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Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games
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The list Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games includes
Ralph Sampson, Carl Lewis, Kevin McHale, Nancy Lieberman and Holly Warlick.
The list consists of 500 members.
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Ralph Sampson
American basketball player
Overview: Ralph Lee Sampson Jr. (born July 7, 1960) is an American retired basketball player. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A 7-foot-4 phenom, three-time College Player of the ...Date of birth: 7 July 1960Age: 64Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BasketballGender: MaleHeight: 7' 4" (224 cm)
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Nancy Lieberman
Basketball player
Overview: Nancy Elizabeth Lieberman (born July 1, 1958), nicknamed "Lady Magic," is a former professional basketball player and coach in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) who is currently a bro ...Date of birth: 1 July 1958Age: 66Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BasketballGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 10" (178 cm) 0
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Carl Lewis
American track and field athlete
Overview: Frederick Carlton Lewis OLY (born July 1, 1961) is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight ...Date of birth: 1 July 1961Age: 63Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Track and FieldGender: MaleHeight: 6' 3" (190 cm) 0
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Kevin McHale
American basketball player (born 1957)
Overview: Kevin Edward McHale (born December 19, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player, coach and analyst who played his entire professional career for the Boston Celtics. He is a Basketball ...Date of birth: 19 December 1957Age: 67Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BasketballGender: MaleHeight: 6' 10" (208 cm)Partner: Lynn McHale (Married) 0
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Merlene Ottey
Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete
Overview: Merlene Joyce Ottey OD (born 10 May 1960) is a Jamaican-Slovenian former track and field sprinter. She began her career representing Jamaica in 1978, and continued to do so for 24 years, before representing ...Date of birth: 10 May 1960Age: 65Nationality: SlovenianOccupation: Track and FieldGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 9" (175 cm) 0
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Greg Louganis
American Olympic platform diver
Overview: Gregory Efthimios Louganis (born January 29, 1960) is an American Olympic diver, LGBT activist, and author who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, on both the springboard and platform ...Date of birth: 29 January 1960Age: 65Nationality: AmericanOccupation: AuthorGender: MaleHeight: 5' 9" (175 cm)Partner: Johnny Chaillot (Engaged) 0
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Holly Warlick
American basketball player and coach
Overview: Frances Hollingsworth "Holly" Warlick (born June 11, 1958) is an American college basketball coach who was head coach for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers. She replaced head coach Pat Summitt prior to the ... 0
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Mary Decker Slaney
American middle-distance runner
Overview: Mary Teresa Slaney (formerly Tabb, née Decker on August 4, 1958) is a retired American middle-distance runner. During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters at the 1983 World ...Date of birth: 4 August 1958Age: 66Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Track and FieldGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 6" (168 cm) 0
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Isiah Thomas
American basketball player and coach
Overview: Isiah Lord Thomas III (born April 30, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player, coach and executive who is an analyst for NBA on TNT. He played his entire professional career for the ...Date of birth: 30 April 1961Age: 64Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BasketballGender: MaleHeight: 6' 1" (185 cm) 0
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Teófilo Stevenson
Boxer
Overview: Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence (29 March 1952 – 11 June 2012) was a Cuban amateur boxer, who competed from 1966 to 1986. He won the Val Barker Trophy (1972) and was honoured with the Olympic Order (1987) ...Date of birth: 29 March 1952Date of death: 11 June 2012Age: 60 (age at death)Nationality: CubanOccupation: BoxingGender: MaleHeight: 6' 5" (196 cm) 0
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Renaldo Nehemiah
American football player
Overview: Renaldo Nehemiah (born March 24, 1959) is a retired American track and field athlete who specialized in the 110 m hurdles. He was ranked number one in the world for four straight years, and is a former ...Date of birth: 24 March 1959Age: 66Nationality: AmericanOccupation: Track and FieldGender: MaleHeight: 6' 1" (185 cm) 0
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Gigi Fernandez
Tennis player
Overview: Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández (born February 22, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player. Fernández won 17 major doubles titles and two Olympic gold medals representing the United States ...Date of birth: 22 February 1964Age: 61Nationality: Puerto RicanOccupation: TennisGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 7" (170 cm) 0
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Ann Meyers
American basketball player and sportscaster
Overview: Ann Meyers Drysdale (born Ann Elizabeth Meyers; March 26, 1955) is a retired American basketball player and sportscaster. She was a standout player in high school, college, the Olympic Games, international ...Date of birth: 26 March 1955Age: 70Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BasketballGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 9" (175 cm) 0
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Cecilia Tait
Peruvian volleyball player and politician
Overview: Cecilia Roxana Tait Villacorta (born May 2, 1962) is a Peruvian politician and retired volleyball player. Nicknamed La Zurda del Oro (The Golden Left-Handed Woman), she participated in three Summer Olympics ...Date of birth: 2 May 1962Age: 63Nationality: PeruvianOccupation: VolleyballGender: FemaleHeight: 6' (183 cm) 0
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Michael Brooks (basketball)
American basketball player
Overview: Michael Anthony Brooks (August 17, 1958 – August 22, 2016) was an American professional basketball player. He also held French citizenship. At 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m), he played as a forward ...Date of birth: 17 August 1958Date of death: 22 August 2016Age: 58 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BasketballGender: Male 0
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Nancy Garapick
Canadian Olympic swimmerOverview: Nancy Ellen Garapick (born September 24, 1961) is a former Canadian competition swimmer, Olympic medallist, and former world record-holder. She won two bronze medals in the 100-metre backstroke and 2 ...Date of birth: 24 September 1961Age: 63Nationality: CanadianOccupation: SwimmingGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 6" (168 cm) 0
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Angella Taylor-Issajenko
Athletics (sport) competitor
Overview: Angella Taylor-Issajenko, CM (née Taylor; born September 28, 1958) is a Canadian coach and former sprinter. She won an Olympic silver medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984. At the Comm ...Date of birth: 28 September 1958Age: 66Nationality: CanadianOccupation: Track and FieldGender: Female 0
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Oscar Schmidt
Professional basketball player
Overview: Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt (born February 16, 1958) is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player. He is also known as Oscar Schmidt in Spain, where he played for Fórum Valladolid for the 1993–94 ...Date of birth: 16 February 1958Age: 67Nationality: BrazilianOccupation: BasketballGender: MaleHeight: 6' 9" (206 cm) 0
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Kyle Macy
American basketball player-coach
Overview: Kyle Robert Macy (born April 9, 1957) is an assistant coach for the Transylvania University Pioneers men's basketball team. Macy, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana and raised in Peru, Indiana, played college ...Date of birth: 9 April 1957Age: 68Nationality: AmericanOccupation: BasketballGender: MaleHeight: 6' 3" (190 cm) 0
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Steve Lundquist
American swimmer
Overview: Stephen K. Lundquist (born February 20, 1961) is an American former competition swimmer who is an Olympic gold medalist and former world record-holder. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he won ...Date of birth: 20 February 1961Age: 64Nationality: AmericanOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 6' 2" (188 cm) 0
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