1986 Event Jurgen Schull sets world discus record, 74.07 m 1984 Event Zdena Silvaha (Cz) throws discus 74.55 m (women's world record) 1983 Event Yuri Dumchev of U.S.S.R. throws discus a record 71.86 m 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 John Godina, born in Fort Sill Oklahoma, shot putter/discus thrower, 1996 Olympics silver 1971 Birthday Lisa-Marie Vizaniari, Australian discus/shot putter 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Edie Boyer, St. Paul, Minnesota, discus thrower 1966 Birthday Anthony Washington, Glasgow Montana, discus thrower, Olympics-4th-96 1965 Birthday Daniela Costian, Australian discus/shot putter 1996 Olympics 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 1960 Birthday Gisela Beyer, born in East Germany, discus thrower, Olympics-4th place-1980 1960 Birthday Jurgen Schult, born in West Germany, discus thrower, world record 1986 1957 Birthday Luis Mariano Delis Fournier, Cuba, discus thrower, Olympic-bronze-1980 1956 Birthday Evelin Jahl, born in East Germany, discus thrower, Olympic-2 gold-1976 1950 Birthday Mac Maurice Wilkins, discus thrower, 1st to break 70m 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 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 1936 Birthday Al Oerter, born in New York City, American athlete, four-time, consecutive, Olympic Champion in the discus throw 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 1919 Birthday Nina Dumbadze, U.S.S.R., Discus thrower, Olympic-bronze-1952 1913 Birthday Gisela Mauermeyer, Germany, discus thrower 1936 Olympics gold 1912 Birthday Jadwiga Wajsowna-Marcinkiewicz, discus thrower, Olympic-bronze-1932 1904 Birthday Lillian Copeland, U.S. discus thrower 1932 Olympics gold 1900 Birthday Helena Konopacka, Poland, discus thrower 1928 Olympics gold
