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Olympic Athletes Born on October 8

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327 Athletes

Rk Athlete Country Sport Born Died
1 Willie Adams United States Baseball 1972
2 Ibrahim Afsharpour Iran Boxing 1930
3 Abdul Al-Matrouk Kuwait Diving 1972
4 Zsuzsa Almássy Hungary Figure Skating 1950
5 Ben Amonette United States Shooting 1954
6 Gary Anderson United States Shooting 1939
7 Birgitt Austermühl Germany Football 1965
8 Madelon Baans Netherlands Swimming 1977
9 Chris Bacon Australia Judo 1969
10 Ashish Kumar Ballal India Hockey 1970
11 Ghislaine Barnay France Athletics 1945
12 Nicolas Bean Italy Short Track Speed Skating 1987
13 Mircea Bedivan Romania Handball 1957
14 Giuseppe Beghetto Italy Cycling 1939
15 Joseph-Antoine Bell Cameroon Football 1954
16 Uwe Bellmann East Germany Cross Country Skiing 1962
17 Esper Beloselsky Russia Sailing 1870 1921
18 Frank Belote United States Athletics 1883 1928
19 Carlos Benitez Cuba Water Polo 1955
20 Matt Biondi United States Swimming 1965
21 Juan Blanco Cuba Hockey 1959
22 Steffen Bogs East Germany Rowing 1965
23 Simone Bolelli Italy Tennis 1985
24 Brendan Boyce Ireland Athletics 1986
25 Stephen Brialey Great Britain Luge 1963
26 Jacques Bridou France Bobsleigh 1911
27 John Brockway Great Britain Swimming 1928 2009
28 Zbigniew Bródka Poland Speed Skating 1984
29 Chuck Burke United States Speed Skating 1930
30 Gaby Bußmann West Germany Athletics 1959
31 Francisco Cáceres El Salvador Weightlifting 1974
32 Cao Shuo China Athletics 1991
33 Alfredo Carricaberry Argentina Football 1900 1942
34 David Carry Great Britain Swimming 1981
35 José Antonio Cechini Spain Judo 1955
36 Mirco Cenci Italy Shooting 1957
37 Cha Tae-Seong South Korea Football 1934
38 Bernard Chan Malaysia Swimming 1946
39 Nancy Charlton Canada Hockey 1962
40 Anne-Caroline Chausson France Cycling 1977
41 Leslie Cheetham Great Britain Wrestling 1925 1998
42 Chen Xiaoxia China Diving 1962
43 Chung Yung-Chi Chinese Taipei Weightlifting 1957
44 William Clark United States Boxing 1899 1988
45 Christin Cooper United States Alpine Skiing 1959
46 Edgar Cortez Nicaragua Athletics 1989
47 Doug Cox Canada Wrestling 1957
48 Francisco Cubelos Spain Canoeing 1992
49 Bernhard Cuiper Germany Basketball 1913
50 Claude Cuy y Mola France Shooting 1957
51 Rubén D'Andrilli Argentina Rowing 1962
52 Manuel da Silva Portugal Athletics 1978
53 Ira Davenport United States Athletics 1887 1941
54 George Davidson New Zealand Athletics 1898 1948
55 Miguel de Andrés Spain Football 1957
56 Luiz de Azevedo Brazil Basketball 1964
57 Wilson de Freitas Brazil Rowing 1910 1945
58 Manuel De Vecchi Italy Cycling 1980
59 Charlotte De Vos Belgium Hockey 1983
60 Nives Dei Rossi Italy Alpine Skiing 1909
61 Dede Demet-Barry United States Cycling 1972
62 Ernesto Díaz Colombia Football 1954
63 Félix Diédhiou Senegal Wrestling 1969
