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1994 Wilma Glodean Rudolph, U.S. sprinter, 3 Gold Medals 1960 Olympics, dies at 54

1980 Stella Walsh-S-Walasiewicz, sprinter 1932 Olympics gold, shot at 69

1980 Frank Wykoff, sprinter, Gold Medals 1928, 1932, 1936 Olympics, dies at 70

1976 Ivo van Damme, Belgian 800/1500 m sprinter, 2 Silver Medals 1976 Olympics, dies at 22

1976 Wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1932 Olympics, dies at 64

1976 Elly Hutton, Australian 100m sprinter 1996 Olympics

1973 Ato Boldon, born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, athlete, world's fastest human sprinter, 4-time World Champion and Olympic medalist

1972 Peter Ogilvie, Vancouver BC, 100m sprinter 1996 Olympics

1971 Christopher R Nelloms, Dayton Ohio, sprinter

1970 Jodi Lambert, Australian 100m/200m sprinter 1996 Olympics

1968 Glenroy Gilbert, Trinidad, Canadian 4X100m sprinter, 1996 Olympics gold

1967 Michael Lawrence Marsh, born in Los Angeles, California, sprinter, 1992, 1996 Olympics

1967 Bruny Surin, born in Cap Haitien, Haiti, Canadian 4X100m sprinter, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1964 Heike Drechsler, Gera, East Germany, sprinter, 1988 world record

1958 Marlies Gohr, born in East Germany, sprinter, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics

1957 Marita Koch, born in East Germany, 400m sprinter, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics, Silver Medal 1980 Olympics

1955 Barbel Wockel-Eckert, born in East Germany, sprinter, Olympic-4 gold-1976, 80

1953 Cyclist Arie Van Vliet becomes world champion sprinter

1952 Reynaud Robinson, 100m sprinter, 1972 Olympics

1951 Raelene Boyle, born in Australia, sprinter, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics

1950 Inge Helten, born in West Germany, sprinter 1976 Olympics bronze

1950 Annegret Richter-Irrang, born in West Germany, sprinter, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1950 Renate Stecher, born in East Germany, sprinter, 3 Gold Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics, Silver Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1976 Olympics

1946 Eva Klobukowska, born in Poland, relay sprinter 1964 Olympic gold

1944 Edith McGuire, U.S. 200m sprinter 1964 Olympic gold

1944 Chi Cheng, born in Taiwan, sprinter/80m hurdler, 1968 Olympics Bronze

1941 Dorothy Hyman, England, sprinter, Silver Medal 1960 Olympics

1937 Lucinda Williams, U.S. sprinter 1960 Olympics gold

1935 Bobby Joe Morrow, Brownsville, Texas, sprinter, Olympic-3 gold-1956

1934 Marlene Matthews, Australia, sprinter, 2 Bronze Medals 1956 Olympics

1932 Maria Itkina, U.S.S.R., sprinter, 9 world records

1921 Cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world champ sprinter

1913 Annette Rogers, U.S. sprinter, Gold Medal 1932, 1936 Olympics

1911 Elizabeth "Betty" Robinson, U.S. 100m sprinter 1928 Olympics gold

1911 Stanislawa Walasiewicz, born in Poland, sprinter, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics, Silver Medal 1936 Olympics

1909 Wilhelmina Von Bremen, U.S. 4X100 relay sprinter 1932 Olympics gold

1909 Joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Belgian cyclist, champ sprinter 1932-37,

1909 Joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Flem cyclist, champ sprinter 1932-37,

1900 Arthur Porritt, New Zealand, 100m sprinter, Olympic-bronze-1924

1894 Ture Persson, Sweden, sprinter, Silver Medal 1912 Olympics


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