1909
Józef Noji, Poland, distance runner. A prominent 5,000m, 10,000m, and cross-country runner in his native country, Noji represented Poland in the 1936 Olympics, finishing fifth in the 5,000m and 14th in the 10,000m. Arrested during the World War II German occupation of Poland, Noji was murdered in the Auschwitz concentration camp on 15 February 1943.
1947
Amos Biwott, Kenya, middle-distance runner. Biwott won the men's 3,000m steeplechase at the 1968 (Mexico City) Olympic Games, running 8:51.02 ahead of countryman Benjamin Kogo. Biwott also won a bronze medal in the 3,000m steeplechase (8:30.08) at the 1970 (Edinburgh) Commonwealth Games, finished sixth in the event at the 1972 (Munich) Olympic games, and eighth in the event at the 1974 (Christchurch) Commonwealth Games.
1967
Brian Wellman, Bermuda, triple jumper. Wellman won the silver medal in the men's triple jump at the 1995 (Gothenburg) World Championships, leaping 17.62m. He was also a two-time (1992, 1996) Olympian for Bermuda in the triple jump.
1972
Ioamnet Quintero Alvarez, Cuba, high jumper. Alvarez won a silver medal in the women's high jump at the 1992 (Barcelona) Olympic Games, jumping 1.97m. The following year she won the high jump at the 1993 (Stuttgart) World Championships with a mark of 1.99m.
1980
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, South Africa, middle-distance runner. Mbulaeni Tongai Mulaudzi has been one of the top men's 800m runners in the world, winning a gold medal in the event at the 2002 (Manchester) Commonwealth Games, a bronze medal at the 2003 (Paris) World Championships, a silver medal at the 2004 (Athens) Olympic Games, and the gold medal at the 2009 (Berlin) World Championships.
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