Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists

[The Old Crem 3,608]

Daniel Revenu, French fencer who won gold at the 1968 games and won five bronzes across the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 games has died aged 81. Obit (In French).

 

Former Scavenger hunt pick for @DeathByArsenic

[MariNisia 4,204]

On 02/01/2024 at 11:58, The Old Crem said:

 Carmen Valero, Spanish middle distance runner who competed at the 1976 games has died aged 68.

 

A great pioneer. She was much more than a simple athlete.

Carmen Valero was a two-time world cross country champion in 1976 and 1977.

She won 25 Spanish titles.

Cross country, 800m, 1500m, 3000m... 15 national records among those distances.

One of the best Spanish athletes of all time.

I didn't know she was so bad after a massive stroke.

She'd have been a great choice for Alt Obituaries and Hartlepool.

Rest in peace. 

 

[Sinbabad 1,126]

Cross posting about Rosie Reyes (@The Old Crem talked about her in the Tennis players thread).

 

She also was Olympic Champion,  in the Exhibition Women’s double at the 1968 Games on home soil. She also won silver in the Demonstration Women’s double.

 

But more remarkably, in the same Games, she won a bronze medal in the Exhibition Mixed Doubles with her husband, French Pierre Darmon.

 
I don’t think it is that common that a husband and wife win a medal competing together.
I don’t see another example, apart from Swiss couple Hermann de Pourtalès and Hélène de Pourtalès who won gold and silver medals in sailing at the 1900 Games. Hélène was the first ever woman to win a gold medal.

[The Old Crem 3,608]

11 minutes ago, Sinbabad said:

Cross posting about Rosie Reyes (@The Old Crem talked about her in the Tennis players thread).

 

She also was Olympic Champion,  in the Exhibition Women’s double at the 1968 Games on home soil. She also won silver in the Demonstration Women’s double.

 

But more remarkably, in the same Games, she won a bronze medal in the Exhibition Mixed Doubles with her husband, French Pierre Darmon.

 
I don’t think it is that common that a husband and wife win a medal competing together.
I don’t see another example, apart from Swiss couple Hermann de Pourtalès and Hélène de Pourtalès who won gold and silver medals in sailing at the 1900 Games. Hélène was the first ever woman to win a gold medal.

I can’t think of any either. Several same sex married couples through in team events. 
 

And many couples who won medals in separate events at the same games or at different games. 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Richard Thornton, who made the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's swim team but never got to compete because of the boycott of the Moscow games, has died. He was 65. Thornton later became a swim coach, renown in the Bay Area of California.

 

https://abc7news.com/richard-thornton-san-ramon-obituary-olympics-surfer-dies-at-santa-cruz-county-beach/14281336/

 

 

[Thatcher 2,419]

In advance of the Paris Olympics this year, I was doing some separate research but thought it was worthwhile putting here - surviving Team GB Olympic Medallists:

 

1952 - Helsinki

Sheila Lerwill b. 1928 - Silver (Athletics)

Heather Armitage b. 1933 - Bronze (Athletics) (also 1956)*

Sylvia Cheeseman b. 1929 - Bronze (Athletics)*

Shirley Cawley b. 1932 - Bronze (Athletics)

Don Burgess b. 1933 - Bronze (Cycling) (also 1956)

Alan Newton b. 1931 - Bronze (Cycling)

Tony Nunn b. 1927 - Bronze (Hockey)*

 

1956 - Melbourne
Dick McTaggart b. 1935 - Gold (Boxing) (also 1960)*

Judy Grinham b. 1939 - Gold (Swimming)*

Heather Armitage b. 1933 - Silver (Athletics) (also 1952)*

Jean Scrivens b. 1935 - Silver (Athletics)

Thelma Hopkins - b. 1936 - Silver (Athletics)

Stan Brittain b. 1931 - Silver (Cycling)*

Bill Holmes b. 1936 - Silver (Cycling)

John Salisbury b. 1934 - Bronze (Athletics)

Don Burgess b. 1933 - Bronze (Cycling) (also 1952)*

John Geddes b. 1936 - Bronze (Cycling)

Margaret Edwards b. 1939 - Bronze (Swimming)

1960 - Rome

Anita Lonsbrough b. 1941 - Gold (Swimming)*

Dorothy Hyman b. 1941 - Silver and Bronze (Athletics) (also 1964)*

Carole Quinton b. 1936 - Silver (Athletics)

