International Events

• African Championships
  1982 African Championships in Athletics
  -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...
  
  
• Asian Games
  Athletics at the 1982 Asian Games
  -Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...
  
  
• Central American and Caribbean Championships
  Athletics at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games
  The athletics competition in the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Havana, Cuba.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics...
  
  
• Commonwealth Games
  Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
  At the 1982 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events took place at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia from 3–9 October 1982. A total of 39 events were contested, 23 for men and 16 for women athletes.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:Key:...
  
  
• European Championships
  1982 European Championships in Athletics
  The 13th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 September to 12 September 1982 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Field:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |1990 |-Track:1974 |1978 |1982 |1986 |...
  
  
• European Indoor Championships
  1982 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
  The 13th European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Palasport di San Siro in Milan, a city in Italy, in 1982. It was the second time the championships were held in Milan.-Track:-Field:-Medal table:-External links:* at GBRathletics.com...
  
  
• World Cross Country Championships
  1982 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
  The 10th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on March 21, 1982 in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 380 participating athletes from 33 countries.- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :...
  
  

Men

Women

EVENT	ATHLETE	MARK	DATE	VENUE
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...		48.16	September 8	Athens, Greece
Mile		4:18.08	July 9	Paris, France
		4:17.44	September 16	Rieti Rieti Rieti is a city and comune in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of c. 47,700. It is the capital of province of Rieti.The town centre rests on a small hilltop, commanding a wide plain at the southern edge of an ancient lake. The area is now the fertile basin of the Velino River... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
3,000 metres 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...		8:26.78	July 25	Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... , Soviet Union Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
5,000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...		15:13.22	March 17	Auckland, New Zealand
		15:08.26	June 5	Eugene, Oregon Eugene, Oregon Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S... , USA
10,000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...		31:35.3	July 16	Eugene, Oregon Eugene, Oregon Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S... , USA
4x400m Relay Relay race During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...	German Democratic Republic • Kirsten Emmelmann Kirsten Emmelmann Kirsten Emmelmann, née Siemon , is a former German track and field athlete who represented East Germany in the 1980s in the 400 meter sprint. Her biggest success came as a member of the 4x400 meter relay: in 1987 she was world champion, and at the 1988 Summer Olympics her team was third... • Sabine Busch Sabine Busch Sabine Busch is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres and the 400 metres hurdles. She was born in Erfurt.At the 1982 European Championships she finished fourth in the 400 metres hurdles, but won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay together with teammates Kirsten... • Dagmar Neubauer • Marita Koch Marita Koch Marita Koch , is a former sprint track and field athlete...	3:19.04	September 11	Athens, Greece
Half Marathon Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...		1:09:57	May 15	Gothenburg, Sweden
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...		6845	June 20	Halle Halle, Saxony-Anhalt Halle is the largest city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is also called Halle an der Saale in order to distinguish it from the town of Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia... , East Germany

• Marlies Göhr
  Marlies Göhr
  Marlies Göhr is a former East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for twelve straight years, ranking first in six of those years...
  
   (GDR) equals her own world record in the women's 100 metres
  100 metres
  The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
  
  , clocking 10.88 seconds on 1982-07-06 at a meet in Karl-Marx-Stadt.

100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

400 metres

400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

800 metres

800 metres

The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

1,500 metres

1500 metres

The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...

Mile

3,000 metres

3000 metres

The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...

5,000 metres

5000 metres

The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...

10,000 metres

10000 metres

The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...

Half Marathon

Half marathon

A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...

110m Hurdles

Hurdling

Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...

400m Hurdles

Hurdling

Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...

3,000m Steeplechase

Steeplechase (athletics)

The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing.-Rules:The length of the race is usually 3000 m; junior events are 2000 m, as women's events formerly were. The circuit has four ordinary barriers and one water jump. Over 3000 m, each...

High Jump

High jump

The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

Long Jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

Triple Jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

Discus

Discus throw

The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

Hammer

Hammer throw

The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...

Shot Put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

Pole Vault

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

Javelin (old design)

Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

Decathlon

Decathlon

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...

100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

200 metres

200 metres

A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...

400 metres

400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

800 metres

800 metres

The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...

1,500 metres

1500 metres

The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...

Mile

3,000 metres

3000 metres

The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...

5,000 metres

5000 metres

The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...

10,000 metres

10000 metres

The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...

Half Marathon

Half marathon

A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...

100m Hurdles

Hurdling

Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...

400m Hurdles

Hurdling

Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...

High Jump

High jump

The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

Long Jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

Discus

Discus throw

The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

Shot Put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

Javelin (old design)

Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...

Heptathlon

Heptathlon

A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...

