1963
Angela Chalmers, Canada, middle-distance. Canadian Chalmers headed south of the border for college, studying and competing in athletics at the University of Arizona, where she won an NCAA cross-country title in 1986. Running for Canada she won gold medals in the 1,500m (4:08.41) and the 3,000m (8:38.38) at the 1990 (Auckland) Commonwealth Games; she successfully defended her 3,000m title in 1994 (Victoria), running 8:32.17. In 1992 she represented Canada in the (Barcelona) Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal in the 3,000m.
1965
Darren Clark, Australia, sprinter. A two-time Olympian in the 400m, Darren Edward Clark won a silver medal in the 400m at the 1986 (Edinburg) Commonwealth Games and a gold medal in the 400m at the 1990 (Auckland) Commonwealth Games.
1976
Tom Pappas, United States, decathlete. A two-time Olympian (2000, 2004) in the decathlon, Pappas won the 2003 World Championships decathlon, scoring 8,750 points. He was also the 1999 NCAA decathlon champion and a four-time (2000, 2002, 2003, 2006) US national champion in the decathlon.
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