1959
Hansjörg Kunze, East Germany, distance. Kunze had an unspectacular start to his Olympic career, eliminated in the semi-final round of the men's 5,000m at the 1980 (Moscow) Games. East Germany boycotted the 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympics, but Kunze was back on the East German team in 1988 (Seoul), where he won the bronze medal in the men's 5,000m (13:15.73) and placed sixth in the men's 10,000m (27:39.35). Kunze wasn't idle between those two games, winning bronze medals in the men's 10,000m at the World Championships in 1983 (Helsinki) and 1987 (Rome), running 28:01.26 and 27:50.37.
1962
Abdi Bile, Somalia, middle distance. Bile was the gold medalist in the men's 1,500m at the 1987 (Rome) World Championships. He represented Somalia twice in the Olympic Games, in 1984 (Los Angeles) and in 1996 (Atlanta). In the latter games he placed sixth in the men's 1,500m. A graduate of George Mason University, Bile was the NCAA Division I men's outdoor 1,500m champion in 1985 (3:41.2) and again in 1987 (3:35.79).
1977
Derrick Brew, United States, sprints. Brew won the bronze medal in the men's 400m at the 2004 (Athens) Olympic Games, running 44.42. Brew's finish completed a United States sweep of the event--the gold medal went to U.S. sprinter Jeremy Wariner (44.01) and the silver to Otis Harris (44.16). It's not surprising, then, that the United States also won the men's 4 x 400m relay; Brew ran on that gold medal team in the final.
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