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1986 Jurgen Schull sets world discus record, 74.07 m
1984 Zdena Silvaha (Cz) throws discus 74.55 m (women's world record) 1983 Yuri Dumchev of U.S.S.R. throws discus a record 71.86 m 1983 Nina Dumbadze, Russian discus thrower (Olympic-bronze-1952), dies at 64 1975 Jason Tunks, London Ontario, discus thrower 1996 Olympics 1974 Beatrice Roini Liua Faumuina, New Zealand, discus thrower 1996 Olympics 1972 John Godina, born in Fort Sill Oklahoma, shot putter/discus thrower, 1996 Olympics silver 1971 Lisa-Marie Vizaniari, Australian discus/shot putter 1996 Olympics 1966 Edie Boyer, St. Paul, Minnesota, discus thrower 1966 Anthony Washington, Glasgow Montana, discus thrower, Olympics-4th-96 1965 Daniela Costian, Australian discus/shot putter 1996 Olympics 1964 Pamela Dukes, born in Bronx, New York, discus thrower 1964 Lillian Copeland, U.S. discus thrower, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics, Silver Medal 1928 Olympics, dies at 59 1963 Gabriele Reinsch, born in East Germany, discus thrower, world record 1988 1962 Mike Buncic, Patterson, New Jersey, discus thrower 1962 Connie Price-Smith, born in St. Charles, Missouri, discus thrower, 1996 Olympics 1960 Gisela Beyer, born in East Germany, discus thrower, Olympics-4th place-1980 1960 Jurgen Schult, born in West Germany, discus thrower, world record 1986 1957 Luis Mariano Delis Fournier, Cuba, discus thrower, Olympic-bronze-1980 1956 Evelin Jahl, born in East Germany, discus thrower, Olympic-2 gold-1976 1950 Mac Maurice Wilkins, discus thrower, 1st to break 70m 1945 Faina Myelink, U.S.S.R., discus thrower, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1944 Liesel Westermann, born in West Germany, discus thrower, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1937 Tamara Press, U.S.S.R., shot putter/discus thrower, 3 Gold Medals 1960, 1964 Olympics, Silver Medal 1960 Olympics 1937 L Jay Silvester, U.S., discus thrower 1972 Olympics silver 1936 Al Oerter, born in New York City, American athlete, four-time, consecutive, Olympic Champion in the discus throw 1932 Olga Connolly-Fikotova, Czechoslovakia, U.S. discus thrower 1956 Olympics gold 1932 Lia Manoliu, Romania, discus thrower, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1931 Galina Zybina, U.S.S.R., discus thrower, 15 world records between 1952-58 1929 Elizabeta Bagrintseve, U.S.S.R., discus thrower 1952 Olympics silver 1929 Nina Ponomareva Romaschkova, born in U.S.S.R., discus thrower, Gold Medal 1952, 1960 Olympics 1922 Micheline Ostermeyer, France, shot-put/discus thrower, 2 Gold Medals 1948 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1948 Olympics 1919 Nina Dumbadze, U.S.S.R., Discus thrower, Olympic-bronze-1952 1913 Gisela Mauermeyer, Germany, discus thrower 1936 Olympics gold 1912 Jadwiga Wajsowna-Marcinkiewicz, discus thrower, Olympic-bronze-1932 1904 Lillian Copeland, U.S. discus thrower 1932 Olympics gold 1900 Helena Konopacka, Poland, discus thrower 1928 Olympics gold |
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