Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists

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On 24/10/2023 at 03:10, Sinbabad said:

French Olympic fencer Bernard Morel, bronze medalist at the 1952 games in Sabre team, has died aged 98.

he was the oldest living Olympic fencing medalist. The new titleholder is Italian Irene Camber, born on February 12, 1926. Camber competed in four editions of the Games and won the individual foil tournament in 1952, in addition to coming third with the team in 1960.

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Ismael Delgado was born on December 5, 1929 in Aguada, and died on October 9 at the age of 93. He represented his country in the 4x400 meter relay at the 1956 Melbourne Games, where he was eliminated in the first round. He had previously won the silver medal in that event at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games, and also competed in that tournament in 1950, as well as at the 1955 Pan American Games, and was the oldest living Puerto Rican Olympian. and was succeeded in this capacity by sailor Garry Hoyt, born on 7 April 1931, who represented his country in three consecutive editions of the Games, 1968-1976.

https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/75029

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Hungarian Károly Hauzler, who won Bronze medal in the 1980 Water polo team competition died two days ago aged 71.

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Dawn Josephs, Canadian Long and High Jumper who competed at the 1952 Games has died aged 91. Death Notice

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Russian gymnast Vladimir Markelov , who was silver medalist in 1976 and Olympic Champion in 1980 with USSR in the Team competition, has died aged 66.

Edited October 31, 2023 by Sinbabad

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1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

DDP pick Bobby Knight reported dead all over the XMusk. 

 

Crossposting here as he Coached the USA Men’s team to gold at the 1984 games 

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Jerzy Mruk, Polish ice hockey coach who coached at the 1988 and 1992 games has died aged 85. Obit (In Polish). 

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Danish cyclist Ove Krogh Rants , who competed in the 1952 Games, has died off the radar on 24 April aged 96.

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3 hours ago, Sinbabad said:

Danish cyclist Ove Krogh Rants , who competed in the 1952 Games, has died off the radar on 24 April aged 96.

Also revealed this week that Portuguese sailor Francisco de Andrade (wiki) died in April 2021, aged 97. He was listed as living up until yesterday so was presumed to be a centenarian. De Andrade was a bronze medallist in the 1952 Games.

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4 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Also revealed this week that Portuguese sailor Francisco de Andrade (wiki) died in April 2021, aged 97. He was listed as living up until yesterday so was presumed to be a centenarian. De Andrade was a bronze medallist in the 1952 Games.

He would be Portugal's oldest living athlete, that position goes to Álvaro Sabbo, Equestrian, born on February 2, 1926, competed in the 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome Olympics

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Basketball player Walter Davis, Olympic Champion with USA in the 1976 Games, has died aged 69. He’s the first of the winning team to die.

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Zanele Situ, Sourh African Athletic Paralympian who won 4 medals across 5 games (2000-2016j has died aged 52 Obit

 

Fung Ying Ki, Hong Kong Wheelchair Fencer whom won 7 medals across the 2000 and 2004 games has died aged 43 Obit (In Chinese)

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Zdeněk Douša, Czech basketballer who competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 games has died aged 76. Obit (In Czech)

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Latvian basketball player Cezars Ozers, the last surviving member of the USSR team that won silver at the 1960 Games, has died aged 86.

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Luigi Saidelli, Italian Sailor who competed at the 1964 games has died aged 85. Obit (In Italian).

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On 26/10/2023 at 14:56, Ulitzer95 said:

Yet another 1948 Summer Olympics death. They've been dropping like flies lately.

1948 Belgian swimmer Maria Huybrecht died on 15 September aged 93.She competed in the 4x100 metres freestyle relay

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Cristina Quintarelli, Italian Swimmer who competed at the 1984 games has died aged 60. Obit (In Italian).

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Just now, The Old Crem said:

Finnish Striker Ari Tissari, who got three senior caps has died aged 71 Obit (In Finnish)

Crossposting here as he also competed at the 1980 Games. 

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Dutch rower Roel Luynenburg, bronze medalist at the 1972 games in coxless pair, has died aged 78.

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On 11/2/2023 at 7:22 AM, Ulitzer95 said:

Also revealed this week that Portuguese sailor Francisco de Andrade (wiki) died in April 2021, aged 97. He was listed as living up until yesterday so was presumed to be a centenarian. De Andrade was a bronze medallist in the 1952 Games.

Francisco Andrade was also the oldest known Olympic sailing medalist, who now happens to be Pierre Girard, who was already the oldest living Swiss Olympic medalist. Girard represented his country in the 5.5 meter sailing regatta at the 1960 Rome Games, where he won the bronze medal

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Eddy Monsels, Surinamese sprinter who competed at the 1968 games has died aged 75. Obit (In Dutch). 
 

Józef Wybieralski, Polish field hockey player who competed at the 1972 games has died aged 77. Obit (In Polish).

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58 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

Eddy Monsels, Surinamese sprinter who competed at the 1968 games has died aged 75.

Monsels was the only Surinamese and thus their last survivor of the 1968 Games.

He was also Suriname’s earliest surviving Olympian, and the first to actually compete in the Olympics. 
Wim Esajas the first Surinamese Olympian, did not compete in 1960 due to a scheduling problem, he died in 2005 ; Suriname did not send athletes in 1964.

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1 hour ago, justonecornetto said:

Liz McColgan's husband John Nuttall has died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 56

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dundee/4809024/liz-mccolgan-husband-john-nuttall-dies/

Cross posted from the Family/Fringes thread.

 

John Nuttall was a long distance runner who competed for GB in the 5000m at the 1996 Atlanta games. Commonwealth Games medallist.

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Romanian rower Dimitrie Popescu , Olympic Champion at the 1992 Games in coxed four, has died aged 62.

He also won Silver in 1984 and 1988, and Bronze in coxed pair in 1992.

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Indonesia won its first ever medal, a silver in the women's archery team competition at the 1988 Seoul Games. One of the trio, Kusama Wardhani has reportedly died aged 59: https://www-cnnindonesia-com.translate.goog/olahraga/20231112113633-178-1023149/legenda-panahan-indonesia-kusuma-wardhani-meninggal-dunia?_x_tr_sl=id&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc