1983 Death Nina Dumbadze, Russian discus thrower (Olympic-bronze-1952), dies at 64 1975 Birthday Jason Tunks, London Ontario, discus thrower 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Beatrice Roini Liua Faumuina, New Zealand, discus thrower 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Joanna Stone, Australian javelin thrower 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday John Godina, born in Fort Sill Oklahoma, shot putter/discus thrower, 1996 Olympics silver 1971 Birthday Andrew Currey, Australian javelin thrower 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Todd Riech, Polson Montana, javelin thrower 1969 Birthday Louise McPaul, Australian javelin thrower, Olympics-silver-92, 96 1968 Birthday Tomas P Pukstys, born in Chicago, Illinois, javelin thrower, Olympics-8th-96 1968 Birthday Edward Kaminski, born in Kansas City, Kansas, javelin thrower 1967 Birthday Sean Carlin, Australian hammer thrower, Olympics-8-1992, 96 1966 Birthday Jan Zelezny, Czechoslovakia, javelin thrower, Olympics-2 gold-92, 96 1966 Birthday Edie Boyer, St. Paul, Minnesota, discus thrower 1966 Birthday Anthony Washington, Glasgow Montana, discus thrower, Olympics-4th-96 1964 Death Lillian Copeland, U.S. discus thrower, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics, Silver Medal 1928 Olympics, dies at 59 1963 Birthday Gabriele Reinsch, born in East Germany, discus thrower, world record 1988 1962 Birthday Mike Buncic, Patterson, New Jersey, discus thrower 1962 Birthday Connie Price-Smith, born in St. Charles, Missouri, discus thrower, 1996 Olympics 1961 Birthday Lance Earl Deal, Riverton Wyoming, hammer thrower, 1996 Olympics silver 1961 Birthday Tiina Lillak, born in Finland, javelin thrower 1984 Olympics silver 1960 Birthday Gisela Beyer, born in East Germany, discus thrower, Olympics-4th place-1980 1960 Birthday Donna Mayhew, born in Taylor, Pennsylvania, javelin thrower 1960 Birthday Jurgen Schult, born in West Germany, discus thrower, world record 1986 1959 Birthday Petra Felke, born in East Germany, javelin thrower, world record 1988 1958 Birthday Maria Caridad Colon, born in Cuba, javelin thrower, 1980 Olympics gold 1957 Birthday Luis Mariano Delis Fournier, Cuba, discus thrower, Olympic-bronze-1980 1957 Birthday Eric Bristow, "Crafty Cockney", England, dart thrower, 5 World Masters 1956 Birthday Evelin Jahl, born in East Germany, discus thrower, Olympic-2 gold-1976 1956 Birthday Tessa Sanderson, born in Kingston, Jamaica, British javelin thrower 1984 Olympics gold 1953 Birthday Kate Schmidt, U.S. javelin thrower 1972 Olympics bronze 1953 Event Willie Thrower becomes 1st black NFL quarterback in modern times 1950 Birthday Mac Maurice Wilkins, discus thrower, 1st to break 70m 1946 Birthday Ruth Fuchs, born in East Germany, javelin thrower, Gold Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics 1946 Birthday Miklos Nemeth, Hungary, javelin thrower 1976 Olympics gold 1945 Birthday Faina Myelink, U.S.S.R., discus thrower, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1944 Birthday Liesel Westermann, born in West Germany, discus thrower, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1939 Birthday Elvira Ozolina, U.S.S.R., javelin thrower 1960 Olympics gold 1937 Birthday Tamara Press, U.S.S.R., shot putter/discus thrower, 3 Gold Medals 1960, 1964 Olympics, Silver Medal 1960 Olympics 1937 Birthday L Jay Silvester, U.S., discus thrower 1972 Olympics silver 1932 Birthday Olga Connolly-Fikotova, Czechoslovakia, U.S. discus thrower 1956 Olympics gold 1932 Birthday Lia Manoliu, Romania, discus thrower, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1931 Birthday Galina Zybina, U.S.S.R., discus thrower, 15 world records between 1952-58 1929 Birthday Elizabeta Bagrintseve, U.S.S.R., discus thrower 1952 Olympics silver 1929 Birthday Nina Ponomareva Romaschkova, born in U.S.S.R., discus thrower, Gold Medal 1952, 1960 Olympics 1922 Birthday Micheline Ostermeyer, France, shot-put/discus thrower, 2 Gold Medals 1948 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1948 Olympics 1922 Birthday Dana Zatopek, born in Czechoslovakia, javelin thrower 1952 Olympics gold 1919 Birthday Nina Dumbadze, U.S.S.R., Discus thrower, Olympic-bronze-1952 1917 Birthday Imry Nemeth, Hungary, hammer thrower 1948 Olympics gold 1915 Birthday Herma Bauma, born in Austria, javelin thrower, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics 1913 Birthday Gisela Mauermeyer, Germany, discus thrower 1936 Olympics gold 1913 Birthday Percy Thrower, English radio host 1912 Birthday Jadwiga Wajsowna-Marcinkiewicz, discus thrower, Olympic-bronze-1932 1911 Birthday Gerhard Stoeck, born in Germany, javelin thrower 1936 Olympics gold 1910 Birthday Nan Gindele, U.S. javelin thrower, World Record 1932-38 1909 Birthday Matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower 1932 Olympics gold 1904 Birthday Lillian Copeland, U.S. discus thrower 1932 Olympics gold 1900 Birthday Helena Konopacka, Poland, discus thrower 1928 Olympics gold
