1995 Sergei Grinkov, figure skater (Oly-gold), dies of heart attack at 28
1974 Gary Hall, Jr., U.S., 50m/100m/400m free relay, Oly-gold/2 silver-96
1973 Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian marathoner (Oly-gold 1960, 64), dies at 46
1969 Manuel Plaza Reyes, Chilean marathoner (Oly-gold 1928), dies at 68
1968 Mary Lou Retton, Fairmont, West Virginia, gymnist, Oly-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-84
1967 Derek Porter, Belfast Ireland, Canadian rower, Oly-gold/silver-92/96
1967 Sylvie Frechette, born in Montreal QUE, synchro swimmer, Oly-gold/silv-92, 96
1967 Angel Martino, Americus Georgia, 50m/100m freestyle, Oly-gold/2 br-92, 96
1960 Bruce Baumgartner, Haledon, New Jersey, wrestler, Oly-gold/br-84, 88, 92, 96
1960 Said Aquita, runner, Oly-gold/bronze-1984
1957 Phil Mahre, Yakima Wash, alpine slalom skier, Oly-gold/silver-80, 84
1950 Sheila Young Ochowicz, Birmingham, Michigan, speed skater, Oly-gold/sil-76
1947 Frank Shorter, Munich Germany, U.S. marathoner, Oly-gold/silver-72, 76
1945 Nadezhda Chizova, U.S.S.R., shot putter, Oly-gold/silv/bronze-68/72/76
1940 Carol Heiss Jenkins, New York City, figure skater, Oly-gold/silver-56, 60
1939 Ralph Boston, Laurel, Mississippi, long jumper, Oly-gold/sil/brz-60, 64, 68
1935 Lones Wigger, Great Falls Mont, shooter, Oly-gold/silver-1964, 72
1934 William Cleary, Cambridge Massachusetts, hockey center, Oly-gold/silv-56, 60
1930 Harry "Buddy" Melges, Jr., Wisconsin, yachter, Oly-gold/bronze-1964, 72
1929 Charles Moore, born in Coatsville, Pennsylvania, 400m hurdler, Oly-gold/silver-52
1929 Peter George, born in Akron, Ohio, weightlifter, Oly-gold/2 silver-48, 52
1925 William Steinkraus, equestrian, Oly-gold/2 sil/br-52/56/60/64/68/72
1925 Raimondo d'Inzeo, It, equestrian, Oly-gold/2 silver/3 bronze-1948-76
1897 Kitty McKane, England, tennis, Oly-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-1920, 24
1889 John P "Hannes" Kolehmainen, Fin long-distance runner, Oly-gold 1912
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