Dorothy Shirley b. 1939 - Silver (Athletics)

Michael Howard b. 1928 - Silver (Fencing)

John Pelling b. 1936 - Silver (Fencing)

Natalie Steward b. 1943 - Silver and Bronze (Swimming)

Peter Radford b. 1939 - x2 Bronze (Athletics)*

David Segal b. 1937 - Bronze (Athletics)

Dick McTaggart b. 1935 - Bronze (Boxing) (also 1956)*

Brian Phelps b. 1944 - Bronze (Diving) (convicted sex offender covered in the press)*

David Broome b. 1940 - Bronze (Equestrian) 

(also 1968) (BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1960)*

1964 - Tokyo

Lynn Davies b. 1942 - Gold (Athletics)*

Ann Packer b. 1942 - Gold and Silver (Athletics)*

Mary Rand b. 1940 - Gold, Silver and Bronze (Athletics and Pentathlon) (only British female to win 3 medals at a single games)*

Maurice Herriott b. 1939 - Silver (Athletics)

Tim Graham b. 1939 - Silver (Athletics)

Bill Barry b. 1940 - Silver (Rowing)

John James b. 1937 - Silver (Rowing)

Bob McGregor b. 1944 - Silver (Swimming)*

Keith Musto b. 1936 - Silver (Sailing)*

Tony Morgan b. 1931 - Silver (Sailing)*

Daphne Arden b. 1941 - Bronze (Athletics)

Dorothy Hyman b. 1941 - Bronze (Athletics) (also 1960)*

 

Those with an asterix have either a good or outside chance at an obituary - The Times, Telegraph and Guardian usually have good form for providing these.

[Octopus of Odstock 2,205]

34 minutes ago, Thatcher said:

In advance of the Paris Olympics this year, I was doing some separate research but thought it was worthwhile putting here - surviving Team GB Olympic Medallists:

 

1952 - Helsinki

Sheila Lerwill b. 1928 - Silver (Athletics)

Heather Armitage b. 1933 - Bronze (Athletics) (also 1956)*

Sylvia Cheeseman b. 1929 - Bronze (Athletics)*

Shirley Cawley b. 1932 - Bronze (Athletics)

Don Burgess b. 1933 - Bronze (Cycling) (also 1956)

Alan Newton b. 1931 - Bronze (Cycling)

Tony Nunn b. 1927 - Bronze (Hockey)*

 

1956 - Melbourne
Dick McTaggart b. 1935 - Gold (Boxing) (also 1960)*

Judy Grinham b. 1939 - Gold (Swimming)*

Heather Armitage b. 1933 - Silver (Athletics) (also 1952)*

Jean Scrivens b. 1935 - Silver (Athletics)

Thelma Hopkins - b. 1936 - Silver (Athletics)

Stan Brittain b. 1931 - Silver (Cycling)*

Bill Holmes b. 1936 - Silver (Cycling)

John Salisbury b. 1934 - Bronze (Athletics)

Don Burgess b. 1933 - Bronze (Cycling) (also 1952)*

John Geddes b. 1936 - Bronze (Cycling)

Margaret Edwards b. 1939 - Bronze (Swimming)

1960 - Rome

Anita Lonsbrough b. 1941 - Gold (Swimming)*

Dorothy Hyman b. 1941 - Silver and Bronze (Athletics) (also 1964)*

Carole Quinton b. 1936 - Silver (Athletics)

Dorothy Shirley b. 1939 - Silver (Athletics)

Michael Howard b. 1928 - Silver (Fencing)

John Pelling b. 1936 - Silver (Fencing)

Natalie Steward b. 1943 - Silver and Bronze (Swimming)

Peter Radford b. 1939 - x2 Bronze (Athletics)*

David Segal b. 1937 - Bronze (Athletics)

Dick McTaggart b. 1935 - Bronze (Boxing) (also 1956)*

Brian Phelps b. 1944 - Bronze (Diving) (convicted sex offender covered in the press)*

David Broome b. 1940 - Bronze (Equestrian) 

(also 1968) (BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1960)*

1964 - Tokyo

Lynn Davies b. 1942 - Gold (Athletics)*

Ann Packer b. 1942 - Gold and Silver (Athletics)*

Mary Rand b. 1940 - Gold, Silver and Bronze (Athletics and Pentathlon) (only British female to win 3 medals at a single games)*

Maurice Herriott b. 1939 - Silver (Athletics)

Tim Graham b. 1939 - Silver (Athletics)

Bill Barry b. 1940 - Silver (Rowing)

John James b. 1937 - Silver (Rowing)

Bob McGregor b. 1944 - Silver (Swimming)*

Keith Musto b. 1936 - Silver (Sailing)*

Tony Morgan b. 1931 - Silver (Sailing)*

Daphne Arden b. 1941 - Bronze (Athletics)

Dorothy Hyman b. 1941 - Bronze (Athletics) (also 1960)*

 

Those with an asterix have either a good or outside chance at an obituary - The Times, Telegraph and Guardian usually have good form for providing these.

