-Born: June 30, Olympic medals Beijing games : 8 gold medals, held an Olympic record.
-Born: July 1, Olympic medals, 9 gold -United Nations Goodwill ambassador. -Career: He became an actor
-Born: March 6, Very influential athlete -Invented a unique back-first tecnique, adopted by almost all the high jumpers today.
-Born: December 27, She first practiced ballet, turned to gymnastics -Between : won 18 Olympic medals
-Born: September 19, one of the greatest runners of the 20 th century -the only person who won the 5,000 metres, 10,000 metres, and marathon in the same Olympiad.
-Born: August 7, The first athlete in Olympic history to win eight medals in one Olympic games. -the first male gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of ten in an Olympic competition.
-Born: February 10, Won 7 gold medals at 1972 summer Olympics. -no other swimmer has ever gained so great percentage.
-Born: October 14, He held the record for men to the most Olympic medals at 15, until Michael Phelps surpassed him -The third athlete in cumulative Olympic medals after Phelp's and Larissa Latynina.
-Born: August 21, Regarded as the fastest person ever. -He is the first man to hold both the 100 m and 200 m world records. -The first to achieve a "double double" by winning 100 m and 200 m titles at consecutive Olympics