Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists

[Thatcher 2,480]

Fredy Schmidtke, German cyclist who won Gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, has died aged 56.

[Thatcher 2,480]

William Steinkraus, American equestrian who won Gold at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, as well as Bronze at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, Silver at the 1960 Rome Olympics and Silver at the 1972 Munich Olympics, has died aged 92.

[Spade_Cooley 9,637]

Two-time Olympic gold medallist in rowing Simon Dickie dies after a balcony fall aged 66.

[Sir Creep 7,071]

8 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said:

Two-time Olympic gold medallist in rowing Simon Dickie dies after a balcony fall aged 66.

Some other article mention this 'balcony fall'?  Cuz this one don't.  Or is it a joke I am missing?  

[Thatcher 2,480]

Lones Wigger, American shooter who won Gold and Silver at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, as well as Gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics, has died aged 80.

 

Karl-Erik Nilsson, Swedish wrestler who won Gold at the 1948 London Olympics, as well as Bronze at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and Bronze at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, has died aged 95.

 

Claude Martin, French rower who won Silver at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died aged 87.

 

Viktor Potapov, Russian (Soviet) sailor who won Bronze at the 1972 Munich Olympics, has died aged 70.

 

Additionally, Simon Dickie who was previously mentioned in this thread received a Daily Mail obituary. 

[bladan 293]

Swedish 1984 Olympic athlete Eva Ernström has died aged 56, alone and homeless, after 27 years of schizophrenia. She was triple Swedish 3000 m champion in the 1980s.

 

http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/e/eva-ernstrom.html

[Thatcher 2,480]

Jean-Jacques Guyon, French equestrian who won Gold at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, has died aged 85.

[bladan 293]

Polish high jumper Elżbieta Krawczuk-Trylińska, two-time European indoor medalist died on December 13in Saint-Remy, France, in the town where she lived since 1989. She was 57 years old.

In 1980 she competed in the Olympic Games in Moscow; half a year after the competition in Łużniki, she won the silver medal in the European Indoor Championships (1.94). Six years later in another French city - Lievin - she won in this event bronze (1.91).

[Thatcher 2,480]

Horace Ashenfelter, American athlete who won Gold at the 1952 Helsinki Games, has died aged 94. He was considered an outside chance, and at the time worked for the FBI. 

[Sir Creep 7,071]

The heroic mother-of-three who dragged actress Jessica Falkholt and her sister from a car wreck has been left horrified after witnessing the scene of another fatal crash just weeks later. 

Lisa Elmas, 44, was one of the first witnesses on the scene of a horror head-on crash that has left a former Iranian Olympian and his five-year-old son in critical condition, and his wife Tamara Mobarrez, 36, dead.  

Former swimmer Hamid Mobarrez, 36, and his son Eli continue to fight for life in hospital with critical head wounds after the family's Subaru Forester was ploughed into by a Volvo driven by a 39-year-old man. 
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[bladan 293]

21 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

The heroic mother-of-three who dragged actress Jessica Falkholt and her sister from a car wreck has been left horrified after witnessing the scene of another fatal crash just weeks later. 

Lisa Elmas, 44, was one of the first witnesses on the scene of a horror head-on crash that has left a former Iranian Olympian and his five-year-old son in critical condition, and his wife Tamara Mobarrez, 36, dead.  

Former swimmer Hamid Mobarrez, 36, and his son Eli continue to fight for life in hospital with critical head wounds after the family's Subaru Forester was ploughed into by a Volvo driven by a 39-year-old man. 
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Subarus and Volvos and horrific crashes. Why are we driving all the time? Why not just stay home on benefits and drink.

Anthropocentrism is is the belief that human beings are the most significant entity of the universe.

[msc 18,543]

"Anthropocentrism is is the belief that human beings are the most significant entity of the universe."

 

One day Rad is going to subconsciously put that into a school exam and Deathlist will be responsible for his subsequent university career.

