1983 Nina Dumbadze, Russian discus thrower (Oly-bronze-1952), dies at 64
1975 Jason Tunks, London Ontario, discus thrower 1996 Olympics
1974 Beatrice Roini Liua Faumuina, NZ, discus thrower 1996 Olympics
1972 Joanna Stone, Australian javelin thrower 1996 Olympics
1972 John Godina, born in Fort Sill Oklahoma, shot putter/discus thrower, 1996 Olympics silver
1971 Andrew Currey, Australian javelin thrower 1996 Olympics
1970 Todd Riech, Polson Montana, javelin thrower
1969 Louise McPaul, Australian javelin thrower, Olympics-silver-92, 96
1968 Tomas P Pukstys, born in Chicago, Illinois, javelin thrower, Olympics-8th-96
1968 Edward Kaminski, born in Kansas City, Kansas, javelin thrower
1967 Sean Carlin, Australian hammer thrower, Olympics-8-1992, 96
1966 Jan Zelezny, Czechoslovakia, javelin thrower, Olympics-2 gold-92, 96
1966 Edie Boyer, St. Paul, Minnesota, discus thrower
1966 Anthony Washington, Glasgow Montana, discus thrower, Olympics-4th-96
1964 Pamela Dukes, born in Bronx, New York, discus thrower
1964 Lillian Copeland, U.S. discus thrower (Oly-gold-32), dies at 59
1963 Gabriele Reinsch, German DR, discus thrower, world record 1988
1962 Mike Buncic, Patterson, New Jersey, discus thrower
1962 Connie Price-Smith, born in St. Charles, Missouri, discus thrower, Oly-5th-96
1961 Lance Earl Deal, Riverton Wyoming, hammer thrower, 1996 Olympics silver
1961 Tiina Lillak, born in Finland, javelin thrower 1984 Olympics silver
1960 Gisela Beyer, German DR, discus thrower, Olympics-4th place-1980
1960 Donna Mayhew, born in Taylor, Pennsylvania, javelin thrower
1960 Jurgen Schult, German FR, discus thrower, world record 1986
1959 Petra Felke, German DR, javelin thrower, world record 1988
1958 Maria Caridad Colon, born in Cuba, javelin thrower, 1980 Olympics gold
1957 Luis Mariano Delis Fournier, Cuba, discus thrower, Oly-bronze-1980
1957 Eric Bristow, "Crafty Cockney", England, dart thrower, 5 World Masters
1956 Evelin Jahl, born in German DR, discus thrower, Olympic-2 gold-1976
1956 Tessa Sanderson, born in Kingston, Jamaica, British javelin thrower 1984 Olympics gold
1953 Kate Schmidt, U.S. javelin thrower 1972 Olympics bronze
1953 Willie Thrower becomes 1st black NFL quarterback in modern times
1950 Mac Maurice Wilkins, discus thrower, 1st to break 70m
1946 Ruth Fuchs, German DR, javelin thrower, Oly-2 gold-72, 76
1946 Miklos Nemeth, Hungary, javelin thrower 1976 Olympics gold
1945 Faina Myelink, U.S.S.R., discus thrower, Olympics gold 1972
1944 Liesel Westermann, German FR, discus thrower, 1968 Olympics silver
1939 Elvira Ozolina, U.S.S.R., javelin thrower 1960 Olympics gold
1937 Tamara Press, U.S.S.R., shot putter/discus thrower, Oly-gold-60
1937 L Jay Silvester, U.S., discus thrower 1972 Olympics silver
1936 Al Oerter, born in Astoria, New York, discus thrower, Olympics gold 56, 60, 64, 68
1932 Olga Connolly-Fikotova, Czechoslovakia, U.S. discus thrower 1956 Olympics gold
1932 Lia Manoliu, Romania, discus thrower, 1968 Olympics gold
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, Oly-gold-1952, 60
1922 Micheline Ostermeyer, France, shot-put/discus thrower, Oly-gold-1948
1922 Dana Zatopek, Czechoslavakia, javelin thrower 1952 Olympics gold
1919 Nina Dumbadze, U.S.S.R., Discus thrower, Oly-bronze-1952
1917 Imry Nemeth, Hungary, hammer thrower 1948 Olympics gold
1915 Herma Bauma, Austria, javelin thrower, Oly-gold-1948
1913 Gisela Mauermeyer, Germany, discus thrower 1936 Olympics gold
1913 Percy Thrower, English radio host
1912 Jadwiga Wajsowna-Marcinkiewicz, discus thrower, Oly-bronze-1932
1911 Gerhard Stoeck, born in Germany, javelin thrower 1936 Olympics gold
1910 Nan Gindele, U.S. javelin thrower, World Record 1932-38
1909 Matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower 1932 Olympics gold
1904 Lillian Copeland, U.S. discus thrower 1932 Olympics gold
1900 Helena Konopacka, Poland, discus thrower 1928 Olympics gold
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