By Scoop Malinowski Status: 1984 Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics. DOB: January 24, 1968 In: Fairmont, West Virginia Childhood Heroes: Nadia Comaneci – my gymnastics idol. Larry Bird. Babe Didriksen – I remembner reading about her. Unreal. Joe Montana. Nicknames: Tiny. Shorty. Shrimp Lou. Lulu. Panda Bear. Boo Boo. Hobbies/Interests: …
Read More »
By Scoop Malinowski Status: 1976 Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon. 1972 Olympian. Ht: 6-2 Wt: 195 DOB: October 28, 1949 In: Mount Kisco, NY Childhood Heroes: “Joe Namath, Bob Matthias, Jim Thorpe, Rafer Johnson, Milt Campbell, Bill Toomey – all the decathlon guys who went before me and won …
Read More »
By Scoop Malinowski Status: Retired track and field eight-time Olympic gold medalist. Bolt is the only sprinter to win the Olympic 100 and 200 meter sprint titles at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012, and 2016). He also won two 4 × 100 relay gold medals. Ht: 6-5 Wt: 201 DOB: …
Read More »
By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former New York Post Columnist, New York Newsday Columnist, New York Daily News Lead Columnist, New York Times reporter, NBC 1988 Olympic boxing analyst and ESPN Talk Show host. Former President of the Boxing Writer’s Association of America and ring announcer. DOB: January 3, 1957 In: …
Read More »
By Scoop Malinowski Status: All-time Olympic legend who won seven gold medals in swimming events in 1972 at Munich, Germany. DOB: February 10, 1950 In: Modesto, CA Childhood Hero: “Johnny Unitas.” Nickname: “Speedy Gonzalez, Mark The Pool Shark.” Hobbies: “Sailing. Skiing. Collecting art.” Greatest Sports Moment: “My greatest sports moment? …
Read More »
By Scoop Malinowski Status: Won Olympic gold medals in 1996 and 2000 in the 10,000 meters. Won Berlin Marathon in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. DOB: April 18, 1973 In: Asella, Arsi Province, Ethiopia First Running Memory: “My first memory for racing was in 1981. First one – when I landed in …
Read More »
By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former track & field champion was one of the top American Sportsman of the Century. Winner of 10 Olympic medals including nine gold, Winner of 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. DOB: July 1, 1961 In: Birmingham, AL Track Heroes/Inspirations: “I looked up to Jesse Owens. My …
Read More »
By Scoop Malinowski Status: 1994 Olympic gold medalist in figure skating. DOB: November 16, 1977 In: Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine Favorite Movies: “I like as a director Tim Burton. And as character working a lot with Tim Burton, is Johnny Depp. I like all kind of movies and I really love to …
Read More »
Mr BioFile Interviews by Scoop Malinowski