Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists

[diego 1,897]

Terry Dischinger was born in Terre Haute, Indiana and died at age 82, was a three-time NBA All-Star and the 1963 NBA Rookie of the Year, after scoring an average of 28 points per game in his three seasons at Purdue University, played at the Detroit Pistons (where he was coach in 1971, being the coach of the oldest season of the team that was still alive, now he is Ray Scott coach between 72 and 76,85 years old), Portland Trail Blazers, and was Olympic champion in the 60's

https://katu.com/amp/sports/trail-blazers/former-trail-blazer-and-lake-oswego-orthodontist-terry-dischinger-passes-away

 

[The Old Crem 3,353]

53 minutes ago, Sly Ronnie said:

 

Well, they beat the Soviets at their own game in '84. Oh wait (checks pages)...erm Romania*.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Yeah I know they had Nadia Comaneci but she was well gone by then.

Romania were still quite good to be fair.  3 golds,  3 silvers and 2 Bronzes in Seoul. 

[The Old Crem 3,353]

20 hours ago, The Old Crem said:

The New York Times app just gave her hospitalisation a breaking news notification so that shows how big a name she is in the USA. 

And now on the BBC as well.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/67076446

[The Old Crem 3,353]

Maude Jacques, Canadian wheelchair basketball player who competed at the 2012 Paralympics has died aged 31. https://paralympic.ca/news/cpc-mourns-loss-paralympian-maude-jacques?fbclid=IwAR3eJl0WC3JVasULUkwLJf5jIKjjd6yTiPJjKZU596YocTJguU3dG5iCa_g

 

Peter Akatsa, Kenyan field hockey player who competed at the 1984 and 1988 games has died from cancer aged 63. https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/other-sports/story/rugby-hockey-fraternity-mourns-loss-of-kenya-hockey-xi-and-harlequin-legend-peter-akatsa-2023101008330534230

 

Ellen Tittel, West German middle distance runner who competed at the 1972 and 1976 games has died aged 75. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/70121

Kevin Coombs,  Australian wheelchair basketball player who competed at the 1960, 1968,1972, 1980 and 1984 Paralympics has died aged 82. https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/paralympic-legends-remembered-for-pioneering-spirit-and-ever-lasting-impact-on-para-sport/

Tracey Freeman, Australian Para - Athlete who won medals at the 1972 and 1976 Paralympics has died aged 75. https://www.paralympic.org.au/2023/10/paralympic-legends-remembered-for-pioneering-spirit-and-ever-lasting-impact-on-para-sport/

József Csík, Hungarian javelin thrower who competed at the 1972 games has died aged 77. https://olimpia.hu/hirek/elhunyt-csik-jozsef-olimpikon-gerelyhajito (In Hungarian)

 

 

 

[Gisooo 2,804]

On 28/02/2021 at 13:05, msc said:

Gordy Giovanelli (1925) - coxed four - named oldest living Olympian rower in Vandernotte obits last year

 

Gordy Giovanelli (Wiki) dead off radar at 97 on Dec 2022

 

[Ulitzer95 11,468]

41 minutes ago, Gisooo said:

 

Gordy Giovanelli (Wiki) dead off radar at 97 on Dec 2022

 

I'll send this to Olympedia. Awkward for a gold medallist to die off radar.

[Toast 15,441]

He was one of my Scavvy Hunt picks. For a long time I only needed an Olympian to win.

[YoungWillz 19,958]

Northern Irish bronze winning boxer for Ireland at the 1980 Olympiad, Hugh Russell, reportedly dead: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/66986558

 

Holder of the British bantamweight and flyweight titles, the latter from which he retired undefeated.

