YoungWillz 21,081 Posted August 5 USSR rower, Vyacheslav Ivanov, who won three Olympic Gold medals in the single sculls in 1956, 1960 and 1964, reportedly dead: https://heartheboatsing.com/2024/08/05/vyacheslav-nikolayevich-ivanov-1938-2024/ Many many other medals, one of the greatest rowers of the era. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 330 Posted August 11 Soviet shot putter 1952 gold medalist Galina Zybina, dead at 93 West German field hockey player Peter Kraus who was part of the 9172 gold winning team, dead at 83 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,389 Posted August 13 Charles Hewett (Wiki), American cyclist who competed in the team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics dead at 95 He served also in the US Air Force during the Korean War. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,690 Posted August 13 An honorary Olympian of sorts... No Wikipedia page but I see U.S. lacrosse player Bill Coleman turned 100 on August 8th. He represented his country at a demonstration event at the 1948 Olympics. Also a WWII veteran. Looked frail last year on his 99th birthday so perhaps worth keeping an eye on. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,641 Posted August 16 Heinrich Thun Austrian former world number 1 hammer thrower and twice-Olympian dead aged 86. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,372 Posted August 21 Daniela Larreal Chirinos, a five-time Venezuelan Olympian and leading cyclist in her home country for a couple of decades, has died . She was 50. Chirinos reportedly passed after choking on food in her Las Vegas apartment. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/20/daniela-larreal-chirinos-olympian-dead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funeralopolis 250 Posted August 22 Primo Zamparini, silver medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics, died at 85. https://www.repubblica.it/sport/vari/2024/08/22/news/primo_zamparini_morto_pugile_argento_olimpiadi_roma-423456967/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,081 Posted August 22 1 minute ago, Funeralopolis said: Primo Zamparini, silver medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics, died at 85. https://www.repubblica.it/sport/vari/2024/08/22/news/primo_zamparini_morto_pugile_argento_olimpiadi_roma-423456967/ What event please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max_bossetti 149 Posted August 22 1 minute ago, YoungWillz said: What event please? Boxing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,743 Posted August 22 Just now, YoungWillz said: What event please? Did you not get a glimpse of the photo from the link? You don't need a word of Italian to spot boxing gloves, so my guess is boxing, unless his mum was there to prevent him entering the middleweight division of knocking one out - which I could have entrered aged 16 but not sure was ever an olympic event as such. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,081 Posted August 22 1 minute ago, max_bossetti said: Boxing. Weight class? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,081 Posted August 22 3 minutes ago, En Passant said: Did you not get a glimpse of the photo from the link? You don't need a word of Italian to spot boxing gloves, so my guess is boxing, unless his mum was there to prevent him entering the middleweight division of knocking one out - which I could have entrered aged 16 but not sure was ever an olympic event as such. Got it actually from "pugile". If the information was in the OP I wouldn't have to ask for clarity on the Forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max_bossetti 149 Posted August 22 9 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Weight class? Bantamweight. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,743 Posted August 22 7 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Got it actually from "pugile". If the information was in the OP I wouldn't have to ask for clarity on the Forum. Oh I'm sure you were aware I was only using it as a springboard for joking about and personally I have little interest in boxing, so don't care what weight he was, in fact unless he was on one of my teams I can't say I care at all whatever the weight. This place is full of people I never heard of. The information was in the OP, you just have to be Italian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,690 Posted August 26 Nojim Maiyegun (wiki), Nigerian Olympic bronze-medalist boxer, dead at 83. First Nigerian to ever win an Olympic medal (1964, Tokyo). 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcc 228 Posted August 26 On 15/12/2021 at 13:50, jcc said: Byron LaBeach dead at 91. Competed at the 1952 Helsinki games in the 100m and was an alternate for the record breaking 4x400m quartet of Wint, Rhoden, Laing and McKenley. Incidentally, George Rhoden celebrated his 95th birthday two days ago in Kingston, Ja. On 15/12/2021 at 13:50, jcc said: Byron LaBeach dead at 91. Competed at the 1952 Helsinki games in the 100m and was an alternate for the record breaking 4x400m quartet of Wint, Rhoden, Laing and McKenley. Incidentally, George Rhoden celebrated his 95th birthday two days ago in Kingston, Ja. George Rhoden dead at 97 https://x.com/TvjNewscentre/status/1828158074898522311 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,128 Posted August 31 Austrian gymnast Erika Enzenhofer, who competed at the 1948 London Games, has died on 4 April 2024. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,081 Posted August 31 Kurt Bendlin, German former Olympic bronze medallist in Decathlon at the 1968 Games and former world record holder in that discipline, reportedly dead: https://www-antennemuenster-de.translate.goog/artikel/weltrekord-und-bronze-ex-zehnkaempfer-bendlin-ist-tot-2089454.html?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chel 376 Posted September 2 Alexander Medved has died at the age of 86. He was a three-time Olympic freestyle wrestling champion - in 1964, 1968 and 1972. He was also world champion seven times and European champion three times. He was USSR champion nine times. wrestling.by 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,014 Posted September 3 Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei (wiki) set ablaze by her partner. Now hospitalised and prognosis is unclear. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chel 376 Posted September 4 3 September in Miami (USA) died Vladimir Bure (73) - Soviet swimmer, winner of the Olympic Games (1968, 1972), World Championships (1973, 1975) and European Championships (1970, 1974, 1977); father of hockey players Valery and Pavel Bure. ru.wiki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted September 5 On 03/09/2024 at 11:24, drol said: Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei (wiki) set ablaze by her partner. Now hospitalised and prognosis is unclear. Rebecca Cheptegi dead: https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2024-09-05-athlete-rebecca-cheptegei-is-dead/ 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CalebH 42 Posted September 7 Sonia Iovan Bronze medalist in 56 and 60 for Romania in the team all around(Gymanstics) Dead at 88 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,690 Posted September 7 16 minutes ago, CalebH said: Sonia Iovan Bronze medalist in 56 and 60 for Romania in the team all around(Gymanstics) Dead at 88 Your link just directs to this forum… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,014 Posted September 7 Beside being late as Internet Explorer. Was away all day and nothing happened. Talk about dry spells. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