 

Thanks for this. The BBCs sports Personality of the year round-up would cover most of the above, although most will QO anyway.

[The Old Crem 3,608]

44 minutes ago, Thatcher said:

In advance of the Paris Olympics this year, I was doing some separate research but thought it was worthwhile putting here - surviving Team GB Olympic Medallists:

 

1952 - Helsinki

Sheila Lerwill b. 1928 - Silver (Athletics)

Heather Armitage b. 1933 - Bronze (Athletics) (also 1956)*

Sylvia Cheeseman b. 1929 - Bronze (Athletics)*

Shirley Cawley b. 1932 - Bronze (Athletics)

Don Burgess b. 1933 - Bronze (Cycling) (also 1956)

Alan Newton b. 1931 - Bronze (Cycling)

Tony Nunn b. 1927 - Bronze (Hockey)*

 

1956 - Melbourne
Dick McTaggart b. 1935 - Gold (Boxing) (also 1960)*

Judy Grinham b. 1939 - Gold (Swimming)*

Heather Armitage b. 1933 - Silver (Athletics) (also 1952)*

Jean Scrivens b. 1935 - Silver (Athletics)

Thelma Hopkins - b. 1936 - Silver (Athletics)

Stan Brittain b. 1931 - Silver (Cycling)*

Bill Holmes b. 1936 - Silver (Cycling)

John Salisbury b. 1934 - Bronze (Athletics)

Don Burgess b. 1933 - Bronze (Cycling) (also 1952)*

John Geddes b. 1936 - Bronze (Cycling)

Margaret Edwards b. 1939 - Bronze (Swimming)

1960 - Rome

Anita Lonsbrough b. 1941 - Gold (Swimming)*

Dorothy Hyman b. 1941 - Silver and Bronze (Athletics) (also 1964)*

Carole Quinton b. 1936 - Silver (Athletics)

Dorothy Shirley b. 1939 - Silver (Athletics)

Michael Howard b. 1928 - Silver (Fencing)

John Pelling b. 1936 - Silver (Fencing)

Natalie Steward b. 1943 - Silver and Bronze (Swimming)

Peter Radford b. 1939 - x2 Bronze (Athletics)*

David Segal b. 1937 - Bronze (Athletics)

Dick McTaggart b. 1935 - Bronze (Boxing) (also 1956)*

Brian Phelps b. 1944 - Bronze (Diving) (convicted sex offender covered in the press)*

David Broome b. 1940 - Bronze (Equestrian) 

(also 1968) (BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1960)*

1964 - Tokyo

Lynn Davies b. 1942 - Gold (Athletics)*

Ann Packer b. 1942 - Gold and Silver (Athletics)*

Mary Rand b. 1940 - Gold, Silver and Bronze (Athletics and Pentathlon) (only British female to win 3 medals at a single games)*

Maurice Herriott b. 1939 - Silver (Athletics)

Tim Graham b. 1939 - Silver (Athletics)

Bill Barry b. 1940 - Silver (Rowing)

John James b. 1937 - Silver (Rowing)

Bob McGregor b. 1944 - Silver (Swimming)*

Keith Musto b. 1936 - Silver (Sailing)*

Tony Morgan b. 1931 - Silver (Sailing)*

Daphne Arden b. 1941 - Bronze (Athletics)

Dorothy Hyman b. 1941 - Bronze (Athletics) (also 1960)*

 

Those with an asterix have either a good or outside chance at an obituary - The Times, Telegraph and Guardian usually have good form for providing these.

Good work. 
 

