrouj won a silver medal in the 1,500m in 1995 (Gothenburg), a gold medal in the 1,500m in 1997 (Athens), a gold medal in the 1,500m in 1999 (Seville), a gold medal in the 1,500m in 2001 (Edmonton), and a gold medal in the 1,500m and a silver medal in the 5,000m in 2003 (Paris). El Guerouj still holds the world records in the 1,500m (3:26.00), the mile (3:43.13), and the 2,000m (4:44.79).
1976
Roman Shchurenko, Ukraine, long jump. Roman Shchurenko leaped 8.31m to win the bronze medal in the men's long jump at the 2000 (Sydney) Olympic Games.
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