YoungWillz 19,103 Posted September 13, 2023 On 27/02/2022 at 13:26, whoismakoto said: List of known living participants of 1948 London Olympics Olympian Birth date Country Sport Comment Mabel Walker 11/12/1928 United States Athletics Mabel Walker Thornton women's 100m athlete, reportedly dead: https://www.al.com/sports/2023/09/alabama-olympic-sprinter-dead-at-age-94.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,833 Posted September 14, 2023 Luca Giustolisi died at the age of 53, was defeated by an excessively aggressive tumor, was a bronze medalist in water polo at the 96 Olympics with Italy https://www.federnuoto.it/home/pallanuoto/flash-news-pallanuoto/39980-scompare-luca-giustolisi,-aveva-53-anni-le-condoglianze.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,833 Posted September 15, 2023 Hana Doušová was born in Turnov, Czechoslovakia and died at the age of 74. She was a basketball player and competed in the 1976 Olympics, Doušová won silver in the 1971 WC in Brazil and bronze four years later in Colombia. She has two silver and one bronze medals from European championships. https://www.idnes.cz/sport/basket/hana-dousova-umrti.A230915_153832_sport-basket_rou Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 826 Posted September 18, 2023 German swimmer Ingrid Schmidt, who won a Bronze Medal in 4x100 m medley relay with the Unified Team of Germany in the 1960 games, has died on 6 August aged 78. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,833 Posted September 18, 2023 Ryszard Jedliński was born in Płock, Poland and died at age 70 on 17/Sep. He was a handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics (7th place) and the 1982 World Men's Handball Championship (bronze) https://zprp.pl/archiwa/255343 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,833 Posted September 20, 2023 On 9/13/2023 at 5:13 PM, Gisooo said: Tirso del Junco (Wiki) dead at 98 He was the oldest Cuban Olympic athlete (born on April 20, 1925), it is believed that now the oldest Cuban athlete is the sports shooter Enrique Guedes, born on July 17, 1932, represented his country in the small caliber rifle, prone, 50 meters at the 1968 Mexico City Games, where he placed 61st Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,833 Posted September 20, 2023 Bo Åhlen was a Swedish track and field athlete (sprinter), he participated in the 1952 Olympics in the 100m and the 4x100m sprint, he died on August 23 in Älvsjö at the age of 92. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/923338 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoorSlammer 424 Posted September 20, 2023 Ruth Fuchs (wiki), Olympic javelin champion in 1972 and 1976, dead at 76. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,833 Posted September 20, 2023 Egil Johansen was born in Oslo and died on September 19 at the age of 61, he played in the 1964 Olympics as a footballer, he also played ice hockey in his youth, as a goalkeeper. He had ALS https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/i/GMAq5B/vaalerenga-legende-egil-snappern-johansen-er-doed 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,833 Posted September 20, 2023 Vitaly Dubko was born in Krasnodar and died on September 19 at the age of 87. He coached several Russian champions such as Alexander Moskalenko, Irina Karavayeva, Natalia Chernova, and others at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics and was also vice-president of the Russian Federation In 2000, Dubko was named the best trampoline coach of the 20th century by the International Gymnastics Federation. https://tass.ru/sport/18783225 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 826 Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) Walewska Oliveira, who was Olympic Champion with Brazil in volleyball in 2008, has died aged 43. She’s the first member of the 2008 Brazilian volleyball team to die. She is the first female 2008 Olympic champion to die, and the fifth overall after Samuel Wanjiru, Kobe Bryant, Tibor Benedek and Markis Kido. Edited September 22, 2023 by Sinbabad 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,833 Posted September 25, 2023 Noel Tijou, born in La Jubaudière, France died in Les Sables-d'Olonne on 23/Sep aged 81, He competed in the men's 10,000 meters at the 1972 Summer Olympics https://www.vosgesmatin.fr/sport/2023/09/23/athlete-international-et-vosgien-d-adoption-noel-tijou-s-en-est-alle-a-l-age-de-81-ans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 826 Posted September 30, 2023 (edited) Turkish Football player Galip Haktanir, who was an unused substitute at the 1948 Olympic Football Tournament, has died aged 102. He was the last known* male Turkish Olympian from the 1948 Games. Now the last known* 1948 Turkish Olympian is Uner Teoman. She ran the 100 metres. Haktanir was Turkey’s longest lived Olympian ever. He was also the longest lived and only centenarian Olympic football player, though he was a substitute. Now the last known** living member of the 1948 Olympic Football Tournament is Dutch Kees Rijvers, who played Netherlands only game against Great Britain. * Mustafa Batman whereabouts are unknown. Olympedia gives his birth date, 1927, but does not mention anything about his death. His Turkish