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Samantha Wood

Happy birthday to the USA's Samantha Wood, who closed out four years of college running by winning a race and then running the fastest steeplechase of her life. In March,...

Ottaynis Febres

Happy birthday to Venezuela's discus thrower Ottaynis Febres, who set a national record two days after her last birthday. On 18 August 2025 at the Pan American Junior Games in...

Josefine Tomine Eriksen Aks

Happy birthday to Norway's Josefine Tomine Eriksen Aks, an Olympian who has run the opening leg on six consecutive Norwegian national records. Read that again, because it is the most...

Aishwarya Mishra

Happy birthday to India's Aishwarya Mishra, an Asian Games silver medallist who is one of the four fastest women India has ever had over 400m. Aishwarya's 51.12 stands as the...

Imogen Russell

Happy birthday to Australia's Imogen Russell, a 400m hurdler who is also a working dietitian, and who this year lined up at the Stawell Gift. Imogen's marks all come off...

Natalia Biskupska

Happy birthday to Poland's pole vaulter Natalia Biskupska, who has won every competition she has entered this season. Four meets in 2026, four wins: Kielce in June, then Warsaw three...

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Snizhana Dzhychko

Happy birthday to Ukraine's sprinter Snizhana Dzhychko, who won the youth national title and took senior national silver in the very same race. At the...

Candela Gonzalez

Happy monumental birthday to Spain's sprinter Candela González, who closed one of the hardest seasons of her career by running the fastest outdoor 200m...

Ida-Louise Øverland

Happy birthday to Norway's sprinter Ida-Louise Øverland, a Paralympian whose career already includes both the 100m and the 200m on the biggest stage her...

Léa Da Silva

Happy birthday to France's 400m hurdler Léa Da Silva, who ran the fastest race of her life two months ago and has been hurdling...

Moriah Oliveira

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: Happy birthday to the United States' 400m sprinter Moriah Oliveira, who has a habit of doing her very best running...