1994 Death Wilma Glodean Rudolph, U.S. sprinter, 3 Gold Medals 1960 Olympics, dies at 54 1980 Death Stella Walsh-S-Walasiewicz, sprinter 1932 Olympics gold, shot at 69 1980 Death Frank Wykoff, sprinter, Gold Medals 1928, 1932, 1936 Olympics, dies at 70 1976 Death Ivo van Damme, Belgian 800/1500 m sprinter, 2 Silver Medals 1976 Olympics, dies at 22 1976 Death Wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1932 Olympics, dies at 64 1976 Birthday Elly Hutton, Australian 100m sprinter 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Ato Boldon, born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, athlete, world's fastest human sprinter, 4-time World Champion and Olympic medalist 1972 Birthday Peter Ogilvie, Vancouver BC, 100m sprinter 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Christopher R Nelloms, Dayton Ohio, sprinter 1970 Birthday Jodi Lambert, Australian 100m/200m sprinter 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Glenroy Gilbert, Trinidad, Canadian 4X100m sprinter, 1996 Olympics gold 1967 Birthday Michael Lawrence Marsh, born in Los Angeles, California, sprinter, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Bruny Surin, born in Cap Haitien, Haiti, Canadian 4X100m sprinter, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Heike Drechsler, Gera, East Germany, sprinter, 1988 world record 1958 Birthday Marlies Gohr, born in East Germany, sprinter, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics 1957 Birthday Marita Koch, born in East Germany, 400m sprinter, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics, Silver Medal 1980 Olympics 1955 Birthday Barbel Wockel-Eckert, born in East Germany, sprinter, Olympic-4 gold-1976, 80 1953 Event Cyclist Arie Van Vliet becomes world champion sprinter 1952 Birthday Reynaud Robinson, 100m sprinter, 1972 Olympics 1951 Birthday Raelene Boyle, born in Australia, sprinter, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics 1950 Birthday Inge Helten, born in West Germany, sprinter 1976 Olympics bronze 1950 Birthday Annegret Richter-Irrang, born in West Germany, sprinter, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1950 Birthday Renate Stecher, born in East Germany, sprinter, 3 Gold Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics, Silver Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1976 Olympics 1946 Birthday Eva Klobukowska, born in Poland, relay sprinter 1964 Olympic gold 1944 Birthday Edith McGuire, U.S. 200m sprinter 1964 Olympic gold 1944 Birthday Chi Cheng, born in Taiwan, sprinter/80m hurdler, 1968 Olympics Bronze 1941 Birthday Dorothy Hyman, England, sprinter, Silver Medal 1960 Olympics 1937 Birthday Lucinda Williams, U.S. sprinter 1960 Olympics gold 1935 Birthday Bobby Joe Morrow, Brownsville, Texas, sprinter, Olympic-3 gold-1956 1934 Birthday Marlene Matthews, Australia, sprinter, 2 Bronze Medals 1956 Olympics 1932 Birthday Maria Itkina, U.S.S.R., sprinter, 9 world records 1921 Event Cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world champ sprinter 1913 Birthday Annette Rogers, U.S. sprinter, Gold Medal 1932, 1936 Olympics 1911 Birthday Elizabeth "Betty" Robinson, U.S. 100m sprinter 1928 Olympics gold 1911 Birthday Stanislawa Walasiewicz, born in Poland, sprinter, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics, Silver Medal 1936 Olympics 1909 Birthday Wilhelmina Von Bremen, U.S. 4X100 relay sprinter 1932 Olympics gold 1909 Birthday Joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Belgian cyclist, champ sprinter 1932-37, 1909 Birthday Joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Flem cyclist, champ sprinter 1932-37, 1900 Birthday Arthur Porritt, New Zealand, 100m sprinter, Olympic-bronze-1924 1894 Birthday Ture Persson, Sweden, sprinter, Silver Medal 1912 Olympics