64 Laurie Doherty Great Britain Tennis 1875 1919
65 Angelo Dolfini Italy Figure Skating 1978
66 Kenneth Dreyfuss United States Rowing 1947
67 Monique Drost Netherlands Swimming 1964
68 Boris Dubrovsky Soviet Union Rowing 1939
69 Constantin Duţu Romania Fencing 1949
70 Vic Dyrgall United States Athletics 1917 2006
71 Gerd Egger West Germany Judo 1943
72 Sunday Emmanuel Nigeria Athletics 1978 2004
73 Wolfgang Ender Liechtenstein Alpine Skiing 1946
74 Lena Eriksson Sweden Swimming 1972
75 Roberto Espinosa Cuba Football 1959
76 Torbjørn Falkanger Norway Ski Jumping 1927
77 Johan Falkenberg Norway Fencing 1901 1963
78 Agustín Fiorilli Argentina Swimming 1978
79 Fakhredin Fouad Al-Dien Gor Jordan Athletics 1967
80 Holger Freitag East Germany Ski Jumping 1963
81 Philippe Gaille Switzerland Gymnastics 1951
82 Octave Gallice France Equestrianism 1857 1906
83 Heidi Gan Malaysia Swimming 1988
84 Gang Su-Il South Korea Gymnastics 1943
85 Atanas Gerov Bulgaria Football 1945
86 Wolfgang Gerz West Germany Sailing 1952
87 Rabani Ghulam Afghanistan Boxing 1951
88 Gerson Gnoatto Brazil Gymnastics 1963
89 Christa Göhler Germany Cross Country Skiing 1935
90 Aleksandr Gorshkov Soviet Union Figure Skating 1946
91 Tatiana Grigorieva Australia Athletics 1975
92 Renate Groenewold Netherlands Speed Skating 1976
93 Robert Grzeszczak Poland Hockey 1971
94 Neil Gunn Canada Sailing 1945
95 Toby Haenen Australia Swimming 1973
96 Cécile Hane Senegal Judo 1987
97 Sarah Hanffou Cameroon Table Tennis 1986
98 John Ørsted Hansen Denmark Rowing 1938
99 Max Hartung Germany Fencing 1989
100 Niels Heilbuth Denmark Hockey 1906 1992
101 Johnny Helsing Sweden Weightlifting 1955
102 Maxi Herber Germany Figure Skating 1920 2006
103 Camilla Herrem Norway Handball 1986
104 Maurice Herriott Great Britain Athletics 1939
105 Reese Hoffa United States Athletics 1977
106 Mikael Holm Sweden Luge 1968
107 Ewout Holst Netherlands Swimming 1978
108 Hu Pei-Wen Chinese Taipei Archery 1950
109 Huang Zhe China Rowing 1990
110 Geoff Iden Great Britain Athletics 1914 1991
111 Katsuji Ito Japan Swimming 1946
112 Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union Wrestling 1937
113 Vadim Ivanov Unified Team Athletics 1968
114 Viktor Ivanov Soviet Union Boxing 1956
115 Lenke Jacsó-Kiss Hungary Basketball 1951
116 Lőrinc Jankovich Hungary Equestrianism 1907 1990
117 Olaf Janßen West Germany Football 1966
118 Sameer Jawdat Saudi Arabia Archery 1965
119 Jiang Huajun Hong Kong Table Tennis 1984
120 Ethel Johnson Great Britain Athletics 1908 1964
121 Heather Jones Canada Hockey 1970
122 František Kadaňka Czechoslovakia Canoeing 1944
123 Mahmoud Kadri Egypt Swimming 1917
124 Maarit Kallio Finland Judo 1975
125 Walter Katzenstein Germany Rowing 1878 1929
126 Oliver Kayser Austria Fencing 1973
127 Bruce Keech Australia Cycling 1966
128 Mukesh Khatri India Wrestling 1982
129 Markku Kiimalainen Finland Ice Hockey 1955
130 Chris Killen New Zealand Football 1981
