YoungWillz 19,104 Posted May 2, 2015 Beth Whittall, a Canadian swimmer who competed at the 1956 Olympics (7th in the 100m butterfly) and who will be posthumously inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame as a sporting legend in June, has died at age 78. http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/breaking-news/former-olympic-swimmer-and-pan-am-games-champ-elizabeth-whittall-dies-at-age-78-302250671.html?thx=y 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted May 2, 2015 Beth Whittall, a Canadian swimmer who competed at the 1956 Olympics (7th in the 100m butterfly) and who will be posthumously inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame as a sporting legend in June, has died at age 78. http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/breaking-news/former-olympic-swimmer-and-pan-am-games-champ-elizabeth-whittall-dies-at-age-78-302250671.html?thx=y 7th place? So now we are posting about anyone who ever participated in the Olympics? SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,969 Posted May 2, 2015 Beth Whittall, a Canadian swimmer who competed at the 1956 Olympics (7th in the 100m butterfly) and who will be posthumously inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame as a sporting legend in June, has died at age 78. http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/breaking-news/former-olympic-swimmer-and-pan-am-games-champ-elizabeth-whittall-dies-at-age-78-302250671.html?thx=y 7th place? So now we are posting about anyone who ever participated in the Olympics? SC Why not, after all, there's even been posts about people who never competed in the Olympics (*cough* Randy Bennet *cough*) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted May 3, 2015 Beth Whittall, a Canadian swimmer who competed at the 1956 Olympics (7th in the 100m butterfly) and who will be posthumously inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame as a sporting legend in June, has died at age 78. http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/breaking-news/former-olympic-swimmer-and-pan-am-games-champ-elizabeth-whittall-dies-at-age-78-302250671.html?thx=y 7th place? So now we are posting about anyone who ever participated in the Olympics? SC Why not, after all, there's even been posts about people who never competed in the Olympics (*cough* Randy Bennet *cough*) Beth Whittall, a Canadian swimmer who competed at the 1956 Olympics (7th in the 100m butterfly) and who will be posthumously inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame as a sporting legend in June, has died at age 78. http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/breaking-news/former-olympic-swimmer-and-pan-am-games-champ-elizabeth-whittall-dies-at-age-78-302250671.html?thx=y 7th place? So now we are posting about anyone who ever participated in the Olympics? SC Why not, after all, there's even been posts about people who never competed in the Olympics (*cough* Randy Bennet *cough*)He COACHED the Olympic swim team, numbnuts! Jesus Christ.....SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,969 Posted May 3, 2015 Beth Whittall, a Canadian swimmer who competed at the 1956 Olympics (7th in the 100m butterfly) and who will be posthumously inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame as a sporting legend in June, has died at age 78. http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/breaking-news/former-olympic-swimmer-and-pan-am-games-champ-elizabeth-whittall-dies-at-age-78-302250671.html?thx=y 7th place? So now we are posting about anyone who ever participated in the Olympics? SC Why not, after all, there's even been posts about people who never competed in the Olympics (*cough* Randy Bennet *cough*) Beth Whittall, a Canadian swimmer who competed at the 1956 Olympics (7th in the 100m butterfly) and who will be posthumously inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame as a sporting legend in June, has died at age 78. http://www.brandonsun.com/sports/breaking-news/former-olympic-swimmer-and-pan-am-games-champ-elizabeth-whittall-dies-at-age-78-302250671.html?thx=y 7th place? So now we are posting about anyone who ever participated in the Olympics? SC Why not, after all, there's even been posts about people who never competed in the Olympics (*cough* Randy Bennet *cough*)He COACHED the Olympic swim team, numbnuts! Jesus Christ.....SC I know - and Beth Whittall competed in the Olympics. Why is one worthy of a mention and not the other? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,397 Posted May 3, 2015 Why is one worthy of a mention and not the other? And while we're at it, why is one worthy of a medal and not the other? