1965
Uta Pippig, Germany, long-distance runner. Among other major marathon wins, Pippig won three straight championships at the Boston Marathon in 1994 (2:21:45), 1995 (2:25:11), and 1996 (2:27:12). Her 2:21:45 stood as a world best in the marathon till broken in 1995 by Katrin Dörre.
1965
Danny Harris, United States, Hurdler. Danny Lee Harris won a silver medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympic Games and at the 1987 (Rome) World Championships. Both times he finished behind the great Edwin Moses, but it was Lee who ended Moses' 122-race winning streak in a 1987 400m hurdle race.
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