Cathy Freeman

Cathy Freeman

female, 36 years old
Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman OAM (born February 16, 1973) is an Australian athlete who is particularly associated with the 400 m race. As an...
Carl Diem

Carl Diem

male, deceased (1962)
Dr. Carl Diem was the originator of the modern tradition of the Olympic torch relay. The Olympic torch is not a tradition dating to ancient Greece....
Ron Clarke

Ron Clarke

male, 72 years old
Ronald ("Ron") William Clarke (born February 21, 1937 in Victoria) was an Australian athlete, and one of the best known middle and long distance...
Herb Elliott

Herb Elliott

male, 71 years old
Herbert James ("Herb") Elliott AC MBE (born February 25, 1938) is a former Australian athlete, one of the world's greatest middle distance runners....
Birger Ruud

Birger Ruud

male, deceased (1998)
Birger Ruud was a Norwegian ski jumper. Born in Kongsberg, Birger Ruud, with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn, dominated international jumping in t...
Debbie Flintoff-King

Debbie Flintoff-King

female, 49 years old
Debra Lee (Debbie) Flintoff-King (born April 20, 1960 in Melbourne, Victoria) was an Australian hurdler, who won the second women's 400 m hurdles...
Eigil Nansen

Eigil Nansen

male
Eigil Nansen is the grandson of explorer and humanist Fridtjof Nansen. In 1991, he won The Lisl and Leo Eitinger Prize for his work with refugees...
Jure Franko

Jure Franko

male, 47 years old
Jure Franko (born March 28, 1962 in Nova Gorica) is a Slovenian former alpine skier. Franko's best performances in giant slalom and super giant...
Josef Feistmantl

Josef Feistmantl

male, 70 years old
Josef Feistmantl (born February 23, 1939) was an Austrian luger who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Winter...
Henry Eriksson

Henry Eriksson

male, deceased (2000)
Knut Henry Eriksson (January 23, 1920 - January 8, 2000) was a Swedish athlete, winner of 1500 m at the 1948 Summer Olympics. All through his...