Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists

[MrWonderful 497]

2 hours ago, jcc said:

https://www.espn.com/olympics/gymnastics/story/_/id/42433795/bela-karolyi-famed-us-gymnastics-coach-dies-82

Bela Karolyi, acclaimed multiple medal winning coach with Romania and the US, dead at 82.

Undoubtedly most famous here in the U.S. for carrying an injured Kerri Strug off the mat, after she completed what she believed to be the gold medal-clinching vault for Team USA at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.  

[Sinbabad 1,174]

On 16/10/2024 at 19:57, Ulitzer95 said:

Updated the 1948 London Olympians list above for deaths. Also the new names below.

Died since list above was made but not included on it :

Christian Brac, who was in 4x100m French relay for the 1948 games but did not actually run, died on 20 August aged 97. He doesn’t have a wiki page so I put his olympedia.

[YoungWillz 21,488]

Report of the death of Dick Packer who represented the United States for their Olympic Soccer team at the 1956 Games: 

 

[whoismakoto 332]

John Pelling, British fencer, died in 2023 but his death was only announced on July 2024.

[Bentrovato 1,131]

Germany's 1996 Olympic discus champion discus thrower Ilke Wyludda has died in the eastern city of Halle at the age of 55. German Olympic discus champion Wyludda dies aged 55

[Sinbabad 1,174]

10 minutes ago, Bentrovato said:

Germany's 1996 Olympic discus champion discus thrower Ilke Wyludda has died in the eastern city of Halle at the age of 55. German Olympic discus champion Wyludda dies aged 55

A former East German athlete who dies before her 60’s, how surprising !

[YoungWillz 21,488]

Monica Phelps nee Monica Rutherford, GB artistic gymnast at the 1964 Games, reportedly dead: 

Unless he has died off radar, Brian Phelps (her husband) has outlived her. Mentioned here.

 

On 07/01/2024 at 12:31, 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)*

 

 

[Sir Creep 7,091]

6 hours ago, Bentrovato said:

Germany's 1996 Olympic discus champion discus thrower Ilke Wyludda has died in the eastern city of Halle at the age of 55. German Olympic discus champion Wyludda dies aged 55

Back in the days before we allowed men in women’s sports. 

:-\

[The Old Crem 3,704]

6 hours ago, Bentrovato said:

Germany's 1996 Olympic discus champion discus thrower Ilke Wyludda has died in the eastern city of Halle at the age of 55. German Olympic discus champion Wyludda dies aged 55

Also competed at the Paralympics after she lost her leg. 

[time 8,721]

Singapore's first Olympic medallist, Tan Howe Liang, a weightlifter who won silver in 1960 (Rome), has died aged 91. He also won Gold at the 1962 Commonwealth Games.

[YoungWillz 21,488]

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

List of known living participants of 1948 London Olympics

Olympian	Birth date	Country	Sport	Comment
Joe Birrell	11/03/1930	Great Britain	Athletics	Blind

Joe Birrell Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/12/08/joe-birrell-hurdles-1948-olympics-coached-idi-amin-obituary/

[drol 12,446]

Dawn Fraser hospitalised after serious fall.

[The Old Crem 3,704]

3 hours ago, drol said:

Dawn Fraser hospitalised after serious fall.

Often fatal at that age but she does seem to be recovering and was fit enough to have Hip surgery. 

[Sinbabad 1,174]

Hungarian pair skater Andrea Kékesy, silver medalist at the 1948 Games, has died aged 98.

[Sly Ronnie 949]

On 03/12/2024 at 01:41, Sir Creep said:

Back in the days before we allowed men in women’s sports. 

:-\

 

For all the talk of East Germany and their drug program in the 70s and 80s, the West Germans were caning it just as much!

[YoungWillz 21,488]

Will Arnott, Team GB Boccia player at the Paris Paralympics 2024, reportedly dead aged 25: https://boccia.uk.com/news/2024/12/12/remembering-will-arnott

[The Old Crem 3,704]

And on Tuesday Matt Berry. who hadn’t yet competed at a Paralympics but was aiming to do so in 2028, died aged 28 

http://boccia.uk.com/news/2024/12/12/remembering-matt-berry

 

A terrible week for the British Boccia community.

[Spade_Cooley 9,690]

[drol 12,446]

On 09/12/2024 at 07:58, drol said:

Dawn Fraser hospitalised after serious fall.

Dawn Fraser discharged.

 

Family makes it wuite clear she was not supposed to survive at the beginning. 

[Toast 16,312]

7 hours ago, drol said:

Family makes it wuite clear she was not supposed to survive at the beginning. 

 

You make it sound like attempted murder.

[arghton 7,044]

On 04/08/2024 at 16:14, arghton said:

3) Elderly olympic gold medalists. To name some, George Rhoden 1926-2024 has been ailing for around ten years, Dick Button has suffered two or three major brain injuries, infections and other ailments and has been quiet for years now, Leon Rotman has dementia, long jumper Greg Bell suffers from severe heart problems, Larisa Latynina had a stroke and a heart attack a few years ago and Salvatore Gionta is very frail. From the paralympics, Aroldo Ruschioni of the initial Paralympics is very old.

I also find the longevity with some of the boxers, wrestlers and weightlifters impressive. Rudolf Plyukfelder (who either has a heart defect or heart problems from physical stress, but has suffered from some type of heart failure since he was 18), Ján Zachara and Emam Ali Habibi are all in their mid-90s.

Ján Zachara, featherweight boxing gold medalist 1952 dead at 96.

[Pedro67 244]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/ced8jp0e7z0o 103 with 5 Golds. Agnes Kaleti. 

[YoungWillz 21,488]

Colin Campbell, competitor for Team GB at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in the 400m and 800m, then competed for Team GB in the 4 man bobsleigh team at the 1976 Winter Olympics, died 23 December 2024: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c708g5g18z3o

[Sinbabad 1,174]

On 02/11/2023 at 15:27, diego said:

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

Álvaro Sabbo died on 22 December aged 98.

[Lafaucheuse 4,197]

Keleti’s passing means Charles Coste is now the oldest olympic winner