1940
Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japan, long-distance runner. Tsuburaya ran his first marathon (2:23:31) in 1964 and his second (2:18:20.2) a month later. He finished sixth in the 1960 (Tokyo) Olympic 10,000-meter race, and a week later won the bronze medal in the Olympic marathon, his third race at that distance. Tsuburaya's later career was plagued by injuries. Despondent, he took his own life on 9 January 1968, leaving behind a note reading, "Cannot run any more."
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
April 27 Birthdays
1940
Dyrol Burleson, United States, middle-distance runner. Burleson won the 1959 (Chicago) Pan-American Games 1,500m, running 3:49.1. The following year he became an Olympian for the first time, finishing sixth in the 1960 (Rome) Olympic Games 1,500m in an American record time of 3:40.9. Burleson also set American records in the one-mile run of 3:58.6 (1960) and 3:57.6 (1961). He returned to the Olympics in 1964 (Tokyo), finishing fifth in the 1,500m (3:40.0).
Dyrol Burleson, United States, middle-distance runner. Burleson won the 1959 (Chicago) Pan-American Games 1,500m, running 3:49.1. The following year he became an Olympian for the first time, finishing sixth in the 1960 (Rome) Olympic Games 1,500m in an American record time of 3:40.9. Burleson also set American records in the one-mile run of 3:58.6 (1960) and 3:57.6 (1961). He returned to the Olympics in 1964 (Tokyo), finishing fifth in the 1,500m (3:40.0).
Sunday, January 17, 2010
January 17 Birthdays
1940
Kipchoge "Kip" Keino, Kenya, middle-distance runner. Already having made appearances in the 1962 (Perth) Commonwealth Games and the 1964 (Tokyo) Olympic Games, in 1965 Kip Keino set a world record of 7:39.6 in the 3,000m and a world record of 13:24.2 in the 5,000m. The following year Keino won gold medals in the mile (3:55.3) and the three-mile run (12:57.4) at the 1966 (Kingston) Commonwealth Games. At the 1968 (Mexico City) Olympic Games he won a silver medal in the 5,000m (14:05.61) and a gold medal in the 1,500m (3:34.91). In the 1970 (Edinburgh) Commonwealth Games he won a gold medal in the 1,500m (3:36.6) and a bronze in the 5,000m (13:27.6). Appearing for the third and final time in the Olympic Games in 1972 (Munich), Keino won a gold medal with a world-record performance in the 3,000m steeplechase (8:23.64) and won a silver medal in the 1,500m (3:36.81).
Kipchoge "Kip" Keino, Kenya, middle-distance runner. Already having made appearances in the 1962 (Perth) Commonwealth Games and the 1964 (Tokyo) Olympic Games, in 1965 Kip Keino set a world record of 7:39.6 in the 3,000m and a world record of 13:24.2 in the 5,000m. The following year Keino won gold medals in the mile (3:55.3) and the three-mile run (12:57.4) at the 1966 (Kingston) Commonwealth Games. At the 1968 (Mexico City) Olympic Games he won a silver medal in the 5,000m (14:05.61) and a gold medal in the 1,500m (3:34.91). In the 1970 (Edinburgh) Commonwealth Games he won a gold medal in the 1,500m (3:36.6) and a bronze in the 5,000m (13:27.6). Appearing for the third and final time in the Olympic Games in 1972 (Munich), Keino won a gold medal with a world-record performance in the 3,000m steeplechase (8:23.64) and won a silver medal in the 1,500m (3:36.81).
Monday, October 5, 2009
October 5 Birthdays
1924
Olga Gyarmati, Hungary, long jump. Jumping 5.695m, Gyarmati won the women's long jump at the 1948 (London) Olympic Games. It was the first time that women had competed in that event at the Olympics. Gyarmati also competed for Hungary at the Olympics in 1952 and 1956.
1940
Rein Aun, Soviet Union, decathlete. Estonian athlete Rein Aun won the silver medal in the men's decathlon at the 1964 (Tokyo) Olympic Games, scoring 7,842 points.
1962
Mike Conley, Sr., United States, triple jumper/long jumper. As a collegian at the University of Arkansas, Conley won 16 NCAA titles in the triple jump and the long jump. In world athletics, he first distinguished himself in the long jump, winning a bronze medal at the 1983 (Helsinki) World Championships. His other medal-winning performances have been in the triple jump: silver at the 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympic Games, silver at the 1987 (Rome) World Championships, bronze at the 1991 (Tokyo) World Championships, gold at the 1992 (Barcelona) Olympic Games, and gold at the 1993 (Stuttgart) World Championships.
