1955
Samson Kimobwa, Kenya, distance runner. A team-mate of Henry Rono at Washington State University, Kimobwa won the NCAA 10,000m title in 1977. Later that year he broke Dave Bedford's world record in the 10,000m, running 27:30.5 at a meet in Helsinki on June 30. The record was broken the following year by Rono.
1972
Tim Mack, United States, pole vaulter. Timothy Mack was the 2004 (Athens) Olympic Games men's pole vault champion, vaulting an Olympic-record 5.95m. That same year he vaulted 6.02m, becoming one of handful of athletes to clear a height greater than 6m. Bill Livingston has written a book about Mack, Above and Beyond: Tim Mack, the Pole Vault, and the Quest for Olympic Gold.
1973
Cristina Pomacu, Romania, long-distance runner. Pomacu won the silver medal in the IAAF half-marathon world championship in 1995 (70:22) and 1997 (68:43). She is also a three-time (1994, 2000, 2001) champion of the Belgrade Marathon.
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