The Old Crem 3,582 Posted September 26, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/judo/49833292 Jack Hatton: USA judoka dies aged 24 Not an Olympian but was hoping to qualify. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,927 Posted October 11, 2019 On 14/07/2019 at 14:13, drol said: Balbir has been discharged today according to his daughter. Balbir Singh has turned 95 on 10th October, though he was actually born on 31st December 1923. According to his FB page, he has made a full recovery from illness. No pictures of him are shown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted October 18, 2019 US Diving medallist in two disciplines at the 1948 Olympics, Patty Elsener, has died aged 89: https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/passages-olympic-diving-medalist-patty-elsener-dies-at-89/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2878988/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted October 24, 2019 Paul Bircher, reportedly the last survivor of the GB Men's rowing eight who won silver at the 1948 Olympics, dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted October 31, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rowing/50239919 Pete Reed: Triple Olympic rowing gold medallist paralysed after spinal stroke. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,927 Posted November 13, 2019 On 11/10/2019 at 21:22, drol said: Balbir Singh has turned 95 on 10th October, though he was actually born on 31st December 1923. According to his FB page, he has made a full recovery from illness. No pictures of him are shown. Nothing in the news, but according to his FB page Balbir Singh has been hospitalized again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted November 13, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/50404848 Australian Paralympic champion Kieran Modra dies in bike accident. Should this be here or its own Paralympic thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MightyMoose 10 Posted November 13, 2019 10 hours ago, The Old Crem said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/50404848 Australian Paralympic champion Kieran Modra dies in bike accident. Should this be here or its own Paralympic thread. He never saw it coming..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcc 228 Posted November 14, 2019 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://amp.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/michael-fray-remembered-as-track-talent-that-never-truly-self-actualise_179185%3Fprofile%3D1511&ved=2ahUKEwiQlbPa0-jlAhXKq1kKHUaPBmYQFjANegQIBBAB&usg=AOvVaw28848vA9pjE3YrZkCUKPcD&ampcf=1 Represented Jamaica at the '68 and '72 Olympics. Placed 7th in that infamous 200m race in Mexico. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted November 16, 2019 Former World’s Fastest Man Harrison Dillard has died at 96 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,927 Posted November 16, 2019 On 13/11/2019 at 07:14, drol said: Nothing in the news, but according to his FB page Balbir Singh has been hospitalized again. Actually it hit the news. Balbir suffered a heart attack in June, but was later discharged from ICU and improved so much according to his daughter. On November 4 (!) he was admitted again to ICU in critical conditions due to pneumonia. His son has come back from Canada, but according to family he has improved so much once again and will be discharged soon... kudos to them, I love those who know when it is time to let people go! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinny kiltrunner 553 Posted November 16, 2019 4 hours ago, drol said: Actually it hit the news. Balbir suffered a heart attack in June, but was later discharged from ICU and improved so much according to his daughter. On November 4 (!) he was admitted again to ICU in critical conditions due to pneumonia. His son has come back from Canada, but according to family he has improved so much once again and will be discharged soon... kudos to them, I love those who know when it is time to let people go! I'm not disagreeing with you entirely, there is alot of futile care out there, but what is it specifically about this situation that suggests Balbir would be better off dead? He is only 95, we have seen many live much longer, with treatable illnesses and apparently his full wits about him. Are you suggesting they not treat him if the expectation is that he will get better? Which he apparently is doing again? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted November 19, 2019 On 16/11/2019 at 05:00, Joey Russ said: Former World’s Fastest Man Harrison Dillard has died at 96 And gets a BBC Obit Lindy Remigino not getting a QO still makes no sense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted November 20, 2019 19 hours ago, Grim Up North said: And gets a BBC Obit Lindy Remigino not getting a QO still makes no sense. For fun why not write the editor or author of this obit exposing Remigino and how they’re one and the same, and maybe a late obit will pop up. Can’t hurt. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,927 Posted November 23, 2019 On 16/11/2019 at 19:09, drol said: Actually it hit the news. Balbir suffered a heart attack in June, but was later discharged from ICU and improved so much according to his daughter. On November 4 (!) he was admitted again to ICU in critical conditions due to pneumonia. His son has come back from Canada, but according to family he has improved so much once again and will be discharged soon... kudos to them, I love those who know when it is time to let people go! Balbir Singh discharged from hospital. Invincible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebless 203 Posted November 30, 2019 Petr Malek, Czech shooter who won silver in skeet at the Sydney 2000 Olympics has died at the age of 58. https://www.idnes.cz/sport/ostatni/zemrel-petr-malek-olympijsky-medailista-ve-skeetu.A191130_174535_sporty_ten Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted December 13, 2019 Jorge Hernandez, former Cuban boxer who won a gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the light flyweight division., dead at 65 years: http://www.granma.cu/deportes/2019-12-12/fallecio-jorge-hernandez-padron-astro-del-boxeo-cubano-12-12-2019-11-12-31 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted December 13, 2019 Three-time Olympic gold medalist runner Peter Snell dead at 80 years: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/405483/distance-runner-sir-peter-snell-dies-age-80 He won golds in the 800 meter and 1500 meter races. He was the only male since 1920 to win the 800 and 1500 metres at the same Olympics 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Etushispushingupdaisies 136 Posted December 15, 2019 https://iz.ru/export/google/amp/954417. Soviet footballer and 1956 Olympics winner Yuri Belyaev is dead at 85. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted December 17, 2019 Death Notice for Roger Midgley, GB field hockey player, part of the team that won bronze at the 1952 Olympiad: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/238056/midgley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted December 21, 2019 German swimmer and four-time Olympic gold medalist Roland Matthes, who won his golds in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke events, dead at 69 years: https://www.focus.de/sport/vierfacher-olympia-sieger-ddr-schwimm-legende-roland-matthes-ist-tot_id_11485794.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,033 Posted December 28, 2019 Obituary for Mike Lindsay, Scot who competed for GB at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics in the discus and shot put: https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/18126234.mike-lindsay-shot-putter-discus-thrower/ Also competed for Scotland at 4 Commonwealth Games (not 3 as Wiki would currently have you believe) performing best in 1962 with 2 Silver medals at the 1962 Games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted January 27, 2020 For completion Kobe Bryant 1978-2020. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dead Wait 1,129 Posted January 27, 2020 30 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: For completion Kobe Bryant 1978-2020. Thank goodness - I think the audit is coming up soon......! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,966 Posted January 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Dead Wait said: Thank goodness - I think the audit is coming up soon......! I can't believe nobody posted his death in the Oscar winners thread yet. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