[diego 1,897]

João Luiz Ribeiro was born in São Joaquim and died at the age of 64, he was the first Brazilian gymnast to compete in the Olympics (1980), he won the first medal in the sport, with bronze at the Pan-American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1979. He paved the way for Brazilian gymnastics to become an international highlight today, with Olympic medal-winning athletes and world champions

https://ge.globo.com/rj/olimpiadas/noticia/2023/10/13/morre-joao-luiz-ribeiro-primeiro-ginasta-brasileiro-em-jogos-olimpicos.ghtml

[Gisooo 2,804]

On 27/02/2022 at 14:26, whoismakoto said:

Stu Griffing

 

09/11/1926

United States

Rowing

Bronze medalist

 

Another off radar name

Stu Griffing (Wiki) dead in 2021

 

[The Old Crem 3,353]

On 10/10/2023 at 21:40, Thatcher said:

Mary Lou Retton, American gymnastic and gold medalist at the 1984 LA Olympics, in the ICU suffering from a rare form of pneumonia. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/gymnastics/67113075
Improving but still in intensive care.

[The Old Crem 3,353]

Mel Fitzgerald, Canadian who competed at the 1980 and 1984 Paralympics has died aged 70. Obit

[The Old Crem 3,353]

Vittoria Cesarini, Italian Sprinter who competed at the 1952 games has died aged 91. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71754

 

Sabine Bothe, German handballer who competed at the 1992 games has died aged 63. Obit (In German).

Toivo Öhman, Swedish Diver who competed at the 1952 and 1960 games has died aged 90. Obit (In Swedish). 

Juhani Salovaara, Finnish sailor who competed at the 1964 games has died aged 91. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/63533

 

Bengt Nåjde, Swedish runner who competed at the 1964 games has died aged 81. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76315

 

Willi Padge, German rower who won gold at the 1960 Games has died aged 79. https://pionierkameradschaft-holzminden.de/seiten/neuigkeiten.html

Martin Bieltz, Romanian rower who competed at the 1960 games has died aged 87. https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/theglobeandmail/name/martin-bielz-obituary?id=53283989
 

Jerzy Kowalski,  Polish sprinter who competed at the 1960 games has died aged 86. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/74762

 

Scott Taylor, American modern pentathlete who competed at the 1972 Games has died aged 78. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/35171

 

Nancy Storrs, American rower who competed at the 1976 games has died aged 73. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/40513

Irene Schuch, German discus thrower who competed at the 1960 games has died aged 87. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69735

Jonty Farmer, New Zealand sailor who competed at the 1968 and 1976 games has died aged 78. https://www.legacy.com/nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/name/jonathan-farmer-obituary?id=53034360

 

Eero Laine, Finnish rower who competed at the 1960 games has died aged 89. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/36785

 

Erkki Hautamäki, Finnish decathlete who competed at the 1952 games has died aged 93. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/67573

[Ulitzer95 11,468]

2 hours ago, The Old Crem said:

Vittoria Cesarini, Italian Sprinter who competed at the 1952 games has died aged 91. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71754

 

Sabine Bothe, German handballer who competed at the 1992 games has died aged 63. Obit (In German).

Toivo Öhman, Swedish Diver who competed at the 1952 and 1960 games has died aged 90. Obit (In Swedish). 

Juhani Salovaara, Finnish sailor who competed at the 1964 games has died aged 91. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/63533

 

Bengt Nåjde, Swedish runner who competed at the 1964 games has died aged 81. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76315

 

Willi Padge, German rower who won gold at the 1960 Games has died aged 79. https://pionierkameradschaft-holzminden.de/seiten/neuigkeiten.html

Martin Bieltz, Romanian rower who competed at the 1960 games has died aged 87. https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/theglobeandmail/name/martin-bielz-obituary?id=53283989
 

Jerzy Kowalski,  Polish sprinter who competed at the 1960 games has died aged 86. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/74762

 

Scott Taylor, American modern pentathlete who competed at the 1972 Games has died aged 78. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/35171

 

Nancy Storrs, American rower who competed at the 1976 games has died aged 73. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/40513

Irene Schuch, German discus thrower who competed at the 1960 games has died aged 87. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69735

Jonty Farmer, New Zealand sailor who competed at the 1968 and 1976 games has died aged 78. https://www.legacy.com/nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/name/jonathan-farmer-obituary?id=53034360

 

Eero Laine, Finnish rower who competed at the 1960 games has died aged 89. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/36785

 

Erkki Hautamäki, Finnish decathlete who competed at the 1952 games has died aged 93. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/67573

I'm guessing it's the school holidays and you're very bored?

