Jaak Uudmäe

Jaak Uudmäe is an Estonian former triple jumper and long jumper who competed for the Soviet Union. He was the gold medalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He set a personal best of 17.35 m in his Olympic victory – a mark which remains the Estonian record.

3 September 1954

Born on the same birth day (3 September): Adam Curry • Albert DeSalvo • Carl David Anderson • Chris Wilcox • Frank Duffy (architect) • George Hearst • Holt McCallany • Jeremy Glick • Kjell Magne Bondevik • Peter Goddard (physicist) • Sergei Dovlatov • William Eskelinen

Born in the same month (September 1954): Adrian Adonis • Barry Shabaka Henley • Bill Irwin (wrestler) • Cesar Rosas • Dave Lumley • Frederick Kempe • Harry E. Johnson • Hrant Dink • John Scott (rugby union) • Juande Ramos • Larry Wall • Margot Wallström • Murtaza Bhutto • Richard Austin (cricketer) • Scott Hamilton (musician)