1953
Suleiman Nyambui, Tanzania, distance runner. Attending the University of Texas at El Paso, Nyambui won four straight NCAA titles in the 10,000m from 1979 to 1982, also winning three NCAA 5,000m titles, the 1980 NCAA cross-country championship, and setting the world record in the indoor 5,000m (13:20.4). During this same period he won the silver medal for 5,000m at the 1980 (Moscow) Olympic Games, running 13:21.60 behind Ethiopia's Miruts Yifter.
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Saturday, October 3, 2009
October 3 Birthdays
1945
Viktor Saneyev, Soviet Union, triple jump. Al Oerter's Olympic longevity in the discus throw is paralleled by that of Viktor Danilovich Saneyev's in the men's triple jump. Saneyev won the men's triple jump at the 1968 (Mexico City) Olympic Games (17.39, a world record), the 1972 (Munich) Olympic Games (17.35m), and the 1976 (Montreal) Olympic Games (17.29m). Ironically, his one silver medal in the event came in his own back yard at the 1980 (Moscow) Olympic Games, where he jumped 17.24m to place behind his countryman, Jaak Uudmäe.
1953
Géjza Valent, Czechoslovakia, discus thrower. Valent won the bronze medal in the men's discus at the 1983 (Helsinki) World Championships with a toss of 66.08m.
1967
Lynda Tolbert, United States, hurdler. Lynda Tolbert-Goode ran 12.67 in the women's 100m hurdles at the 1993 (Stuttgart) World Championships, winning a bronze medal. She also ran the 100m hurdles for the United States team at two Olympic games, 1992 (Barcelona) and 1996 (Atlanta), where she finished fourth and eighth respectively.
1983
Tyler Christopher, Canada, sprinter. Christopher was the bronze medalist in the men's 400m at the 2005 (Helsinki) World Championships, running a Canadian-record time of 44.44. He also competed for Canada at 400m in the 2008 (Beijing) Olympic Games, but failed to advance to the final.
Viktor Saneyev, Soviet Union, triple jump. Al Oerter's Olympic longevity in the discus throw is paralleled by that of Viktor Danilovich Saneyev's in the men's triple jump. Saneyev won the men's triple jump at the 1968 (Mexico City) Olympic Games (17.39, a world record), the 1972 (Munich) Olympic Games (17.35m), and the 1976 (Montreal) Olympic Games (17.29m). Ironically, his one silver medal in the event came in his own back yard at the 1980 (Moscow) Olympic Games, where he jumped 17.24m to place behind his countryman, Jaak Uudmäe.
1953
Géjza Valent, Czechoslovakia, discus thrower. Valent won the bronze medal in the men's discus at the 1983 (Helsinki) World Championships with a toss of 66.08m.
1967
Lynda Tolbert, United States, hurdler. Lynda Tolbert-Goode ran 12.67 in the women's 100m hurdles at the 1993 (Stuttgart) World Championships, winning a bronze medal. She also ran the 100m hurdles for the United States team at two Olympic games, 1992 (Barcelona) and 1996 (Atlanta), where she finished fourth and eighth respectively.
1983
Tyler Christopher, Canada, sprinter. Christopher was the bronze medalist in the men's 400m at the 2005 (Helsinki) World Championships, running a Canadian-record time of 44.44. He also competed for Canada at 400m in the 2008 (Beijing) Olympic Games, but failed to advance to the final.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
October 1 Birthdays
1953
Grete Waitz, Norwegian distance runner. Waitz was a five-time world champion in cross country, set a world record at 3000m (8:46.6), world bests in the marathon (2:25:29), competed in four different Olympic Games (1972, 1976, 1984, and 1988), won an Olympic silver medal in the marathon (Los Angeles, 1984), and won the world championship in the marathon (Helsinki, 1983).
Grete Waitz, Norwegian distance runner. Waitz was a five-time world champion in cross country, set a world record at 3000m (8:46.6), world bests in the marathon (2:25:29), competed in four different Olympic Games (1972, 1976, 1984, and 1988), won an Olympic silver medal in the marathon (Los Angeles, 1984), and won the world championship in the marathon (Helsinki, 1983).
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