1975
Lisa Vasa Misipeka, American Samoa, throws. Lisa Misipeka won the bronze medal in the women's hammer throw at the 1999 (Seville) World Championships. As a college athlete, Misipeka competed for the University of South Carolina, where she won the 1998 NCAA championship in the women's hammer. Misipeka was already an Olympian at the time, having represented American Samoa in the women's shot put at the 1996 (Atlanta) Olympic Games. She was also at the Olympics in 2000 (Sydney) and 2004 (Athens) throwing the hammer. Misipeka was the flag-bearer for American Samoa in the opening ceremonies at the 2004 Games.
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Thursday, October 8, 2009
October 8 Birthdays
1939
Elvīra Ozoliņa, Soviet Union, javelin thrower. Competing for the Soviet Union, Latvian Elvīra Ozoliņa won a gold medal in the women's javelin throw at the 1960 (Rome) Olympic Games.
1947
Emiel Puttemans, Belgium, distance runner. Puttemans set a world record of 8:17.8 in the two mile in 1971, which he followed up with world records of 7:37.6 for 3,000m and 13:13.0 in 1972. At the 1972 (Munich) Olympic Games he finished second in the men's 10,000m behind the great Lasse Virén, running 27:39.58. He also place fifth in the 5,000m (13:30.8) at Munich.
1948
Benjamin Cheever, United States, writer. Benjamin Hale Cheever is a novelist who has written a book about running--Strides: Running Through History With an Unlikely Athlete--which I hope to finish reading one day.
1974
Koji Murofushi, Japan, hammer thrower. After many regional successes, Koji Alexander Murofushi won a silver medal in the men's hammer throw at the 2001 (Edmonton) World Championships with a toss of 82.92m. He threw 80.12 to win bronze at the 2003 (Paris) World Championships, and then won gold with a throw of 82.91m at the 2004 (Athens) Olympic Games. Returning to Olympic competition in 2008 (Beijing), he threw 80.71m for the bronze medal.
1975
Tatiana Grigorieva, Australia, pole vaulter. Born in Russia, Tatiana Grigorieva emigrated to Australia in 1997, where she took up pole vaulting. She quickly gained international prominence, winning a bronze medal in the women's pole vault at the 1999 (Seville) World Championships with a vault of 4.45m. Back in her own country, she vaulted 4.55m to win a silver medal at the 2000 (Sydney) Olympic Games. At the 2002 (Manchester) Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal in the pole vault, and won a silver medal in an unsuccessful bid to defend her title at the 2006 (Melbourne) Commonwealth Games.
1977
Reese Hoffa, United States, shot put. Reese Hoffa won the men's shot put at the 2007 (Osaka) World Championships with a mark of 72' 3-3/4" (22.04m).
Elvīra Ozoliņa, Soviet Union, javelin thrower. Competing for the Soviet Union, Latvian Elvīra Ozoliņa won a gold medal in the women's javelin throw at the 1960 (Rome) Olympic Games.
1947
Emiel Puttemans, Belgium, distance runner. Puttemans set a world record of 8:17.8 in the two mile in 1971, which he followed up with world records of 7:37.6 for 3,000m and 13:13.0 in 1972. At the 1972 (Munich) Olympic Games he finished second in the men's 10,000m behind the great Lasse Virén, running 27:39.58. He also place fifth in the 5,000m (13:30.8) at Munich.
1948
Benjamin Cheever, United States, writer. Benjamin Hale Cheever is a novelist who has written a book about running--Strides: Running Through History With an Unlikely Athlete--which I hope to finish reading one day.
1974
Koji Murofushi, Japan, hammer thrower. After many regional successes, Koji Alexander Murofushi won a silver medal in the men's hammer throw at the 2001 (Edmonton) World Championships with a toss of 82.92m. He threw 80.12 to win bronze at the 2003 (Paris) World Championships, and then won gold with a throw of 82.91m at the 2004 (Athens) Olympic Games. Returning to Olympic competition in 2008 (Beijing), he threw 80.71m for the bronze medal.
1975
Tatiana Grigorieva, Australia, pole vaulter. Born in Russia, Tatiana Grigorieva emigrated to Australia in 1997, where she took up pole vaulting. She quickly gained international prominence, winning a bronze medal in the women's pole vault at the 1999 (Seville) World Championships with a vault of 4.45m. Back in her own country, she vaulted 4.55m to win a silver medal at the 2000 (Sydney) Olympic Games. At the 2002 (Manchester) Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal in the pole vault, and won a silver medal in an unsuccessful bid to defend her title at the 2006 (Melbourne) Commonwealth Games.
1977
Reese Hoffa, United States, shot put. Reese Hoffa won the men's shot put at the 2007 (Osaka) World Championships with a mark of 72' 3-3/4" (22.04m).
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.
Friday, October 2, 2009
October 2 Birthdays
1902
Toivo Loukola, Finland, distance runner. In 1928 Toivo Aarne Loukola ran 9:25.2 in the 3,000m steeplechase, which would have been a world record, except world records in the steeple weren't recognized prior to the 1950s. One month later, at the 1928 (Amsterdam) Olympic Games, after finishing seventh in the 10,000m, Loukola won the men's 3,000m steeplechase, defeating the immortal Paavo Nurmi by almost ten seconds. Loukola's time was an unofficial world record 9:21.8. Loukola passed away on 10 January 1984.
1967
Frankie Fredericks, Namibia, sprinter. Fredericks was Namibia's first world champion and first Olympic medalist. He won silver medals in the 100m and the 200m at the Olympic Games in both 1992 (Barcelona) and 1996 (Atlanta). At the World Championships he has won a silver medal in the 200m in 1991 (Tokyo), a gold medal in the 200m in 1993 (Stuttgart), a silver medal in the 200m in 1995 (Gothenburg), and a silver medal in the 200m in 1997 (Athens).
1975
Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greece, triple jumper. "Pigi" Devetzi won a silver medal at the 2004 (Athens) Olympic Games in the women's triple jump with a mark of 15.25m. In the preliminary rounds she jumped 15.32m, which would have won the event. She also won a bronze medal in the triple jump at the 2007 (Osaka) World Championships and a bronze medal in the same event at the 2008 (Beijing) Olympic Games.
Toivo Loukola, Finland, distance runner. In 1928 Toivo Aarne Loukola ran 9:25.2 in the 3,000m steeplechase, which would have been a world record, except world records in the steeple weren't recognized prior to the 1950s. One month later, at the 1928 (Amsterdam) Olympic Games, after finishing seventh in the 10,000m, Loukola won the men's 3,000m steeplechase, defeating the immortal Paavo Nurmi by almost ten seconds. Loukola's time was an unofficial world record 9:21.8. Loukola passed away on 10 January 1984.
1967
Frankie Fredericks, Namibia, sprinter. Fredericks was Namibia's first world champion and first Olympic medalist. He won silver medals in the 100m and the 200m at the Olympic Games in both 1992 (Barcelona) and 1996 (Atlanta). At the World Championships he has won a silver medal in the 200m in 1991 (Tokyo), a gold medal in the 200m in 1993 (Stuttgart), a silver medal in the 200m in 1995 (Gothenburg), and a silver medal in the 200m in 1997 (Athens).
1975
Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Greece, triple jumper. "Pigi" Devetzi won a silver medal at the 2004 (Athens) Olympic Games in the women's triple jump with a mark of 15.25m. In the preliminary rounds she jumped 15.32m, which would have won the event. She also won a bronze medal in the triple jump at the 2007 (Osaka) World Championships and a bronze medal in the same event at the 2008 (Beijing) Olympic Games.
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