[The Old Crem 3,353]

18 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

I'm guessing it's the school holidays and you're very bored?

I’m a decade too old for school. I just went through the September deaths page on Wiki and posted the Olympic ones that hadn’t been posted yet. 

[Sinbabad 952]

Latvian Oleg Antropovs, who was Olympic Champion in volleyball with USSR at the 1968 Games, has died aged 75.

[Sly Ronnie 796]

2 hours ago, The Old Crem said:

I’m a decade too old for school. I just went through the September deaths page on Wiki and posted the Olympic ones that hadn’t been posted yet. 

 I thought diego did all this stuff.

[The Old Crem 3,353]

1 hour ago, Sly Ronnie said:

 I thought diego did all this stuff.

He does. Those were just deaths he must have missed. 

[Perhaps 1,391]

3 hours ago, The Old Crem said:

He does. Those were just deaths he must have missed. 

 

Great. So you published a massive post of deaths that even spammer Diego didn’t deem necessary to post on here. 

 

Quality control doesn’t exist in this thread or Time Added anymore. 

[The Old Crem 3,353]

24 minutes ago, Perhaps said:

 

Great. So you published a massive post of deaths that even spammer Diego didn’t seem necessary to post on here. 

 

Quality control doesn’t exist in this thread or Time Added anymore. 

To be fair the Olympics is quite an easy category as it’s easy to say if they competed or not. For football I will only post British players or those with national team caps. 

[Ulitzer95 11,468]

1 hour ago, The Old Crem said:

To be fair the Olympics is quite an easy category as it’s easy to say if they competed or not. For football I will only post British players or those with national team caps. 

There's been about 150,000 people who have taken part in the Olympic Games since its modern day inception in 1896 (plus add about another 12,000 names to that number every 4 years once both another Summer and Winter Games has taken place).

The vast majority of them are very obscure. In fact, many of the vital details (in some instances their names!) are missing when it comes to the early athletes. Every year 100s of athletes die off radar as well, so in reporting dozens of them here at once you're not being a completionist by any means. So what's the point? Unless they at least won a medal or had some claim to fame (i.e. being one of the oldest survivors, caught doping, became a big politician etc) it's a bit futile.

[The Old Crem 3,353]

Eric Griffin, American boxer who was two time (Amateur) world champion and who competed at the 1992 games has died aged 55. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8681

[diego 1,897]

Carlos López was born in Madrid and died at the age of 97, he competed in the 56 Olympics in equestrianism, he was the fourth oldest known Olympic athlete from Spain

https://www.ociocaballo.com/2023/10/luto-por-el-fallecimiento-de-carlos-lopez-quesada-romero/

 

[Sinbabad 952]

12 minutes ago, diego said:

Carlos López was born in Madrid and died at the age of 97, he competed in the 56 Olympics in equestrianism

He was the last living Spanish olympian from the 1956 summer games.

Indeed, Spain only sent 6 athletes, for the equestrian events who took place in Sweden. They didn’t send athletes in Melbourne, to protest against the presence of Soviet athletes.

[The Old Crem 3,353]

1 hour ago, Sinbabad said:

He was the last living Spanish olympian from the 1956 summer games.

Indeed, Spain only sent 6 athletes, for the equestrian events who took place in Sweden. They didn’t send athletes in Melbourne, to protest against the presence of Soviet athletes.

Always surprises me that Switzerland joined Spain and the Netherlands in that boycott.

 

Come 1980 those three did participate as the Americans got a lot of non European countries to boycott but the governments of Europe could only get the federations from West Germany, Norway, Turkey and two micro-states to boycott.