[The Dead Cow 620]

8 minutes ago, msc said:

"Anthropocentrism is is the belief that human beings are the most significant entity of the universe."

 

One day Rad is going to subconsciously put that into a school exam and Deathlist will be responsible for his subsequent university career.

If he subconsciously puts 'is is' into a school exam then I'd be rather concerned.

[Sir Creep 7,071]

2 hours ago, The Dead Cow said:

If he subconsciously puts 'is is' into a school exam then I'd be rather concerned.

Unless it's a question about Isis.

[The Dead Cow 620]

6 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

Unless it's a question about Isis.

Aye, something along the lines of...

 

'Which four letter name is shared by an Egyptian goddess, a network routing protocol, a dog from Downton Abbey and a terrorist organisation?'

[Joey Russ 7,267]

17 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

Unless it's a question about Isis.

I’ll take the Middle East for 600...

[Death Impends 8,043]

 

[time 8,677]

Way back in early December, Cy Young (not that one) died aged 89.

 

He won gold at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, basically beating the Finns in an event they dominated, in their own back yard (on his birthday too!).

 

He is the only US athlete to win that event, and since then, only one other US athlete has reached the podium.

[DemBones 36]

Got curious tonight, so I looked up the roster of the 1972 Soviet basketball team that controversially won the gold medal over the USA in Munich. I found out that only 4 of the 12 players on that team are still alive.

 

Anatoli Polivoda (b. May 29, 1947, age 70)

Modestas Paulauskas (b. Mar. 19, 1945, age 72)

Ivan Edeshko (b. Mar. 25, 1945, age 72)

Alzhan Zharmukhamedov (b. Oct. 2, 1944, age 73)

 

Coincidentally, none of the four remaining players are native Russians either - they're Ukranian, Lithuanian, Belarusian, and Kazakh, respectively. Ivan Dvorny, who died in 2015, was the last surviving Russian member of the team.

[YoungWillz 21,230]

Clara/Carla Marangoni, who won silver at the 1928 Olympics with the Italian gymnastics team, dies at 102 (QO): http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-5288601/Olympics-1928-silver-medalist-Marangoni-dies-102.html

 

Apparently she was only 12 when she competed.

[Sir Creep 7,071]

48 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Clara/Carla Marangoni, who won silver at the 1928 Olympics with the Italian gymnastics team, dies at 102 (QO): http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-5288601/Olympics-1928-silver-medalist-Marangoni-dies-102.html

 

Apparently she was only 12 when she competed.

 

[Whitehouse 874]

And also last surviving Olympian from the Amsterdam games.

[CaptainChorizo 1,991]

On 1/15/2018 at 17:03, DemBones said:

Got curious tonight, so I looked up the roster of the 1972 Soviet basketball team that controversially won the gold medal over the USA in Munich. I found out that only 4 of the 12 players on that team are still alive.

 

Anatoli Polivoda (b. May 29, 1947, age 70)

Modestas Paulauskas (b. Mar. 19, 1945, age 72)

Ivan Edeshko (b. Mar. 25, 1945, age 72)

Alzhan Zharmukhamedov (b. Oct. 2, 1944, age 73)

 

Coincidentally, none of the four remaining players are native Russians either - they're Ukranian, Lithuanian, Belarusian, and Kazakh, respectively. Ivan Dvorny, who died in 2015, was the last surviving Russian member of the team.

Only 1 Lithuanian on the team? No wonder they needed the refs help to win

[Joey Russ 7,267]

On 8/17/2017 at 16:22, Sir Creep said:

Imagine the DDP point festival!
 

Rio Olympian Ian Lariba has been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), her family disclosed Tuesday.

In a statement released by DLSU Sports, Lariba’s family shared that the 22-year-old Lasallian paddler will undergo treatment this week after seeking blood donors to help her cause late since last week.

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Looks like she’s looking for financial aid...

[CastAway 490]

Dan Alon, Israeli fencer who survived the 1972 Munich Massacre and helped save 4 teammates during the same, has died of cancer aged 72.