1962
Anişoara Cuşmir-Stanciu, Romania, long jumper. Anişoara Cuşmir-Stanciu won the silver medal in the women's long jump at the 1983 (Helsinki) World Championships in athletics, finishing behind Heike Drechsler of the German Democratic Republic. During the same year Cuşmir set two world records in the women's long jump of 7.21m and 7.43m. In 1984 Cuşmir won the event at the (Los Angeles) Olympic Games, leaping 6.96m to capture the gold medal.
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Monday, June 28, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
January 2 Birthdays
1959
Ines Müller, East Germany, shot. Competing during the 1980s, Ines Müller competed in the 1980 and 1988 Olympic Games. In the 1987 (Rome) World Championships she was the bronze medalist in the women's shot put, tossing 20.76m behind Soviet Natalya Lisovskaya (21.24m) and East German Kathrin Neimke (21.21m).
1962
Cristeana Cojocaru, Romania, sprints/middle-distance/hurdles. At the 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympic Games, Cojacaru won the bronze medal in the women's 400m hurdles, running 55.41 behind Nawal El Moutawakel (54.61) of Morocco and Judi Brown (55.20) of the United States. Cojocaru also competed internationally in the 400m and the 800m.
1974
Ludmila Formanová, Czech, middle distance. Ludmila Formanová ran 1:56.68 in the women's 800m at the 1999 (Seville) World Championships, winning the gold medal. Formanová also competed in the 1995 (Göteborg) and 1997 (Athens) World Championships and the 1996 (Atlanta) Olympic Games.
Ines Müller, East Germany, shot. Competing during the 1980s, Ines Müller competed in the 1980 and 1988 Olympic Games. In the 1987 (Rome) World Championships she was the bronze medalist in the women's shot put, tossing 20.76m behind Soviet Natalya Lisovskaya (21.24m) and East German Kathrin Neimke (21.21m).
1962
Cristeana Cojocaru, Romania, sprints/middle-distance/hurdles. At the 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympic Games, Cojacaru won the bronze medal in the women's 400m hurdles, running 55.41 behind Nawal El Moutawakel (54.61) of Morocco and Judi Brown (55.20) of the United States. Cojocaru also competed internationally in the 400m and the 800m.
1974
Ludmila Formanová, Czech, middle distance. Ludmila Formanová ran 1:56.68 in the women's 800m at the 1999 (Seville) World Championships, winning the gold medal. Formanová also competed in the 1995 (Göteborg) and 1997 (Athens) World Championships and the 1996 (Atlanta) Olympic Games.
Monday, December 28, 2009
December 28 Birthdays
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.
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.
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 23, 2009
September 23 Birthdays
1936
Rink Babka, United States, discus thrower. Richard Babka reached the high point of his discus career in August of 1960, when he set a world record of 196' 6" in the event and then won a silver medal in the men's discus throw at the 1960 (Rome) Olympic Games, placing behind the great Al Oerter.
1948
Vera Nikolić, Yugoslavia, middle-distance runner. In 1968 Nikolić set a world record in the women's 800m of 2:00.5. She broke her own record in 1971, running 2:00.0. The record was broken later that year by West Germany's Hildegard Falck, who went on to win gold in the 800m at the 1972 (Munich) Olympic Games, a race in which Nikolić finished fourth in 1:59.6.
1962
Jack Pierce, United States, hurdler. Pierce won a silver medal at the 1991 (Tokyo) World Championships in the 110m hurdles (13.06), a bronze medal at the 1992 (Barcelona) Olympic Games in the 110m hurdles (13.26), and a bronze medal at the 1993 (Stuttgart) World Championships in the 100m hurdles (13.06).
Rink Babka, United States, discus thrower. Richard Babka reached the high point of his discus career in August of 1960, when he set a world record of 196' 6" in the event and then won a silver medal in the men's discus throw at the 1960 (Rome) Olympic Games, placing behind the great Al Oerter.
1948
Vera Nikolić, Yugoslavia, middle-distance runner. In 1968 Nikolić set a world record in the women's 800m of 2:00.5. She broke her own record in 1971, running 2:00.0. The record was broken later that year by West Germany's Hildegard Falck, who went on to win gold in the 800m at the 1972 (Munich) Olympic Games, a race in which Nikolić finished fourth in 1:59.6.
1962
Jack Pierce, United States, hurdler. Pierce won a silver medal at the 1991 (Tokyo) World Championships in the 110m hurdles (13.06), a bronze medal at the 1992 (Barcelona) Olympic Games in the 110m hurdles (13.26), and a bronze medal at the 1993 (Stuttgart) World Championships in the 100m hurdles (13.06).
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
August 26 Birthdays
1962
Roger Kingdom, United States, hurdler. Roger Kingdom won the gold medal at the 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympic Games in the 110m hurdles, running an Olympic record time of 13.20. At the 1988 (Seoul) Olympic Games he not only successfully defended his title but lowered the Olympic record to 12.98 seconds. On 16 August 1989 in Zurich he set a world record of 12.92 in the 110m hurdles. Kingdom underwent knee surgery in 1991, but had recovered enough four years later to win a bronze medal in the 110m hurdles at the 1995 (Gothenburg) World Championships.
Roger Kingdom, United States, hurdler. Roger Kingdom won the gold medal at the 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympic Games in the 110m hurdles, running an Olympic record time of 13.20. At the 1988 (Seoul) Olympic Games he not only successfully defended his title but lowered the Olympic record to 12.98 seconds. On 16 August 1989 in Zurich he set a world record of 12.92 in the 110m hurdles. Kingdom underwent knee surgery in 1991, but had recovered enough four years later to win a bronze medal in the 110m hurdles at the 1995 (Gothenburg) World Championships.
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