January

• January 2 — Athanasia Tsoumeleka
  Athanasia Tsoumeleka
  Athanasia Tsoumeleka is a Greek race walker, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.Until 2003 Tsoumeleka was a largely unknown athlete, and she only finished seventh at the World Championships that year...
  
  , Greek race walker
• January 3 — Eşref Apak
  Esref Apak
  Eşref Apak is a Turkish hammer thrower.Apak took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won a surprising bronze medal with 79.51 m after the gold medalist Hungarian athlete Adrián Annus was disqualified by IOC for a doping violation...
  
  , Turkish hammer thrower
• January 5 — Vadims Vasiļevskis
  Vadims Vasilevskis
  Vadims Vasiļevskis is a Latvian javelin thrower, a silver medalist of 2004 Summer Olympics. Vasiļevskis achieved his best result of 90.73m on July 22, 2007 in Tallinn, Estonia, becoming the tenth longest javelin thrower of all times.He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka...
  
  , Latvian athlete
• January 12 — Dimitrios Tsiamis
  Dimitrios Tsiamis
  Dimitrios Tsiamis is a Greek triple jumper.He finished eighth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow.- Personal bests :-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  , Greek triple jumper
• January 24 — Hamdi Dhouibi
  Hamdi Dhouibi
  Hamdi Dhouibi is a Tunisian decathlete.He held the African record with 8023 points, achieved at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. The record was broken by Larbi Bouraada of Algeria at the 2009 World Championships...
  
  , Tunisian decathlete

February

• February 2 — Dorcus Inzikuru
  Dorcus Inzikuru
  Dorcus Inzikuru is a Ugandan athlete competing in steeplechase. She won the inaugural World title in women's 3000 m steeplechase, as well as the first Commonwealth title in the event. Her coach is Renato Canova. Sometimes her name is spelt "Docus"...
  
  , Ugandan athlete
• February 7 — Rumyana Karapetrova
  Rumyana Karapetrova
  Rumyana Karapetrova is a Bulgarian javelin thrower.She finished sixth at the 2006 European Championships with a career best throw of 61.78 metres. She also finished tenth at the 2005 World Championships, and competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the...
  
  , Bulgarian javelin thrower
• February 8 — Iryna Shtanhyeyeva
  Iryna Shtanhyeyeva
  Iryna Shtanhyeyeva is a Ukrainian sprint athlete who specializes in the 200 metres.In individual competition she competed at the 2007 European Indoor Championships and the 2007 World Championships without reaching the final, but she won the gold medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade...
  
  , Ukrainian sprinter
• February 9 — Zersenay Tadese, Eritrean athlete
• February 10 — Justin Gatlin
  Justin Gatlin
  Justin Gatlin is an American sprinter. He is an Olympic gold medalist, with a 100 m personal best of 9.85 seconds. He served a four-year ban from track and field for testing positive for a banned substance; Gatlin had appealed the ban in 2009, but it was later denied.- Biography :Gatlin attended...
  
  , American athlete
• February 18 — Krisztián Pars
  Krisztián Pars
  Krisztián Pars is a Hungarian hammer thrower. He has represented Hungary at the Olympics on two occasions; in 2004 and 2008. He has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships.His personal best throw is 82.45 metres, achieved...
  
  , Hungarian hammer thrower

March

• March 1 — Leryn Franco
  Leryn Franco
  Leryn Dahiana Franco Steneri is a Paraguayan model and athlete. She specializes in the javelin throw and became an internet sensation during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her personal best throw is 55.66 metres, achieved in June,2011 in Buenos Aires...
  
  , Paraguayan javelin thrower
• March 7 — Josh Rohatinsky
  Josh Rohatinsky
  Josh Rohatinsky is an American long-distance running athlete. He was the NCAA Men's Cross Country Champion in 2006 while running for BYU...
  
  , American long-distance runner
• March 14 — Yuleidis Limonta
  Yuleidis Limonta
  Yuleidis Limonta Ramírez is a female heptathlete from Cuba.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  , Cuban heptathlete
• March 16 — Inga Kožarenoka
  Inga Kožarenoka
  Inga Kožarenoka is a female javelin thrower from Latvia. Her personal best throw is 59.97 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Murjani. At the time it became Latvian record...
  
  , Latvian javelin thrower
• March 25 — Kayoko Fukushi
  Kayoko Fukushi
  is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. Fukushi represented Japan at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Japanese long-distance runner
• March 31 — Janice Josephs
  Janice Josephs
  Janice Josephs is a South African heptathlete.She finished nineteenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the latter in a personal best score of 6181 points. On the regional level she won a silver medal at the 2004 African Championships and the gold at the 2006...
  