1966
Inessa Kravets, Ukraine, long jumper/triple jumper. Inessa Mykolajivna Kravets has two different Olympic medals won at two different Olympic Games for two different teams in two different events. Her first was a silver medal in the women's long jump which she won in 1992 (Barcelona) while competing for the Unified Team (formerly the USSR). The second was a gold medal in the women's triple jump which she won in 1996 (Atlanta) while competing for Ukraine. Unfortunately, she has also been banned twice for using two different performance-enhancing substances: a three-month ban in 1993 for stimulants and a two-year ban in 2000 for steroids.
1970
Denis Kapustin, Russia, triple jumper. Kasputin was the bronze medalist in the men's triple jump at the 2000 (Sydney) Olympic Games, leaping 17.46m. He also finished in the top ten in the triple jump at three World Championships (1993, 1997, 1999).
1975
Carlos Calado, Portugal, long jumper. Carlos Nuno Tavares Calado leaped 8.21m to win a bronze medal in the men's long jump at the 2001 (Edmonton) World Championships.
Olga Gyarmati, Hungary, long jump. Jumping 5.695m, Gyarmati won the women's long jump at the 1948 (London) Olympic Games. It was the first time that women had competed in that event at the Olympics. Gyarmati also competed for Hungary at the Olympics in 1952 and 1956.
1940
Rein Aun, Soviet Union, decathlete. Estonian athlete Rein Aun won the silver medal in the men's decathlon at the 1964 (Tokyo) Olympic Games, scoring 7,842 points.
1962
Mike Conley, Sr., United States, triple jumper/long jumper. As a collegian at the University of Arkansas, Conley won 16 NCAA titles in the triple jump and the long jump. In world athletics, he first distinguished himself in the long jump, winning a bronze medal at the 1983 (Helsinki) World Championships. His other medal-winning performances have been in the triple jump: silver at the 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympic Games, silver at the 1987 (Rome) World Championships, bronze at the 1991 (Tokyo) World Championships, gold at the 1992 (Barcelona) Olympic Games, and gold at the 1993 (Stuttgart) World Championships.
1966
Inessa Kravets, Ukraine, long jumper/triple jumper. Inessa Mykolajivna Kravets has two different Olympic medals won at two different Olympic Games for two different teams in two different events. Her first was a silver medal in the women's long jump which she won in 1992 (Barcelona) while competing for the Unified Team (formerly the USSR). The second was a gold medal in the women's triple jump which she won in 1996 (Atlanta) while competing for Ukraine. Unfortunately, she has also been banned twice for using two different performance-enhancing substances: a three-month ban in 1993 for stimulants and a two-year ban in 2000 for steroids.
1970
Denis Kapustin, Russia, triple jumper. Kasputin was the bronze medalist in the men's triple jump at the 2000 (Sydney) Olympic Games, leaping 17.46m. He also finished in the top ten in the triple jump at three World Championships (1993, 1997, 1999).
1975
Carlos Calado, Portugal, long jumper. Carlos Nuno Tavares Calado leaped 8.21m to win a bronze medal in the men's long jump at the 2001 (Edmonton) World Championships.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
September 16 Birthdays
1940
Jutta Heine, Germany, sprinter. Competing for the German Unified Team, six-foot-tall Heine won the silver medal in the women's 200m at the 1960 (Rome) Olympic Games, running 24.4. She also ran the 200m for Germany in the 1964 (Tokyo) Olympic Games, but failed to make the final.
1947
Ilona Gusenbauer, Austria, high jump. In 1971 Ilona Gusenbauer set the world record in the women's high jump, clearing 1.92m. Exactly one year later the record was equaled at the 1972 (Munich) Olympic Games by Ulrike Meyfarth, who won the gold medal. Gusenbauer won the bronze that day, jumping 1.85m.
1950
Raisa Katyukova-Smekhnova, Soviet Union, long-distance runner. Raisa Katyukova-Smekhnova won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1983 (Helsinki) World Championships, running 2:31:13.
1957
Keith Connor, Great Britain, triple jumper. Connor had already won the triple jump gold medal at the 1978 (Edmonton) Commonwealth Games when he enrolled at the University of Texas at El Paso. In 1980 he competed for Britain at the (Moscow) Olympic Games, placing fourth. After that he transferred to Southern Methodist University, where he won three straight NCAA triple jump titles (1981, 1982, 1983). During his tenure at SMU he also won a second gold medal in the triple jump at the 1982 (Brisbane) Commonwealth Games. He ended his competitive career by winning the bronze medal in the triple jump at the 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympic Games.