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,969 Posted May 3, 2015 Why is one worthy of a mention and not the other? And while we're at it, why is one worthy of a medal and not the other? Fair point . Maybe there should be a coaches Olympics , sorta like the F1 constructors championship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 97 Posted May 21, 2015 Italian walker Annarita Sidoti https://uk.news.yahoo.com/former-italian-race-walking-world-champion-sidoti-dies-115038697.html#by1Neod Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted June 1, 2015 7-time Olympic champ Vera Caskavska has the infamous pancreatic cancer. Winner winner chicken dinner for 2016 lists, perhaps; 2017 absolutely! Committee, are you listening?? SC http://radio.cz/en/section/news/former-gymnast-vera-caslavska-diagnosed-with-cancer 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,662 Posted June 1, 2015 7-time Olympic champ Vera Caskavska has the infamous pancreatic cancer. Winner winner chicken dinner for 2016 lists, perhaps; 2017 absolutely! Committee, are you listening?? SC http://radio.cz/en/section/news/former-gymnast-vera-caslavska-diagnosed-with-cancer Or in her case unfamous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,013 Posted June 1, 2015 True! Well, infamous in that a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer with no real treatment gives a life expectancy from less than a year to Wilko. If one gets the Whipple procedure they typically add about 2.5 years, less in many examples depending on age etc. Bottom line, doing a Death Pool has taught me the two words you do NOT want your physician to say to you are 'pancreatic cancer''. So the diagnosis is what a infamous I guess. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,104 Posted June 3, 2015 Henry Carr, US 200m and 4x400m relay gold medallist at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, 73. http://www.foxsports.com/arizona/story/henry-carr-olympic-gold-medalist-200-meters-giants-db-dies-at-age-73-060215 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,104 Posted June 7, 2015 Sergei Sharikov, Russian Olympic sabre fencing gold medallist in 1996 and 2000, 40, car crash. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3114202/Fencing-Russian-Sharikov-dies-car-accident.html Gold Medal 1996: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKE0WLbrLTQ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,236 Posted June 10, 2015 Sharif Butt, who won gold at the Asian games in 1954 in 200m running, and also participated in two olympic games, has died at 89: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/sport/10-Jun-2015/former-pakistan-gold-medallist-athlete-sharif-butt-passes-away Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,104 Posted June 17, 2015 More news from the battlefield of the ArmageddRon, it's Ron Clarke, Australian athlete, who won bronze at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 10,000m. He was 78. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-3127277/Champion-runner-Ron-Clarke-dead-78.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted June 17, 2015 More news from the battlefield of the ArmageddRon, it's Ron Clarke, Australian athlete, who won bronze at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 10,000m. He was 78. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-3127277/Champion-runner-Ron-Clarke-dead-78.html You beat me to it! Here is an Aussie report: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-17/former-athlete-gold-coast-mayor-ron-clarke-dies/6552010 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 19,104 Posted June 17, 2015 More news from the battlefield of the ArmageddRon, it's Ron Clarke, Australian athlete, who won bronze at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 10,000m. He was 78. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-3127277/Champion-runner-Ron-Clarke-dead-78.html You beat me to it! Here is an Aussie report: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-17/former-athlete-gold-coast-mayor-ron-clarke-dies/6552010 I like your report better, I put the UK one because it literally came up as I hit the page, and there might have been a DDP hit (he isn't). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted June 17, 2015 More news from the battlefield of the ArmageddRon, it's Ron Clarke, Australian athlete, who won bronze at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 10,000m. He was 78. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-3127277/Champion-runner-Ron-Clarke-dead-78.html You beat me to it! Here is an Aussie report: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-17/former-athlete-gold-coast-mayor-ron-clarke-dies/6552010 I like your report better, I put the UK one because it literally came up as I hit the page, and there might have been a DDP hit (he isn't). Cheers. This is a huge death for Australia as he was very popular back in his day. We are having quite an epic death year down under so far with Malcolm Fraser, Joan Kirner, Betty Churcher, Alan Bond, Ritchie Benaud, Stuart Wagstaff and Alan Seymour all gone before we are even half way through the year! Time for you Poms to start pulling your weight by having some major deaths of your own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,662 Posted June 17, 2015 More news from the battlefield of the ArmageddRon, it's Ron Clarke, Australian athlete, who won bronze at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 10,000m. He was 78. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-3127277/Champion-runner-Ron-Clarke-dead-78.html You beat me to it! Here is an Aussie report: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-17/former-athlete-gold-coast-mayor-ron-clarke-dies/6552010 I like your report better, I put the UK one because it literally came up as I hit the page, and there might have been a DDP hit (he isn't). Cheers. This is a huge death for Australia as he was very popular back in his day. We are having quite an epic death year down under so far with Malcolm Fraser, Joan Kirner, Betty Churcher, Alan Bond, Ritchie Benaud, Stuart Wagstaff and Alan Seymour all gone before we are even half way through the year! Time for you Poms to start pulling your weight by having some major deaths of your own. Like Christopher Lee, Terry Pratchett, Ron Moody, Leon Brittan & Charles Kennedy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted June 17, 2015 More news from the battlefield of the ArmageddRon, it's Ron Clarke, Australian athlete, who won bronze at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 10,000m. He was 78. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-3127277/Champion-runner-Ron-Clarke-dead-78.html You beat me to it! Here is an Aussie report: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-17/former-athlete-gold-coast-mayor-ron-clarke-dies/6552010 I like your report better, I put the UK one because it literally came up as I hit the page, and there might have been a DDP hit (he isn't). Cheers. This is a huge death for Australia as he was very popular back in his day. We are having quite an epic death year down under so far with Malcolm Fraser, Joan Kirner, Betty Churcher, Alan Bond, Ritchie Benaud, Stuart Wagstaff and Alan Seymour all gone before we are even half way through the year! Time for you Poms to start pulling your weight by having some major deaths of your own. Like Christopher Lee, Terry Pratchett, Ron Moody, Leon Brittan & Charles Kennedy That's half as many deaths and there are 53 million peopl ein England as opposed to only 23 million in Australia... Seriously, how many of the Aussies listed above are household names in the UK? They are all extremely famous in Australia (far above B-level celeb status.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted June 18, 2015 Had Clarke on my long list for a while (dicky ticker since the '68 Olympics) without really knowing what his condition was enough to have him in my team... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,662 Posted June 19, 2015 More news from the battlefield of the ArmageddRon, it's Ron Clarke, Australian athlete, who won bronze at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 10,000m. He was 78. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-3127277/Champion-runner-Ron-Clarke-dead-78.html You beat me to it! Here is an Aussie report: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-17/former-athlete-gold-coast-mayor-ron-clarke-dies/6552010 I like your report better, I put the UK one because it literally came up as I hit the page, and there might have been a DDP hit (he isn't). Cheers. This is a huge death for Australia as he was very popular back in his day. We are having quite an epic death year down under so far with Malcolm Fraser, Joan Kirner, Betty Churcher, Alan Bond, Ritchie Benaud, Stuart Wagstaff and Alan Seymour all gone before we are even half way through the year! Time for you Poms to start pulling your weight by having some major deaths of your own. Like Christopher Lee, Terry Pratchett, Ron Moody, Leon Brittan & Charles Kennedy That's half as many deaths and there are 53 million peopl ein England as opposed to only 23 million in Australia... Seriously, how many of the Aussies listed above are household names in the UK? They are all extremely famous in Australia (far above B-level celeb status.) Household - One (RB) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,662 Posted June 19, 2015 More news from the battlefield of the ArmageddRon, it's Ron Clarke, Australian athlete, who won bronze at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the 10,000m. He was 78. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-3127277/Champion-runner-Ron-Clarke-dead-78.html You beat me to it! Here is an Aussie report: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-17/former-athlete-gold-coast-mayor-ron-clarke-dies/6552010 I like your report better, I put the UK one because it literally came up as I hit the page, and there might have been a DDP hit (he isn't). Cheers. This is a huge death for Australia as he was very popular back in his day. We are having quite an epic death year down under so far with Malcolm Fraser, Joan Kirner, Betty Churcher, Alan Bond, Ritchie Benaud, Stuart Wagstaff and Alan Seymour all gone before we are even half way through the year! Time for you Poms to start pulling your weight by having some major deaths of your own. Like Christopher Lee, Terry Pratchett, Ron Moody, Leon Brittan & Charles Kennedy That's half as many deaths and there are 53 million peopl ein England as opposed to only 23 million in Australia... Seriously, how many of the Aussies listed above are household names in the UK? They are all extremely famous in Australia (far above B-level celeb status.) Household - One (RB) I could add Lance Percevill, Ruth Rendall, Errol Brown, Keith Harris & Shaw Taylor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuriedInCarolina 45 Posted June 26, 2015 An Olympic sailor is missing after his boat was found Thursday night near a Miami marina. Trevor Moore finished 15th in the 2012 Olympic Games in the 49er class event. http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/26/us/olympian-missing-boat-found/index.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