131 Kim Chun-Ho South Korea Wrestling 1964
132 Kim Hae-Myeong South Korea Wrestling 1956
133 Kim Nam-Gu South Korea Shooting 1923
134 Eamonn Kinsella Ireland Athletics 1932 1991
135 Tatsuya Kinugasa Japan Swimming 1974
136 Glenn Kirkham Great Britain Hockey 1982
137 Rachel Klamer Netherlands Triathlon 1990
138 Anatoly Klebanov Soviet Union Water Polo 1952 2011
139 Masatoshi Kobayashi Japan Luge 1948
140 Peter Kokotowitsch Austria Wrestling 1890 1968
141 Hiroki Kokubo Japan Baseball 1971
142 Olga Kosheleva Soviet Union Athletics 1932
143 Harri Koskela Finland Wrestling 1965
144 Galina Kostenko Soviet Union Athletics 1938
145 Lada Kozlíková Czech Republic Cycling 1979
146 Andrea Kozma Austria Hockey 1962
147 Konstantin Krause Germany Athletics 1967
148 Mihkel Kukk Estonia Athletics 1983
149 Kazuhiko Kurata Japan Rowing 1967
150 Volkmar Kuttelwascher Austria Rowing 1969
151 Mikhail Kuzmich Russia Luge 1982
152 Yanely Labrada Cuba Taekwondo 1981
153 Wilhelm Ladewig Germany Athletics 1906
154 Pál Lágler Hungary Football 1913
155 Wolfgang Lakenmacher East Germany Handball 1943
156 Harry Lamme Netherlands Water Polo 1935
157 Fredric Landelius Sweden Shooting 1884 1931
158 Anke Jannie Landman Netherlands Short Track Speed Skating 1974
159 Andrea Lanzl Germany Ice Hockey 1987
160 Lee Yun-Hui South Korea Volleyball 1980
161 Ray Lewis Canada Athletics 1910 2003
162 Li Yajun China Shooting 1973
163 Nils Liedholm Sweden Football 1922 2007
164 Nina Ligon Thailand Equestrianism 1991
165 Erik Lindén Sweden Wrestling 1911 1992
166 Jürgen Litz Germany Rowing 1938
167 Liu Chia-Chi Chinese Taipei Softball 1977
168 Lo Chuen Tsung Hong Kong Table Tennis 1963
169 Lu Yu'e China Cycling 1960
170 Noel Lynch Ireland Archery 1955
171 Csaba Madar Hungary Football 1974
172 Wanderley Magalhães Brazil Cycling 1966 2006
173 Jarmo Mäkitalo Finland Ice Hockey 1960
174 Ignace Mandjambi Congo (Kinshasa) Cycling 1940
175 Helmar Mang West Germany Canoeing 1948
176 Zuzana Marková Czechoslovakia Swimming 1952
177 Steve Marten New Zealand Sailing 1948
178 Leodigard Martin Tanzania Athletics 1960
179 Cristina Martínez Spain Canoeing 1972
180 Marie-Andrée Masson Canada Cross Country Skiing 1963
181 Hatsuho Matsuzawa Japan Swimming 1914 2011
182 Mojca Mavrič Slovenia Gymnastics 1980
183 Melanie McCann Canada Modern Pentathlon 1989
184 Salem Mehaizaa Qatar Football 1965
185 Lynda Mekzine Algeria Judo 1975
186 Hiroshi Michinaga Japan Archery 1956
187 Lennox Miller Jamaica Athletics 1946 2004
188 Sandu Mitrofan Romania Bobsleigh 1952
189 Fredrik Modin Sweden Ice Hockey 1974
190 Adil Mohammad United Arab Emirates Sailing 1988
191 Roberto Moll Venezuela Equestrianism 1933
192 Anderl Molterer Austria Alpine Skiing 1931
193 Harvey Monte Netherlands Baseball 1981
194 Natasha Moodie Jamaica Swimming 1990
195 Matteo Morandi Italy Gymnastics 1981
196 Alfred Munnings Great Britain Art Competitions 1878 1959