  , South African heptathlete

April

• April 15 — Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi
  Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi
  Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi is an Italian race walker. His father is from Congo and his mother from Haiti.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  , Italian race walker
• April 20 — Arnoud Okken
  Arnoud Okken
  Arnoud Okken is a Dutch athlete specialising in the 800 metres.His first international victory came at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships. Commenting on the win, Okken stated that "my plan was to take the lead and keep away from any trouble...
  
  , Dutch middle-distance runner
• April 20 — Dennis Leyckes
  Dennis Leyckes
  Dennis Leyckes is a German decathlete.His personal best score is 8310 points, achieved in June 2006 in Ratingen....
  
  , German decathlete
• April 25 — Victoria Mitchell
  Victoria Mitchell
  Victoria Mitchell is an Australian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.She took part in the World Student Cross Country Championships in 2002 and finished in eleventh place.Her first international medal was a silver at the 2005 Summer Universiade. She was the 2007...
  
  , Australian long-distance runner

May

• May 6 — Dilshod Nazarov
  Dilshod Nazarov
  Dilshod Nazarov is a Tajikistani athlete who specializes in the hammer throw. He has represented his country at the Olympic Games on two occasions...
  
  , Tajikistani hammer thrower
• May 10 — Yochai Halevi
  Yochai Halevi
  Yochai Halevi is an Israeli long jumper and triple jumper.Halevi is Jewish. He competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. His personal best long jump is 7.99 metres, achieved in May 2010 in Tel Aviv. His personal best triple jump is 16.77 metres, achieved in July 2011 in...
  
  , Israeli long jumper and triple jumper
• May 12 — Marvin Anderson
  Marvin Anderson
  Marvin Anderson is a Jamaican sprint athlete.He finished sixth in the 200m final at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka where he also won a silver medal in the 4×100m relay team for Jamaica. He is a former student of Duncans All Age and William Knibb Memorial High School.Anderson represented...
  
  , Jamaican sprinter
• May 15 — Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaican athlete
• May 20 — Mihail Stamatoyiannis
  Mihail Stamatoyiannis
  Michalis Stamatogiannis is a Greek shot putter.He finished tenth at the 1999 World Youth Championships and ninth at the 2000 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....
  
  , Greek shot putter
• May 25 — Ezekiel Kemboi
  Ezekiel Kemboi
  Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi is a Kenyan athlete, winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2009 World Championships and the 2011 World Championships. He became African Junior Champion in 2001 and came to prominence with a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games...
  
  , Kenyan athlete
• May 30 — Phaustin Baha Sulle, Tanzanian long-distance runner

June

• June 3 — Yelena Isinbayeva
  Yelena Isinbayeva
  Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva is a Russian pole vaulter. She is twice an Olympic gold medalist , five-times a World Champion, and the current world record holder in the event...
  
  , Russian pole vaulter
• June 5 — Fabiano Peçanha
  Fabiano Peçanha
  Fabiano Peçanha is a Brazilian middle distance runner. He is a quadruple South American champion in 800 metres and 1500 metres.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  , Brazilian middle-distance runner
• June 11 — Vanessa Boslak
  Vanessa Boslak
  Vanessa Boslak is a French pole vaulter.Her personal best is 4.70 metres, achieved in Malaga in June 2006 and during the final of the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan .-Achievements:...
  
  , French pole vaulter
• June 13 — Kenenisa Bekele
  Kenenisa Bekele
  Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...
  
  , Ethiopian distance runner
• June 25 — Esther Dankwah
  Esther Dankwah
  Esther Dankwah is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. She lives in the Netherlands since 2003.She won the bronze medal with the African 4 x 100 metres relay team at the 2006 IAAF World Cup...
  
  , Ghanaian sprinter

July

• July 8 — Park Chil-Sung
  Park Chil-Sung
  Park Chil-Sung is a South Korean race walker.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  , South Korean race walker
• July 14 — Vyacheslav Muravyev
  Vyacheslav Muravyev
  Vyacheslav Muravyev is a Kazakhstani sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres.He competed in the 60 metres at the 2006 World Indoor Championships,and finished eighth in the 100 metres at the 2006 Asian Games...
  
  , Kazakhstani sprinter
• July 23 — Thaimara Rivas
  Thaimara Rivas
  Thaimara Solsiree Rivas Barrios is a female heptathlete from Venezuela. She set her personal best score on June 21, 2003 at the South American Championships in Barquisimeto.-Achievements:-References:...
  
  , Venezuelan heptathlete

August

• August 5 — Jo Ankier
  Jo Ankier
  Joanna Ankier is a current television and radio broadcaster and a former British track athlete whose main event was the 3000 metres Steeplechase...
  
