Summer Olympic Deaths/Dead Medallists

[whoismakoto 328]

I received a letter from Mike Pinner's wife informing me that he passed away on May 2, 2023.

[diego 1,980]

George Wilson was born in Meridian, Mississippi and died on July 29 at age 81, was an American professional basketball player. Wilson played starting center for the Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers, and Buffalo Braves of the National Basketball Association from 1964 to 1971. He played college basketball for the Cincinnati Bearcats and won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics in 1964 .

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/university-of-cincinnati/2023/07/29/george-wilson-who-played-on-ucs-last-national-champion-has-died/70492912007/

[diego 1,980]

Tibor Lendvai died aged 83 on Aug 1 Hungarian cyclist from Budapest competed in the 1000m time trial and men's doubles events at the 1968 Summer Olympics 

https://bringasport.hu/2023/08/01/elhunyt-lendvai-tibor-palyakerekparos/

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[Gisooo 3,302]

On 30/06/2023 at 00:31, diego said:

He was Germany's oldest Olympic athlete, who now happens to be Marianne Werner, born January 4, 1924. Werner represented his country in the shot put and discus at the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games, winning silver and bronze in the shot put in those years

 

Marianne Werner (Wiki) dead at 98

[diego 1,980]

6 hours ago, Gisooo said:

 

Marianne Werner (Wiki) dead at 98

Erna Herbers is now Germany's oldest living Olympian, born May 2, 1925, competed in swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics in the 100 m backstroke, but failed to reach the final. In 1948, she won the German 100 m backstroke title, but missed the 1948 Olympic Games because Germany was excluded from them, was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, but her father was German and flew for a German company, and she competed for Germany

[YoungWillz 21,031]

Death notice for John Gough, who competed for GB at the 1976 Olympics in shooting (50m running target): https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/gough-notices_52813

 

Also a bronze medallist at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

 

 

[diego 1,980]

Ahmed Anarbayev born in Kara-Balta, Kyrgyzstan and died in Bishkek on 6/Aug, was a Kyrgyz Soviet swimmer who won a silver medal at the 1970 European Aquatics Championships. He also competed in the 400 m freestyle at the 1968 Summer Olympics, but did not reach the final.

https://24.kg/obschestvo/271885_skonchalsya_proslavlennyiy_plovets_uchastnik_olimpiyskih_igr_ahmed_anarbaev/

[whoismakoto 328]

Another footballer who was part of the 1960 Great Britain squad, Terence Howard, died in 2021. He is the father of footballer Terry Howard  who played for Leyton Orient from 1986-1995.

[diego 1,980]

Born in Belfort, France, Cesare Cipollini died aged 64, the cyclist competed for Italy and competed in the team pursuit event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2023/08/ciclismo-lutto-cesare-cipollini-morto-fratello-mario-4506bb90-952c-4374-8581-07b556df2132.html

[Sinbabad 1,115]

German freestyle wrestler Klaus Rost died 2 days ago at 83. He won the silver medal at the 1964 Tokyo Games in the lightweight category.

[YoungWillz 21,031]

Helen Smart (nee Helen Don-Duncan), Team GB swimmer who represented the country in the 200m backstroke at the 2000 Olympics, reportedly dead aged 42: 

Won medals in the same event at the World and European Championships and for England at the Commonwealth Games. British champion.

 

Became a head teacher: https://www.parklandsprimary.org.uk/teamgb-swimmer-helen-smart/

 

 

[diego 1,980]

Maria Cangá was an Ecuadorian judoka who died on 9/aug at the age of 60, she was the flag bearer of her country in the 92 olympics

https://www.expreso.ec/deportes/maria-canga-muere-exjudoca-abanderada-ecuador-barcelona-1992-169351.html

[diego 1,980]

Gregg Tafralis was born in San Francisco and died aged 65 on Aug. 11. He set the world's best performance of the year in the men's shot put event in 1992. He competed for his home country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in nineth place. He won two silver medals at the Pan American Games, first in 1987 and then in 1995.

The second medal was taken from him because of a positive test for steroids in a previous competition. After his suspension ended in 1999, Tafralis tested positive for a banned substance methandienone and was banned for life.

His personal best throw was 21.98 meters, achieved in May 1988 at Los Gatos

https://vimbuzz.com/gregg-tafralis-cause-of-death-wife-children-net-worth-illness/

[Sinbabad 1,115]

Russian Boris Dubrovsky, 1964 Olympic champion in rowing, has died aged 83.

[diego 1,980]

Nikolay Marincheshki was born in Plovdiv on died 11/Aug at the age of 65, was a Bulgarian fencer, competed in the team saber event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the individual and team saber events at the 1988 Summer Olympics

https://bnr.bg/post/101863733/napusna-ni-nikolai-marincheshki

 

[diego 1,980]

Allan Smith died aged 94 on 12/aug, was a diving athlete from Sri Lanka. He competed in the men's 3 meter springboard event at the 1952 Summer Olympics, was his country's oldest living Olympian, was born on 25/Mar/1929, now Sri Lanka's oldest Olympian is John De Saram born on jun/27/1929, competed in the 1948 olympics in athletics, in the 200m and 400m

https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/50113

 

 

[Sinbabad 1,115]

Hungarian Lazlo Zarandi, who won a bronze medal at the 1952 games in 4x100 relay swimming, is dead aged 94.

[diego 1,980]

9 hours ago, Sinbabad said:

Russian Boris Dubrovsky, 1964 Olympic champion in rowing, has died aged 83.

he was the champion of an older edition of the Olympics in the double skiff modality, now the champion of an older edition is Anatoliy Sass, the Russian (competed for the Soviet Union) was champion in 1968 (he was born in 1935), he partnered with Aleksandr Timoshinin, who died in 2021

[Sinbabad 1,115]

33 minutes ago, diego said:

he was the champion of an older edition of the Olympics in the double skiff modality

He won another Olympic title in a previous Olympic Game ?? When ? In 1960 ?

I can’t find information on that…

[diego 1,980]

53 minutes ago, Sinbabad said:

He won another Olympic title in a previous Olympic Game ?? When ? In 1960 ?

I can’t find information on that…

He was champion in 64, the previous champions of this rowing modality and his duo in 64 (Oleg Tyurin, who died in 2010), have already died

[maryportfuncity 10,645]

Helen Smart, ex-olympian, Commonwealth Games medalist and headteacher - dead at 43

 

Nowt on causes but she'd discussed Ofsted inspections a week ago - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/66517148

[YoungWillz 21,031]

2 hours ago, maryportfuncity said:

Helen Smart, ex-olympian, Commonwealth Games medalist and headteacher - dead at 43

 

Nowt on causes but she'd discussed Ofsted inspections a week ago - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/66517148

[time 8,595]

3 hours ago, maryportfuncity said:

Helen Smart, ex-olympian, Commonwealth Games medalist and headteacher - dead at 43

 

Nowt on causes but she'd discussed Ofsted inspections a week ago - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/66517148

Passed away in her sleep according to the tweet in  YW's post 

 

[diego 1,980]

Vladimir Timoshinin was born in Moscow and died on 15/aug at the age of 53, known for winning the gold medal in the men's 10 m platform at the 1991 European Championships, and bronze in 89 representing the USSR, and representing Russia won gold at the European in 95 and bronze in 94 and in 99 he was silver in the 10m synchronized, represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics and Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics (Atlanta, Georgia)

https://www.sports.ru/aquatics/1115386036-umer-dvukratnyj-chempion-evropy-po-pryzhkam-v-vodu-vladimir-timoshinin.html?ysclid=llclr52sgw173403232