Birthday medalist

[noone]

I share a birthday (same date and same year) with an Olympic track and field bronze medalist. Can anybody else make that claim (any medal)?

[DoubleRBar]

I can't.

[lonewolf]

Geeezzz, I dunno. Were any Olympic medalists born on 4 August 1931?

[Davidokun]

Can go two steps better. Born on the same day as an Olympic gold medalist in my best event.

[KDFINE]

Bob Beamon and I were both born in Queens, New York on the exact same day, August 29, 1946. He was born in South Jamaica and I was born in Far Rockaway, about ten miles away. My school didn't have a Track team. I played soccer.

[noone]

Geeezzz, I dunno. Were any Olympic medalists born on 4 August 1931?

No, no medalist in any sport, sorry!

[noone]

Bob Beamon and I were both born in Queens, New York on the exact same day, August 29, 1946. He was born in South Jamaica and I was born in Far Rockaway, about ten miles away. My school didn't have a Track team. I played soccer.

Amazing! My "contemporary" only got a bronze in the pentathlon at the same Games. Without cheating, what's her name?

[noone]

Can go two steps better. Born on the same day as an Olympic gold medalist in my best event.

Lemme think, Leonid Spirin?

[Davidokun]

Lemme think, Leonid Spirin?

Had to look him up. That was before my time.

On the other hand, the gold medalist who shares my birthday attended a service academy. He won two gold medals in his only Olympic appearance, less than two months after I graduated from college, and not far from where I was born and raised. His athletics career ended approximately one month later.

[noone]

Had to look him up. That was before my time.

At least I didn't say Spiridon Louis.
On the other hand, the gold medalist who shares my birthday attended a service academy. He won two gold medals in his only Olympic appearance, less than two months after I graduated from college, and not far from where I was born and raised. His athletics career ended approximately one month later.

Alonzo Babers!

[Davidokun]

Alonzo Babers!

Correctamundo!

Coincidentally, another two-time Olympic gold medalist—in similar events—was born on the same day 24 years later. He attended the same university as my father.

[lonewolf]

No, no medalist in any sport, sorry!

Thanks, I can still be the first.

Thinking about this, athletes born in 1931 would be of Olympic age from, say, 1948 to 1968. What are the odds that out of thousands of Olympians and only 365 possible birth dates, none was born on August 4? That would seem to be a very exclusive club.

[KDFINE]

Thanks, I can still be the first.

Thinking about this, athletes born in 1931 would be of Olympic age from, say, 1948 to 1968. What are the odds that out of thousands of Olympians and only 365 possible birth dates, none was born on August 4? That would seem to be a very exclusive club.

Much better odds than anyone born on February 29th!

[noone]

Thanks, I can still be the first.

Thinking about this, athletes born in 1931 would be of Olympic age from, say, 1948 to 1968. What are the odds that out of thousands of Olympians and only 365 possible birth dates, none was born on August 4? That would seem to be a very exclusive club.

you are conflagrating participants and medalists. Here are three athletics participants:

Lars Torbjörn-Lassenius (FIN) b. Aug 4, 1931, placed 6th in 1956 decathlon with 6565 points.
Edward Szmidt (POL) b. Aug 4, 1931, d. 29 Apr, 2018, 1956 200m, 2nd in heat with 22.03, 6th in qf with 21.73, anchored the 4x100 Polish squad, which finished 6th in 40.9
Nina Tyurkina (SOV) b. 4 Aug 4 1931, 1952 LJ, 5.77Q, 6th in final with 5.81.

It looks as if Lars and Nina are still with us but they are retired. The 1931-08-04 hopes for a medal rest on your shoulders, lonewolf.

[lonewolf]

you are conflagrations participants and medalists. Here are three athletics participants:

Lars Torbjörn-Lassenius (FIN) b. Aug 4, 1931, placed 6th in 1956 decathlon with 6565 points.
Edward Szmidt (POL) b. Aug 4, 1931, d. 29 Apr, 2018, 1956 200m, 2nd in heat with 22.03, 6th in qf with 21.73, anchored the 4x100 Polish squad, which finished 6th in 40.9
Nina Tyurkina (SOV) b. 4 Aug 4 1931, 1952 LJ, 5.77Q, 6th in final with 5.81.

It looks as if Lars and Nina are still with us but they are retired. The 1931-08-04 hopes for a medal rest on your shoulders, lonewolf.

Well, the title of the thread says Medalists

Yeah. That shoulder separation in August 2021 and knee replacement in February 2022 have pretty well ruled out anything physical. When they add dozing and procrastination to the Olympic program, I'm in.