  , British long-distance runner
• August 9 — Robert Häggblom
  Robert Häggblom
  Robert Markus Häggblom is a Finnish shot putter.He won the gold medal at the 1999 World Youth Championships and finished fourth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships...
  
  , Finnish shot putter
• August 9 — Byron Piedra
  Byron Piedra
  Byron Efrén Piedra Ávilés is an Ecuadorian middle distance and long-distance runner.He won the 2007 edition of the Guayaquil Marathon...
  
  , Ecuadorian distance runner
• August 31 — Lien Huyghebaert
  Lien Huyghebaert
  Lien Huyghebaert is a Belgian sprinter, who specializes in the 100 metres.Huyghebaert finished sixth in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, with teammates Katleen De Caluwé, Élodie Ouédraogo and Kim Gevaert...
  
  , Belgian athlete

September

• September 11 — Elvan Abeylegesse
  Elvan Abeylegesse
  Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m, 2 miles and cross country...
  
  , Ethiopian-born Turkish track and field athlete
• September 15 — Matthew Boyles
  Matthew Boyles
  Matthew Boyles is a male race walker from the United States. He attended the University of Rio Grande and competed for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games.-Achievements:...
  
  , American race walker
• September 29 — Salome Chepchumba
  Salome Chepchumba
  Salome Chepchumba is a female middle distance runner from Kenya, who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 8:51.5 min *3000 metre steeplechase - 9:26.07 min...
  
  , Kenyan middle distance runner

November

• November 4 — Kamila Skolimowska
  Kamila Skolimowska
  Kamila Skolimowska was a Polish hammer thrower. She was known for her gold medal in the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics, which made her the youngest Olympic hammer champion, as well as for her two medals from the European Championships. Her personal best throw, and Polish record, was 76.83 metres,...
  
  , Polish hammer thrower (d. 2009)
• November 6 — Loree Smith
  Loree Smith
  -Early years:Smith said she played sports just to pass the time growing up. When asked to describe her start in track and field, she said she was "just a chubby kid throwing 25 feet in the shot and 60 feet in the discus." Loree was originally a three sport athlete in high school getting conference...
  
  , American hammer thrower
• November 9 — Eloise Wellings
  Eloise Wellings
  Eloise Wellings is an Australian long-distance runner. She represented her country at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and at the 2010 edition in New Delhi. She was the gold medalist over 5000 metres at the 2003 Summer Universiade...
  
  , Australian long-distance runner
• November 11 — Ivan Babaryka
  Ivan Babaryka
  Ivan Babaryka is a Ukrainian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.He began his career as a track athlete and became the Ukrainian indoor champion over 3000 metres in 2006. He won the 2007 Moscow International Peace Marathon, running a time of 2:20:34 in severe weather conditions...
  
  , Ukrainian long-distance runner
• November 11 — Asafa Powell
  Asafa Powell
  Asafa Powell C.D is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He held the 100 m world record between June 2005 and May 2008, with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds respectively. Powell has consistently broken the 10-second barrier in competition, with his personal best of...
  
  , Jamaican sprinter
• November 29 — Andrei Chubsa
  Andrei Chubsa
  Andrei Chubsa is a Belarusian high jumper.He won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Youth Championships, finished sixth at the 2000 World Junior Championships and tenth at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and won the gold medal at the 2001 European Junior Championships.His personal best...
  
  , Belarusian high jumper

December

• December 2 — Morten Jensen
  Morten Jensen
  Morten Jensen is a Danish athlete. He primarily participates in long jump, 100 metres and 200 metres.He competed at the World Championships in 2005 and 2007, the 2006 World Indoor Championships, the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without...
  
  , Danish long jumper
• December 11 — Darren Gilford
  Darren Gilford
  Darren Gilford is a Maltese sprinter specializing in the 100 metres.Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved fifth place in his 100 metres heat, thus failing to make it through to the second round....
  
  , Maltese athlete
• December 25 — Samson Ramadhani, Tanzanian long-distance runner

Deaths

• April 26 — Ville Ritola
  Ville Ritola
  Vilho Eino Ritola was a Finnish athlete, specialised in the long distance events. In the 1920s, he won 8 Olympic medals...
  
   (86), Finnish Olympic gold medal runner (b. 1896)
• June 25 — Ed Hamm
  Ed Hamm
  Edward Barton Hamm was an American athlete, who won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. There he set a world record in the long jump, becoming the first Arkansan to win a gold medal...
  
   (76), American athlete (b. 1906)
• June 28 — Wiesław Maniak (41), Polish sprinter (b. 1938)
• August 4 — Henk van der Wal (95), Dutch track and field athlete (b. 1886)