wiki doesn’t say his birth nor death dates. He is not listed here either. He was member of the Athletic team but didn’t took part in the tournament. **Several 1948 football players whereabouts are unknown : the whole Afghanistan squad, and a few Chinese and Egyptian. However they’re most likely dead as they don’t appear on this or that list. Edited September 30, 2023 by Sinbabad 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,833 Posted October 2, 2023 Lucjan Józefowicz was born in Uniejów and died on September 29 at 88 years old, he was a Polish cyclist. He competed in the individual pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics https://dzienniklodzki.pl/zmarl-nestor-lodzkich-olimpijczykow-bronil-barw-polski-ponad-pol-wieku-temu-w-tokio/ar/c2-17938849 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,833 Posted October 6, 2023 Thor Nilsen was born in Bærum and died in October 5 at the age of 92, was a Norwegian competitive rower. He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics https://www.rowingnews.com/2023/10/05/remembering-thor-nilsen-a-rowing-legends-legacy-lives-on/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,833 Posted October 6, 2023 Vilém Mandlík, was a Czech runner and died at the age of 87. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he was a semi-finalist in the 200 meters and ran in the 4x400m relay. He also competed in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. He was the father of tennis player Hana Mandlíková https://www.sport.cz/clanek/atletika-zemrel-mnohonasobny-domaci-sampion-a-rekordman-otec-grandslamove-sampionky-5014192 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 826 Posted October 8, 2023 Swedish canoer Agneta Andersson, 3 times Olympic Champion in 1984 and 1996 has died aged 62. She won a total of 7 Olympic medals. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,833 Posted October 9, 2023 Rupert Hoilette, who died in Kingston on 6 October aged 77, was a Jamaican sprinter who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics, runner-up in the 400 meters and gold medalist in the 4x400 meter relay at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games. He also won relay bronze at the 1963 Pan American Games. Hoilette was 400 m champion at the 1964 British West Indies Championships https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20231007/kc-great-rupert-hoilett-dead 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,833 Posted October 10, 2023 Aldo Cosentino was born in Tunis, Tunisia and on October 8 at the age of 75, he was a boxer and competed for France in the 68, 72 and 76 Olympics. In 73 he was European amateur boxing champion in men's bantamweight https://www.boxeringweb.net/index.php/notizie/ultime-notizie/46727-e-scomparso-aldo-cosentino-campione-europeo-dilettanti-e-allenatore-della-nazionale-francese.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,833 Posted October 10, 2023 Eleni Potari was born in Athens and died on October 9 in the same city, she was a Greek handball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics https://www.ethnos.gr/sports/article/283528/thlipshstonellhnikoathlhtismopethanehelenhpotarhsehlikia41eton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,833 Posted October 10, 2023 Petar Porobić born in Kotor, PR Montenegro, was a Montenegrin professional water polo coach,died in 9/oct. He has been the president of the World Water Polo Coaches Association (WWPCA) since 2015, was the selector of Montenegro's champion generation at the 2008 European Championships. He also won world gold with the selection of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in 2005. the head coach of the China women's national water polo team at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where the team finished in eighth place. He also coached Germany ttps://sportal.blic.rs/sportske-vesti/tuzne-vesti-preminuo-petar-porobic-cuveni-trener-bivsi-selektor-srbije-i-crne-gore/2023100909373024767 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,124 Posted October 10, 2023 Mary Lou Retton, American gymnastic and gold medalist at the 1984 LA Olympics, in the ICU suffering from a rare form of pneumonia. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 826 Posted October 10, 2023 French Gérard Fenouil, who won the bronze in the 4x100 metres relay at the 1968 Games, has died aged 78. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,181 Posted October 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Thatcher said: Mary Lou Retton, American gymnastic and gold medalist at the 1984 LA Olympics, in the ICU suffering from a rare form of pneumonia. The New York Times app just gave her hospitalisation a breaking news notification so that shows how big a name she is in the USA. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 617 Posted October 10, 2023 23 minutes ago, The Old Crem said: The New York Times app just gave her hospitalisation a breaking news notification so that shows how big a name she is in the USA. Well, they beat the Soviets at their own game in '84. Oh wait (checks pages)...erm Romania*. *Yeah I know they had Nadia Comaneci but she was well gone by then. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