197 Koji Murofushi Japan Athletics 1974
198 Ross Murray Great Britain Athletics 1990
199 Odd Mæhlum Norway Athletics 1921 2011
200 Na Seung-Hwa South Korea Football 1969
201 Makiko Nagaya Japan Speed Skating 1955
202 Hiroko Nambu Japan Cycling 1968
203 Paul Narracott Australia Athletics, Bobsleigh 1959
204 Dalimil Nejezchleba Czechoslovakia Shooting 1972
205 Ng Pak Kum Hong Kong Badminton 1968
206 Toby Ng Canada Badminton 1985
207 Eulogio Ngache Equatorial Guinea Athletics 1971
208 Thomas Nyemeg Cameroon Cycling 1957
209 Bjørn Nyland Norway Speed Skating 1962
210 John O'Brien Australia Water Polo 1931
211 Sumie Oinuma Japan Volleyball 1946
212 Ong Hock Eng Malaya Shooting 1933
213 Hirofumi Otsuka Japan Speed Skating 1947
214 Elvīra Ozoliņa Soviet Union Athletics 1939
215 Janice Parks Puerto Rico Softball 1967
216 Jorge Paula Portugal Athletics 1984
217 Ernst Pedersen Denmark Shooting 1935
218 Jørgen Pedersen Denmark Cycling 1959
219 Ernesto Pena Cuba Wrestling 1978
220 Jeannette Pennings Netherlands Bobsleigh 1977
221 Mariano Pérez Spain Boxing 1948
222 René Petit France Football 1899 1989
223 Dimitar Petrov Bulgaria Rowing 1958
224 Michael Picken Australia Judo 1954
225 Penny Pitou United States Alpine Skiing 1938
226 Witold Plutecki Poland Cycling 1956
227 Anna Polatou Greece Rhythmic Gymnastics 1983
228 Edgardo Pomini Argentina Fencing 1917
229 Miel Puttemans Belgium Athletics 1947
230 Jo Anne Quiring United States Judo 1963
231 Emin Quliyev Azerbaijan Swimming 1975
232 Staniša Radmanović Yugoslavia Canoeing 1940
233 Yury Radonyak Soviet Union Boxing 1935 2013
234 Boualem Rahoui Algeria Athletics 1948
235 Rasoul Raisi Iran Weightlifting 1924
236 Daimí Ramírez Cuba Volleyball 1983
237 Ramón Reyes Panama Basketball 1937
238 Valery Rezantsev Soviet Union Wrestling 1946
239 Mohamed Rizgalla Sudan Boxing 1942
240 José Robles Colombia Cycling 1964
241 Antonio Rodríguez Cuba Volleyball 1951
242 Jean-Louis Roersch Belgium Hockey 1936
243 Brigitte Rohde East Germany Athletics 1954
244 Alfonso Romo Mexico Equestrianism 1950
245 Johan Rousseau France Luge 1978
246 Hans-Jürgen Rückborn Germany Athletics 1940
247 Igor Rudakov Soviet Union Rowing 1934
248 Annina Ruppel Germany Rowing 1980
249 Tente Sánchez Spain Football 1956
250 Agustín Sandoval Spain Gymnastics 1947
251 Gustavo Santa Colombia Football 1945
252 Franz Schädler Liechtenstein Alpine Skiing 1917
253 Helmuth Schmalzl Italy Alpine Skiing 1948
254 Hubertus Schmidt Germany Equestrianism 1959
255 Jost Schömann-Finck Germany Rowing 1982
256 Jochen Schöps Germany Volleyball 1983
257 Birgit Schütz East Germany Rowing 1958
258 Alfred Schwarzenbach Switzerland Equestrianism 1941
259 Anja Secrève Netherlands Fencing 1917 2005
260 Ismail Selim Mohamed Egypt Basketball 1944
261 Juan Serra Spain Water Polo 1927
262 María Fernanda Sesto Argentina Sailing 1976
263 Shan Danna China Volleyball 1991
264 Tadashi Shimijima Japan Rowing 1912