Lonsbrough, Rand, Packer and Davies all have the potential to get BBC Sport breaking news push notifications 

[whoismakoto 330]

14 hours ago, Thatcher said:

In advance of the Paris Olympics this year, I was doing some separate research but thought it was worthwhile putting here - surviving Team GB Olympic Medallists:

1960 - Rome

Anita Lonsbrough b. 1941 - Gold (Swimming)*

Dorothy Hyman b. 1941 - Silver and Bronze (Athletics) (also 1964)*

Carole Quinton b. 1936 - Silver (Athletics)

Dorothy Shirley b. 1939 - Silver (Athletics)

Michael Howard b. 1928 - Silver (Fencing)

John Pelling b. 1936 - Silver (Fencing)

Natalie Steward b. 1943 - Silver and Bronze (Swimming)

Peter Radford b. 1939 - x2 Bronze (Athletics)*

David Segal b. 1937 - Bronze (Athletics)

Dick McTaggart b. 1935 - Bronze (Boxing) (also 1956)*

Brian Phelps b. 1944 - Bronze (Diving) (convicted sex offender covered in the press)*

David Broome b. 1940 - Bronze (Equestrian) 

(also 1968) (BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1960)*

 

 

Those with an asterix have either a good or outside chance at an obituary - The Times, Telegraph and Guardian usually have good form for providing these.

I wonder if Natalie Steward will get an obit. She's Zimbabwean by nationality that so happened she chose to represent GB. Last time we heard about her is in 1962 where she went back to Zimbabwe. Considering a lot White Zimbabweans have left since 1980, we don't know if she's still in Zimbabwe or have left.

[The Old Crem 3,608]

Hans Sleeswijk, Dutch sailor who competed at the 1960 games has died aged 88. Obit (In Dutch).

 

Alessandro Argenton, Italian equestrian who won a silver medal at the 1972 games and competed at five consecutive games from 1960 to 1976 has died aged 86. Obit (In Italian). 

[livingbygrace 368]

She is not dead, but Olympic Medalist Mary Lu Retton had a major health scare where she had a rare pneumonia that almost cost her her life. She was on the Today Show talking about it.  She is still on oxygen.  Not saying she is going to die.  By God's Grace I pray she pulls through and makes a complete recovery.  Just thought it was interesting news on an Olympic athlete, and I was not sure this was the place to post or not.  If there was a different thread I should have put it my apologies.

[Zsa Zsa's leg 884]

22 minutes ago, livingbygrace said:

She is not dead, but Olympic Medalist Mary Lu Retton had a major health scare where she had a rare pneumonia that almost cost her her life. She was on the Today Show talking about it.  She is still on oxygen.  Not saying she is going to die.  By God's Grace I pray she pulls through and makes a complete recovery.  Just thought it was interesting news on an Olympic athlete, and I was not sure this was the place to post or not.  If there was a different thread I should have put it my apologies.

https://www.today.com/video/mary-lou-retton-breaks-silence-on-pneumonia-hospitalization-201518661835

Here's a link to the video. She looks decent for somebody who was almost dead a few months ago. 

[diego 1,993]

Roberto Abugatás was born in Mollendo and died at the age of 80, he was a Peruvian high jumper. He competed in the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics

https://www.atv.pe/noticia/fallecio-el-ex-atleta-peruano-roberto-abugattas-aboud

[The Old Crem 3,608]

Bram Tuinzing, Dutch rower who competed at the 1972 games has died aged 75. 

https://images.nrc.nl/zFjCGj_ObqK0vGRFtQhvMDoO5hw=/x/filters:no_upscale():format(jpeg):fill(f8f8f8,true)/s3/nrchub/clippings/NH/20240113/426-advertisement-267635_1320728_tuinzing01ra-447603-3456b8.png

 

Raema Lisa Rumbewas, Indonesian weightlifter, who won a silver medal at both the 2000 and 2004 games and a bronze at the 2008 games, has died aged 43. Obit

[YoungWillz 21,075]

Canadian 400m hurdler and decathlete at the 1964 games William Gairdner reportedly dead aged 83: https://tnc.news/2024/01/16/canadian-conservative-author-william-gairdner-dies2/

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gairdner

[Sinbabad 1,126]

Canadian pole vaulter Shawnacy Barber, who competed at the 2016 Games, has died aged only 29.

 

He held Canadian pole vault record since 2015 and was World Champion that same year.

[The Old Crem 3,608]

27 minutes ago, Sinbabad said:

Canadian pole vaulter Shawnacy Barber, who competed at the 2016 Games, has died aged only 29.

