Mar 1, 1903 – Holland’s Jacob 'Jaap' Boot; 1924 Olympic Bronze Medalist 4x100m (RIP 6/14/1986) |
Mar 1, 1921 – Jim Delaney; 1948 Olympic Silver Medal Shot Put, 2-time AAU champ (RIP 4/2/2012) |
Mar 1, 1943 – Ben Jipcho; 1972 Olympic Silver steeple, 4 Golds at African and Commonwealth Games |
Mar 1, 1952 – Doug Brown; 1972/76/80 Olympian steeplechase, 2-time NCAA and AAU champ |
Mar 1, 1971 – Allen Johnson; 1996 Olympic Gold, 7-time World Champ in 110m hurdles |
Mar 2, 1933 – Joel Shankle; 1956 Olympic Bronze Medalist 110m hurdles, 1955 NCAA LJ champ |
Mar 2, 1970 – Steve Holman; 1992 Olympian and 2-time USA champ at 1500 meters; PR mile 3:50.60 |
Mar 3, 1926 – Craig Dixon, 1948 Olympic Bronze Medalist 110m hurdles, 1949 NCAA and AAU champ |
Mar 3, 1941 – John Thomas; 1960 Olympic Bronze, 1964 Olympic Silver in high jump (RIP 1/15/2013) |
Mar 3, 1962 – Jackie Joyner-Kersee; 1984/88/92/96 Olympian, 3 Golds, Silver, 2 Bronze heptathlon/LJ |
Mar 4, 1928 - Alan Sillitoe, author of 'The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner' (RIP 4/25/2010) |
Mar 6, 1935 - Ron Delaney, 1956 Olympic Gold Medalist at 1,500 meters |
Mar 6, 1947 – Dick Fosbury, 1968 Olympic Gold Medalist in high jump |
Mar 6, 1996 – Christian Coleman, 2018 World Indoor Gold 60m; 2017 World Outdoor Silver 100m |
Mar 7, 1960 – Jim Spivey, 1984/92/96 Olympian; 1982 NCAA 1,500m Champ |
Mar 7, 1969 – Todd Williams; US Olympian 1992/96; US Record 15k 42:22; Founder of RunSafer |
Mar 7, 1982 – Josh Rohatinsky, 2006 NCAA Cross Country Champion |
Mar 8, 1957 - Ruth Wysocki, 1984 U.S. Olympian at 800 and 1,500 meters |
Mar 9, 1920 –Franco Mihalic; 1956 Olympic Silver Medal marathon; 1958 Boston champ (RIP 2/14/15) |
Mar 9, 1921 – Herb Douglas; 1948 Olympic Bronze Medal Long Jump; 3-time AAU champ |
Mar 9, 1928 – Francisco ‘Frank’ Rivera; 2-time Puerto Rican Olympian in 400m/800m 1952/56 |
Mar 9, 1946 – Gerry Lindgren; 11-time NCAA champ, 1964 Olympian |
Mar 10, 1891 – Robert Johnson; 1st great black distance star; 1924 Olympic Bronze XC; 5-time AAU champ (RIP 1965) |
Mar 10, 1929 – Art Barnard; 1952 Olympic Bronze Medal in 110m high hurdles |
Mar 10, 1953 – Canada’s Debbie Brill; 3-time HJ Olympian 1972/76/84; 1971 Pan Am Games Gold |
Mar 10, 1953 – Canada’s Jacqueline Gareau, 1980 Boston Marathon Champion |
Mar 10, 1956 – Larry Myricks; 1988 Olympic long jump Bronze Medal; 4-time Olympian 1976/80/84/88 |
Mar 10, 1983 – Lashinda Demus; 2012 Olympic Silver Medal in 400m hurdles; 2-time World champ |
Mar 10, 1985 – Morgan Uceny; 2012 Olympian 1,500m; 2011 ranked #1 in World at 1,500m |
Mar 12, 1963 – Brazil’s Joachim Cruz, 1984 Olympic Gold at 800 meters |
Mar 13, 1874 – Ellery Clark – 1896 Olympic Golds in Long Jump and High Jump |
Mar 13, 1908 – Barney Berlinger – 1928 Olympic Decathlete; 1931 Sullivan Award |
Mar 15, 1897 – Jackson Scholz, 1920/24/28 Olympian; 2 Golds (1920 4x100m; 1924 200m), Silver 1924 100m (RIP 10/26/86) |
Mar 15, 1906 – Melvin Dalton, 1928 Olympic Steeplechase 7th, Olympic Trials 3rd Place (RIP 10/13/83) |
Mar 15, 1910 – England’s Tom Richards, 1948 Olympic Marathon Bronze Medal (RIP 01/19/85) |
Mar 15, 1918 – James Hewson, 1956 Olympian, 6 AAU Racewalk Golds, 1955 Pam Am Games Silver Rowing (RIP 10/17/78) |
Mar 15, 1944 – Chinese Taipei’s Chi Cheng, 1968 Olympic Gold Medalist Long Jump |
Mar 15, 1945 – Tracy Smith, 1968 Olympian 10,000m; 5-time AAU champ |
Mar 15, 1954 – Henry Marsh, 4-time Olympian 1976/80/84/88 Steeplechase; 9-time U.S. Champ |
Mar 15, 1982 – Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, 2012 Olympic Marathon Bronze Medal |