265 Keiji Shirahata Japan Speed Skating 1973
266 Si Rijigawa China Judo 1986
267 Surjit Singh India Hockey 1951 1984
268 Raimondas Šiugždinis Lithuania Sailing 1967
269 Tom Skjønberg Norway Sailing 1948
270 Max Slevogt Germany Art Competitions 1868 1932
271 Yekaterina Smolina Russia Ice Hockey 1988
272 Son Mi-Na South Korea Handball 1964
273 Song In-Jun South Korea Boxing 1977
274 Pam Spencer United States Athletics 1957
275 Bohunka Šrámková Czechoslovakia Figure Skating 1946
276 Darko Stanić Serbia Handball 1978
277 Wacław Starzyński Poland Cycling 1910 1976
278 Ivar Stefánsson Iceland Cross Country Skiing 1927 2009
279 Norbert Sturny Switzerland Shooting 1963
280 Yoshiteru Suzuki Japan Rowing 1909
281 Thorsten Svensson Sweden Football 1901 1954
282 Paul Szabo Romania Fencing 1954
283 Louis Szanto United States Art Competitions 1890 1965
284 Bernard Talvard France Fencing 1947
285 Debbie Tanner New Zealand Triathlon 1982
286 Gillian Thomson Philippines Swimming 1974
287 Björn Thorwaldsson Sweden Shooting 1955
288 Wolfgang Thüne East Germany Gymnastics 1949
289 Hugo Toeppen United States Wrestling 1853 1933
290 Roger Toffel Switzerland Hockey 1909 1969
291 Jean-Yves Touzaint France Equestrianism 1948
292 Željko Trajković Individual Olympic Athletes Wrestling 1966
293 Arthur Treble Great Britain Athletics 1889 1966
294 Sergey Ulegin Russia Canoeing 1977
295 Jorge Ulibarri Spain Swimming 1975
296 Jörg Vaihinger West Germany, Germany Athletics 1962
297 Astrid van der Knaap Netherlands Badminton 1964
298 Geert van Eijk Netherlands Hockey 1948
299 Janus van Merrienboer Netherlands Archery 1894 1947
300 Rutger van Schaardenburg Netherlands Sailing 1987
301 Annemiek van Vleuten Netherlands Cycling 1982
302 Geoff Vanderstock United States Athletics 1946
303 Marcello Varallo Italy Alpine Skiing 1947
304 István Veréb Hungary Wrestling 1987
305 Norbert Verweyen West Germany Swimming 1950
306 Tore Vikingstad Norway Ice Hockey 1975
307 Antonio Villamil Argentina Fencing 1904
308 Yekaterina Vinogradova Russia Swimming 1980
309 Émilie Volle France Gymnastics 1981
310 Arkady Vorobyov Soviet Union Weightlifting 1924 2012
311 Boris Vorobyov Soviet Union Rowing 1949
312 Charlotte Walter Switzerland Figure Skating 1951
313 Wang Ya-Fen Chinese Taipei Softball 1969
314 Wang Ying China Ice Hockey 1981
315 Johnny Werket United States Speed Skating 1924 2010
316 Max Westerkamp Netherlands Hockey 1912 1970
317 Suryo Wibowo Indonesia Athletics 1983
318 Marceli Wiech Poland Fencing 1954
319 Elmer Williams Puerto Rico Athletics 1964
320 Eric Wilson United States Athletics 1900 1985
321 Amsale Woldegibriel Ethiopia Athletics 1960
322 Rowland Wolfe United States Gymnastics 1914 2010
323 Torben Wosik Germany Table Tennis 1973
324 Wayne Yetman Canada Athletics 1946
325 Yun Gyeong-Jae South Korea Wrestling 1962
326 Zhao Ruirui China Volleyball 1981
327 Herbert Ziegler Austria Equestrianism 1904 1944