September 4 Birthdays

1937
Malcolm Clive Spence, South Africa, sprinter. Spence won the bronze medal for 400m at the 1960 (Rome) Olympic Games.

1957
Gidamis Shahanga, Tanzania, long-distance runner. Shahanga won the 1978 Commonwealth Games marathon (2:15.40) and also represented his county in that event at the 1980 (Moscow) Olympic Games. He was the gold medalist in the 1982 Commonwealth Games 10,000m, running 28:10.15. Shahanga's other major marathon wins include the 1979 African Championships, Rotterdam (1984), and Berlin (1989).

1964
Robson Caetano da Silva, Brazil, Sprinter. Da Silva won the bronze medal for 200m at the 1988 (Seoul) Olympic Games, where he also ran on Brazil's bronze-medal winning 4 x 100m relay team. Da Silva is a four-time Olympian (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996) for Brazil.

1966
Jearls Miles Clark, United States, sprinter/middle distance runner. Clark ran on the United States Olympic team four times: 1992 (Barcelona), 1996 (Atlanta), 2000 (Sydney), and 2004 (Athens). She was also an alternate for the 400m in 1988. Clark won the 400m at the World Championships in 1993 (Stuttgart) and was a bronze medalist in that event in 1995 (Gothenburg) and 1997 (Athens). She set American records in the 800m in 1997 (1:56.78), 1998 (1:56.43), and 1999 (1:56.40); she finished sixth in that event at the 2004 (Athens) Olympic Games, running 1:57.27.

1974
Alejandro Cárdenas, Mexico, sprinter. Alejandro Cárdenas has competed in four Olympic Games for Mexico, running on the national 4 x 100m relay in 1992 (Barcelona) and reaching the semi-final in the 400m in 1996 (Atlanta), 2000 (Sydney), and 2004 (Athens). He has been more successful in World Championships competition, winning the bronze medal for 400m (44.31) in 1999 (Seville).