Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted January 31, 2020 Jos Bernard, a former Olympic gymnast who competed in the 1948 London games representing Luxembourg has passed away aged 95. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted March 1, 2020 Powerlifter and paralympic Siamand Rahman, who won gold at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, dies at 31 years after heart attack: https://ifpnews.com/worlds-strongest-paralympian-siamand-rahman-dies-at-31 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheKing 18 Posted March 3, 2020 On 01/03/2020 at 10:34, TomTomTelekom said: Powerlifter and paralympic Siamand Rahman, who won gold at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, dies at 31 years after heart attack: https://ifpnews.com/worlds-strongest-paralympian-siamand-rahman-dies-at-31 Ouch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,605 Posted March 4, 2020 Eva Szekely, Hungarian swimmer who won gold in the 1952 200m breaststroke (and silver in 1956) after escaping the holocaust in 1944. Interesting obituary, even if you have little interest in swimming. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,605 Posted March 13, 2020 Women's Olympic javelin gold medallist from Helsinki 1952 Dana Zatopkova has died aged 97. Coming seventh in the event in London in '48 spurred her to concentrate on the javelin (she also played handball) and she duly won in Helsinki with an Olympic record throw of 50.47 metres. In 1958 she set a world record with a throw of 55.73 metres; she came second in the 1960 Rome Olympics, and was also twice European champion. She was the widow of Emil Zatopek. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted March 13, 2020 We can almost certainly include the 2020 Olympics as one of this years deaths...There's more chance of me winning a gold medal at the athletics as the event going ahead, and if you saw me you'd realise how unlikely that was ! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,606 Posted April 12, 2020 https://www.ilgiorno.it/milano/cronaca/morto-la-rosa-1.5100371 Francesco La Rosa who played in the Italian football Squad at the 1952 Olympics has died from Covid-19 aged 93. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted April 20, 2020 British pentathlete Peter Whiteside, who competed in Moscow at the 1980 Olympiad, dead at 67 from COVID-19: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/teesside-athlete-who-represented-great-18103867 His story is actually quite heartrending, going from serving the country in the Armed Services, training future Olympic hopefuls, to brain tumours, wheelchair, and finally succumbing to the virus. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted April 29, 2020 Latvian athlete Janis Lüsis, who competed in the javelin throw in four Summer Olympics for the USSR, winning three Olympic medals., died at 80 years: https://www.delfi.lv/sports/news/other_kinds/atlethics/miris-legendarais-latvijas-skepmetejs-janis-lusis.d?id=52100455 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted April 30, 2020 13 hours ago, TomTomTelekom said: Latvian athlete Janis Lüsis, who competed in the javelin throw in four Summer Olympics for the USSR, winning three Olympic medals., died at 80 years: https://www.delfi.lv/sports/news/other_kinds/atlethics/miris-legendarais-latvijas-skepmetejs-janis-lusis.d?id=52100455 QO Pretty disappointed I didn't have him elsewhere other than Alt now 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,634 Posted May 2, 2020 Jacques Rogge, President of the IOC (2001–2013), turns 78 today. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,605 Posted May 20, 2020 Margaret Maughan, Britain's first paralympic gold medallist (Rome 1960, archery) has died aged 91. She competed in 4 subsequent Paralympics and lit the torch for the start of London 2012 Paralympics. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted May 31, 2020 Bobby Joe Morrow, who won three gold medals at the 1956 Olympics, has died. He was 84. Morrow was a sprinter and won the 100m and 200m races, then combined for gold on the relay team. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2020/05/30/bobby-joe-morrow-dies-84/5295547002/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 31, 2020 21 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Bobby Joe Morrow, who won three gold medals at the 1956 Olympics, has died. He was 84. Morrow was a sprinter and won the 100m and 200m races, then combined for gold on the relay team. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2020/05/30/bobby-joe-morrow-dies-84/5295547002/ For Bobby there’s no to-Morrow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted June 4, 2020 Report of the death of Scottish athlete Don Macgregor aged 80, who represented GB in the 1972 Olympics and Scotland in the 1974 Commonwealth Games in the marathon: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted June 6, 2020 American gymnast Kurt Thomas, who competed at the 1976 Olympics, dead from stroke aged 64: https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/world-champion-gymnast-kurt-thomas-passes-away-after-suffering-stroke/ Rather more successful at the World Championships, winning gold in 1978 and 1979 for the Floor Exercise, and gold in 1979 on the Horizontal Bars. Didn't go to Moscow for the 1980 Olympiad due to the US boycott. Became a sometime actor and sports commentator. Fathered some singer called Kurt Travis. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859123/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted June 7, 2020 8 hours ago, YoungWillz said: American gymnast Kurt Thomas, who competed at the 1976 Olympics, dead from stroke aged 64: https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/world-champion-gymnast-kurt-thomas-passes-away-after-suffering-stroke/ Rather more successful at the World Championships, winning gold in 1978 and 1979 for the Floor Exercise, and gold in 1979 on the Horizontal Bars. Didn't go to Moscow for the 1980 Olympiad due to the US boycott. Became a sometime actor and sports commentator. Fathered some singer called Kurt Travis. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859123/ Best known because the US send him to Parmistan to fight hordes of enemies on the basis every gymnast is a lethal weapon and the 2000 enemies he was facing could only attack one by one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted June 17, 2020 Hungarian water polo player Gyorgy Karpaty dead at 84 years: http://www.nemzetisport.hu/vizilabda/gyasz-elhunyt-a-haromszoros-olimpiai-bajnok-karpati-gyorgy-2767861 He won gold medal in 1952 tournament. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,900 Posted June 18, 2020 Tibor Benedek hungarian water polo player has died too https://hungarytoday.hu/tibor-benedek-dies-aged-47/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 861 Posted June 18, 2020 That's 2 in 2 days must be summat wrong with the water! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,900 Posted June 18, 2020 Marlene Ahrens, chilean athlete died at 86, https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/deportes/mas-deportes/2020/06/18/fallecio-marlene-ahrens-historica-figura-del-deporte-chileno-unica-medallista-olimpica.shtml (in spanish), she got silver medal in javelin throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics, getting the only medal for Chile in that Olympic Game 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted June 19, 2020 18 hours ago, chilean way said: Tibor Benedek hungarian water polo player has died too https://hungarytoday.hu/tibor-benedek-dies-aged-47/ Looking him up, he seems to have been at least the Mario Lemieux of water polo, if not quite the Wayne Gretzky. Just goes to show, if you excel in the 'wrong' sport (for Westerners), eternal fame and fortune shall not be thine, but bound to be better known in the bars of Budapest than Ben Stokes. I don't think those goofy swimming hats really help their case, either. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,900 Posted June 20, 2020 Endre Lépold, hungarian Olympic sprinter who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics died at 64 https://www.bama.hu/sport/helyi-sport/elhunyt-lepold-endre-az-mte-olimpikonja-2596247/ (in hungarian) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chilean way 1,900 Posted June 22, 2020 Serbian olympic shooter Bobana Veličković dies at 30 due to complications from childbirth https://sport.blic.rs/ostali-sportovi/preminula-bobana-momcilovic-velickovic-streljastvo-in-memoriam/msvy9fx 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 23, 2020 16 hours ago, chilean way said: Serbian olympic shooter Bobana Veličković dies at 30 due to complications from childbirth https://sport.blic.rs/ostali-sportovi/preminula-bobana-momcilovic-velickovic-streljastvo-in-memoriam/msvy9fx Imagine the surprise to his mum when he was still crowning yet able to join the Olympic shooting team. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
