Mar 17, 1877 – Frank Castleman; 1904 Olympic Silver 200m low hurdles |
Mar 17, 1885 – German Max Herrmann; 1912 Olympian in 5 events; 7 German Champs Gold/Silvers (Born Gdansk, Poland; KIA WWI 1/29/1915) |
Mar 17, 1958 – Spain’s Jose Manual Abascal; 1984 Olympic bronze 1,500 meters |
Mar 18, 1949 – Finland’s Hannu Siitonen; 1972/76 Olympian javelin; 1976 Silver medal |
Mar 19, 1894 – Frank Shea; 1920 Olympian – 4th in 400m and 4x400m; 3-time AAU 440 yard champ |
Mar 20, 1974 – Canada’s Kevin Sullivan; 2000/04/08 Olympian; 4 NCAA Titles |
Mar 21, 1956 – Ingrid Kristiansen, Marathon Champ; 1987 World; London 4 times; Boston 86/89; Chicago 86; NYC 89 |
Mar 21, 1972 – Derartu Tulu; Champ – Olympic 10k 1992/2000, World 01; Marathon – Lon 01, NYC 09 |
Mar 21, 1981 – Caroline Kilel, 2011 Boston Marathon Champ |
Mar 21, 1981 – Jason Hartmann, 2013 and 2012 Boston Marathon 4th Overall, 1st American; PR 2:11:06 |
Mar 21, 1990 – Emily Infeld: 2015 World Championships Bronze 10,000 meters |
Mar 22, 1929 – Peter McArdle; 1964 Olympian marathon; 1963 Pan Am Games Gold 10,000m; 16 AAU titles (RIP 06/24/85) |
Mar 22, 1937 – Armin Hary; 1960 Olympic Golds 100m/4x100m; 1958 European Gold 100m |
Mar 23, 1929 – Roger Bannister; First sub-4:00 Mile; 1952 Olympian; 1954 British and Commonwealth Mile Gold medals (RIP 03/3/2018) |
Mar 23, 1934 – Bill Dellinger; 1956/60/64 Olympian; 1964 Olympic Bronze 5,000m; 1959 Pam Am Gold 5k |
Mar 23, 1963 – Cuba’s Ana Quirot; Olympic 800m, 1992 Bronze, 1996 Silver medals; 14 Golds at Worlds, Pan Am, Central Amer and Caribbean Games |
Mar 23, 1983 – Mo Farah; 2012 Olympic Gold 5k/10k; World Gold 2011/13 5k, 2013 10k; 8 Euro Golds |
Mar 25, 1932 – Wes Santee, 1953 NCAA Cross Country champ; 1,500m, mile (indoor) WRs (RIP 11/14/2010) |
Mar 27, 1947 – Finland’s Olavi Suomalainen, 1972 Boston Marathon Champ |
Mar 28, 1957 – Harvey Glance, 1976 Olympic Gold Medalist in the 4x100m relay |