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Mary Decker
(American Middle-Distance Runner)
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Birthdate: August 4, 1958
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Amos Alonzo Stagg
(American Athlete and College Coach)
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Birthdate: August 16, 1862
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: March 17, 1965
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Mel Sheppard
(Athlete)
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Birthdate: September 5, 1883
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: January 4, 1942
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Dave Sime
(Former Sprinter Multi-Sport Athlete, and a Pioneering Ophthalmologist.)
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Birthdate: July 25, 1936
Sun Sign: Leo
Died: January 12, 2016
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Renaldo Nehemiah
(Retired American Track and Field Athlete)
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Birthdate: March 24, 1959
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Athing Mu
(American Middle-Distance Runner and Olympic Gold Medalist in 800 m)
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Birthdate: June 8, 2002
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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George A. Sheehan
(Officer, Cardiologist)
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Birthdate: November 5, 1918
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: November 1, 1993
Apart from being a qualified doctor, George A. Sheehan has also gained fame as an author of books in running. Though he followed in his father’s footsteps to become a cardiologist, he later followed his early passion of track by writing bestsellers such as Running & Being.
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Milt Campbell
(African-American Athlete)
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Birthdate: December 9, 1933
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Died: November 2, 2012
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Don Bragg
(Athlete)
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Birthdate: May 15, 1935
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: February 16, 2019
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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