1966
Kevin Young, United States, hurdler. Having already represented the United States in the 400m hurdles at the 1986 Goodwill Games, Young won the NCAA title in the 400m hurdles in 1987 and 1988. At the 1992 (Barcelona) Olympic Games he won the gold medal in the 400m hurdles with a world-record time of 46.78. He was also the gold medalist in the 400m hurdles at the 1993 (Stuttgart) World Championships.
1967
Mike Smith, Canada, decathlon. Michael C. Smith was the silver medalist in the decathlon at the 1991 (Tokyo)World Championships. He was also the Commonwealth Games champion in the decathlon in 1990 (Auckland) and 1994 (Victoria) and represented Canada in the event at the 1992 (Barcelona) Olympic Games.
1971
Karsten Kobs, Germany, hammer thrower. Kobs was the gold medalist in the hammer throw at the 1999 (Seville) World Championships, where he threw 80.24m.
1980
Jadel Gregório, Brazil, triple jumper. Jadel Abdul Ghani Gregório was the world leader in the triple jump in 2007, the year that he won the silver medal in the (Osaka) World Championships triple jump. He also represented Brazil in the 2008 (Beijing) Olympic Games, where he placed sixth with a mark of 17.20m.
1984
Maryam Yusuf Jamal, Bahrain, middle-distance runner. Born in Ethiopia, competing for Bahrain, and training in Switzerland, Maryam Yusuf Jamal won the women's 1,500m at the 2007 (Tokyo) and 2009 (Berlin) World Championships.
Jutta Heine, Germany, sprinter. Competing for the German Unified Team, six-foot-tall Heine won the silver medal in the women's 200m at the 1960 (Rome) Olympic Games, running 24.4. She also ran the 200m for Germany in the 1964 (Tokyo) Olympic Games, but failed to make the final.
1947
Ilona Gusenbauer, Austria, high jump. In 1971 Ilona Gusenbauer set the world record in the women's high jump, clearing 1.92m. Exactly one year later the record was equaled at the 1972 (Munich) Olympic Games by Ulrike Meyfarth, who won the gold medal. Gusenbauer won the bronze that day, jumping 1.85m.
1950
Raisa Katyukova-Smekhnova, Soviet Union, long-distance runner. Raisa Katyukova-Smekhnova won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1983 (Helsinki) World Championships, running 2:31:13.
1957
Keith Connor, Great Britain, triple jumper. Connor had already won the triple jump gold medal at the 1978 (Edmonton) Commonwealth Games when he enrolled at the University of Texas at El Paso. In 1980 he competed for Britain at the (Moscow) Olympic Games, placing fourth. After that he transferred to Southern Methodist University, where he won three straight NCAA triple jump titles (1981, 1982, 1983). During his tenure at SMU he also won a second gold medal in the triple jump at the 1982 (Brisbane) Commonwealth Games. He ended his competitive career by winning the bronze medal in the triple jump at the 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympic Games.
1966
Kevin Young, United States, hurdler. Having already represented the United States in the 400m hurdles at the 1986 Goodwill Games, Young won the NCAA title in the 400m hurdles in 1987 and 1988. At the 1992 (Barcelona) Olympic Games he won the gold medal in the 400m hurdles with a world-record time of 46.78. He was also the gold medalist in the 400m hurdles at the 1993 (Stuttgart) World Championships.
1967
Mike Smith, Canada, decathlon. Michael C. Smith was the silver medalist in the decathlon at the 1991 (Tokyo)World Championships. He was also the Commonwealth Games champion in the decathlon in 1990 (Auckland) and 1994 (Victoria) and represented Canada in the event at the 1992 (Barcelona) Olympic Games.
1971
Karsten Kobs, Germany, hammer thrower. Kobs was the gold medalist in the hammer throw at the 1999 (Seville) World Championships, where he threw 80.24m.
1980
Jadel Gregório, Brazil, triple jumper. Jadel Abdul Ghani Gregório was the world leader in the triple jump in 2007, the year that he won the silver medal in the (Osaka) World Championships triple jump. He also represented Brazil in the 2008 (Beijing) Olympic Games, where he placed sixth with a mark of 17.20m.
1984
Maryam Yusuf Jamal, Bahrain, middle-distance runner. Born in Ethiopia, competing for Bahrain, and training in Switzerland, Maryam Yusuf Jamal won the women's 1,500m at the 2007 (Tokyo) and 2009 (Berlin) World Championships.
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