gcreptile 11,000 Posted November 16, 2018 2 hours ago, drol said: Balbir out of ICU and expected to make a full recover. Immortal fucker. Wonderful, a new person we can all love to hate. (Edit: Of course, hate is a bit much. More some kind of grudging respect. Like SriSriSri ) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,016 Posted November 16, 2018 There was a Karunanidhi/Tiwari-shaped hole in our hearts that needed to be filled. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,377 Posted November 19, 2018 Waldyr Boccardo, a 1960 Olympic bronze medalist in basketball for Brazil, has died. He was 82. https://www.revolvy.com/page/Waldyr-Boccardo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,377 Posted November 22, 2018 Soslan Andiyev, a 1976 and 1980 Olympic wrestling gold medalist for the Soviet Union, has died. He was 66. https://kozweek.com/died-twice-olympic-champion-in-wrestling-soslan-andiyev/13013/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,377 Posted November 24, 2018 Vera Ruzickova, a 1948 Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics for Czechoslovakia, has died. She was 90. https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=cs&u=https://sport.idnes.cz/vera-ruzickova-sportovni-gymnastika-umrti-fe3-/sporty.aspx%3Fc%3DA181124_144720_sporty_par&prev=search Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,377 Posted November 25, 2018 Saida Gunba, a 1980 Olympic silver medalist in javelin for Georgia, has died. She was 59. Gunba becomes the 4th Olympic medalist to die in a week. The other three are the immediate entries above. https://historygreatest.com/saida-gunba Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,046 Posted January 2, 2019 On 16/11/2018 at 20:46, drol said: Balbir out of ICU and expected to make a full recover. Immortal fucker. Balbir has been hospitalized for 90 days, 45 spent in ICU. Currently he needs continuous assistance by machine to breathe and there are no plans for him to be discharged. He celebrated his 95th birthday (Wiki date is wrong) on December 31, but no photos of him are shown. Wish my father could last as long as he did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,046 Posted January 4, 2019 On 16/11/2018 at 20:46, drol said: Balbir out of ICU and expected to make a full recover. Immortal fucker. Balbir about to be discharged. India's life expectancy is under 70 and then you get these guys who are fucking immortal. A common person in his conditions would have probably been left dying or surely not so cared about; that's what pisses me off. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 9, 2019 Antal Bolvari, a two-time Olympic water polo champion who scored a goal in Hungary's famous 4-0 win over the Soviet Union in the "Blood in the Water" match at the 1956 Melbourne Games, has died. He was 86. Bolvari, who won gold at both the 1952 and 1956 Olympics, died Tuesday in the hospital after a long, undisclosed illness. The Olympic semifinal match against the Soviet Union, just weeks after the Soviets crushed the 1956 Hungarian uprising, turned violent and became known as the "Blood in the Water" match after Hungarian player Ervin Zador bled profusely from cuts around his right eye after being punched by an opponent. Hungary went on to defeat Yugoslavia 2-1 in the final. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,096 Posted January 14, 2019 Lionel Price, the youngest member of GB's first basketball team at the Olympics in 1948, has died aged 91: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/230304/price Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,000 Posted January 18, 2019 On 04/10/2018 at 19:19, gcreptile said: Indian hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr. triple-gold medal winner, critical in hospital, and 94 years old: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/hockey-legend-balbir-singh-sr-remains-critical/articleshow/66072593.cms Another "miraculous recovery" by Balbir Singh, discharged from hospital after three months: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/hockey-legend-balbir-singh-discharged-from-pgi-after-three-months/715761.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,046 Posted January 18, 2019 Watching these fuckers one should really get angry if he does not get to 253 at least. India: the nation in which they will let thousands of kids die in the street and spend billions to cure Balbir and the Siddaganga guy. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,000 Posted January 21, 2019 We can all have a very close look on the well-being of my DDP pick David Smith, now that he has his own regular cancer column in the Herald Scotland: https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/opinion/17369958.the-david-smith-column-my-new-years-resolution-for-2019-is-to-live/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,000 Posted January 22, 2019 1956 gold medal winner for the Indian hockey team Balbir Singh Raghbir Singh Bhola dead at 92: https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/1956-olympics-gold-medallist-raghbir-bhola-passes-away/story-VmciOLMXBk8eRM98UP0LaI.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,665 Posted January 23, 2019 Victoria Pendleton depressed to the point she was a day from death, apparently. Says she's over it now, but lots of people say that. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/46970230 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,990 Posted January 25, 2019 Nathan Adrian The Gold Medal winning Us Olympic Swimmer has testicular cancer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,647 Posted February 5, 2019 Danish former Olympian & winner of the 1988 London Marathon, Denmark's Henrik Jørgensen dies of a heart attack while out on a training run. Aged 57. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,377 Posted February 11, 2019 Maximilian Reinelt, who won gold and silver at the Olympics as part of the German men's eight team in 2012 and 2016, respectively, has died. He was 30. https://www.bbc.com/sport/rowing/47200272 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,377 Posted February 13, 2019 Lucjan Trela, who competed for Poland in boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics, has died. He was 76. Trela competed in the heavyweight division and would lose in the round of 16 to the man who'd eventually win the gold medal, George Foreman. https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=806588 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,046 Posted February 18, 2019 On 18/01/2019 at 19:19, gcreptile said: Another "miraculous recovery" by Balbir Singh, discharged from hospital after three months: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sport/hockey-legend-balbir-singh-discharged-from-pgi-after-three-months/715761.html Here is a recent photo of decomposing Balbir: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,377 Posted February 18, 2019 Don Braggs, a 1960 Olympic gold medalist in pole vaulting for the United States, has died. He was 83. http://aroundtherings.com/site/A__75746/Title__Olympic-Pole-Vault-Champion-Don-Bragg-83/292/Articles Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinny kiltrunner 553 Posted February 18, 2019 22 minutes ago, drol said: Here is a recent photo of decomposing Balbir: Hmm. No oxygen lines, damn good sign for someone recovering from pneumonia and cardiac issues. No swelling in the hands either ( remember SriSri?). With the nutrition from that NG tube, he could go a long time yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, drol said: Here is a recent photo of decomposing Balbir: You can tell by his face that he is suffering. Just let nature take its course all this is doing delaying the inevitable and taking diginity away from Balbir. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,377 Posted March 8, 2019 Daniel Rudisha, a 1968 Olympic silver medalist for Kenya in the 4×400-meter relay and the father of David Rudisha, himself a two-time Olympic 800-meter champion, has died. He was 73. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/03/07/more-sports/track-field/olympic-silver-medalist-daniel-rudisha-father-david-dies-73/#.XIJeRaB7mUk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 15, 2019 Posting here though he was a solid football player at UT. A name I had forgotten. Johnny Lam Jones, one of the most celebrated athletes in University of Texas history as both a football and a track star, died Friday morning after a decades-long fight with myeloma cancer. He was 60. He was known more for his track exploits as an Olympic gold medalist on the U.S. mile relay team in 1976 at age 18 and a world-class sprinter who once won four events at a Southwest Conference meet. But he also played tailback and wide receiver for the Longhorn football team and was later selected by the New York Jets as the No. 2 player taken in the first round although he only had marginal success as a pro. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