 

He held Canadian pole vault record since 2015 and was World Champion that same year.

Shocking news. I saw him compete in person at the 2017 world championships in London. 

[Lafaucheuse 4,052]

11 hours ago, Sinbabad said:

Canadian pole vaulter Shawnacy Barber, who competed at the 2016 Games, has died aged only 29.

 

He held Canadian pole vault record since 2015 and was World Champion that same year.

Omg, that is a shock ! I had a big crush on him a few years ago, I just googled him a few days ago while talking with friends… I don’t know many sportsman, even less in athletism, it’s weird to see that

with Pamela Tiffin a few years ago, he’s the 2nd name (obscure one to clarify) that I knew prior to deadpooling to die out of nowhere and to make me feel weird about knowing them prior to deadpooling

[The Old Crem 3,608]

Hans Huber, German Boxer who won a silver medal at the 1964 games has died aged 90. Obit (In German)
 

Roman Korban, Polish middle distance runner who competed at the 1952 games has died aged 96. Obit (In Polish).

Knut Hjeltnes, Norwegian discus thrower who competed at the 1976, 1984 and 1988 games has died aged 72. Obit (In Norwegian). 

Orietta Grossi, Italian Basketballer who competed at the 1980 games has died aged 64. Obit (In Italian). 
 

Al Cantello, American javelin thrower who competed at the 1960 games has died aged 92. Obit

 

Ottavio Dazzan, Italian Cyclist who competed at the 1980 games has died aged 66. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/14075

 

Ervin Dér, Hungarian cyclist who competed at the 1980 games has died aged 68. Obit (In Hungarian).

 

Milan Nenadićm Yugoslavian/Serbian wrestler who competed at the 1968 and 1972 games, winning a bronze at the later has died aged 80. Obit (In Serbian).

Ajit Singh Gill, Singaporean field hockey player who competed at the 1956 games has died aged 95. Obit

Uno Palum Soviet/Estonian decathlete who competed at the 1956 games has died aged 90. Obit (In Estonian). 

Lutz Lischka, Austrian Judoka who competed at the 1972 games has died aged 79. Obit (In German). 

 

 

[chel 376]

Anatoly Polivoda, 1972 Olympic basketball champion (USSR national team), has died.

 

Two Munich Olympic champions, Modestas Paulauskas and Ivan Yedeshko, remain alive after Polivoda's death.

 

sovsport.ru  tass.ru

[diego 1,993]

On 1/20/2024 at 2:38 PM, The Old Crem said:

Ajit Singh Gill, Singaporean field hockey player who competed at the 1956 games has died aged 95. Obit

He was Singapore's oldest living Olympic athlete, now the position goes to Richard Schoon, born on June 23, 1928, also a former hockey player, in addition he was the oldest living Olympic weightlifting athlete, who is now Carlos Caballero, born February 15, 1927, who represented Colombia in the middleweight division in 1956 and 1960.

https://olympstats.com/2024/01/20/even-more-changes-to-oldest-olympian-titleholders/

[diego 1,993]

On 1/4/2024 at 12:50 AM, Ulitzer95 said:

Domini Lawrence (wiki), 98, is now Britain's oldest living Olympian. She was an equestrian at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. Lives in Eastbourne as of 2021.

Just out of curiosity, Domini Lawrence is also the oldest living athlete who competed in the 1972 games.

https://olympstats.com/2024/01/13/two-more-changes-to-oldest-olympian-titleholders/

[Ulitzer95 12,661]

On 27/02/2022 at 13:26, whoismakoto said:

Karl Volkmer	20/03/1922	Switzerland	Athletics	Can't find much info about him

Karl Volkmer (wiki), Swiss sprinter at the 1948 Summer Olympics, died on 19 December, aged 101.

He was the 2nd oldest living competitor from the 1948 Games, and the 5th oldest overall.

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Maricet Espinosa Gonzalez, a Cuban judoka who competed at the 2016 Olympics and who was a two-time Pan-American games champion, has died. She was 34. Gonzalez died of a heart attack.

 

https://www.tmz.com/2024/01/24/maricet-espinosa-gonzalez-dead-heart-attack-operation-olympic-star-judo/

 

 

[time 8,626]

Lance Larson, US swimmer who won the 100m freestyle in Rome 1960, but was controversially awarded the silver instead (John Devitt, d. August 2023, being given the gold) has died aged 83. (At least there's no doubt about the finishing order this time).