Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted April 9, 2012 How about 1992 3 Metre Springboard gold medallist Mark Lenzi? That excite you? He's a diver that isn't the one with AIDS or the one with the dead father, so I've never heard of him. He's dead, anyway. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted April 13, 2012 Amy tryon an American equestrian has died at 42 . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Tryon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted April 14, 2012 Another Olympian and footballer vladimir astapovsky died at 65 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Astapovsky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted April 15, 2012 murray rose 4 time gold medalist from Australia has died aged 73 . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Rose Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted April 19, 2012 2 time gold medalist has valeri vasiliev died at aged 62 . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeri_Vasiliev Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted April 20, 2012 Holger Schmezer, German Olympic dressage coach has died aged 65. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,684 Posted April 22, 2012 Good to see 92-year-old ex-high jumper Dorothy Tyler-Odam, the only woman to win pre- and post-WW2 Olympic medals, firing the starting gun for today's London marathon. Frankly, she looked fit enough to compete, so I wouldn't be picking her for any upcoming deadpools. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAFKAG 70 Posted May 1, 2012 26 year-old world champion Norwegian breaststroke swimmer Alexander Dale Oen has died after cardiac arrest while training. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted May 25, 2012 Six-time Olympic gold medallist and "the most successful fencer in history", Edoardo Mangiarotti, has had the Grim Reaper cry "halt" on him aged 93. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted May 28, 2012 1960 bronze 4x400 relay medalist for Jamaica , Keith Gardner @ 82 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted June 1, 2012 Mark midler a two time Soviet Gold medalist has died aged 80 . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Midler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted June 8, 2012 Nikolai Petrovich Ivanov a gold medalist in rowing for the svoiet Union his died aged 62. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted June 16, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nils_Karlsson @ 94 Gold at the 1948 Games in cross country skiing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted June 30, 2012 Spare a thought for 93 year old Sam Cox,one of the last surviving members of the UKs 1948 Olympic team , the last year it was held in the UK. He waited 64 years for its return, and with just 4 weeks to go... http://www.eadt.co.u...n_cox_1_1424033 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 905 Posted July 28, 2012 Hungarys Alex Tarics is apparently the oldest living Olympic medallist at 98 http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/07/27/belvedere-man-is-oldest-living-olympic-gold-medalist/ Also 95-year old Bill Lucas is Britain's oldest living Olympian http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bill-lucas-britains-oldest-living-1172832 missed out competing in his prime due to WW2, not that he's bitter or anything! Both these would be guaranteed UK press coverage Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 905 Posted July 29, 2012 Very interesting article about the oldest known surviving Olympians http://thepoormouth.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/oldest-living-olympians.html 105-year old Walter Walsh appears to be oldest of the lot, competed in the 1948 Games, also happens to be the oldest surviving former FBI agent Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted July 30, 2012 Andy Seward, the Parkinson's Disease-suffering Olympic torchbearer who climbed out of his wheelchair to carry the torch a couple of months back, has died aged 67. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted August 29, 2012 The Paralympics haven't even started and we have the first death of the 2012 Olympics already - Russian Volleyball coach Sergei Ovchinnikov killing himself after no medal ceremony in Londinium for him and his team. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/russia-volleyball-coach-ovchinnikov-dies-aged-43-110537026.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 220 Posted October 1, 2012 Barbara Ann Scott, the only Canadian to win a gold in ladies singles figure skating, whom I was forced to read about in English class, finally kicked it today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,639 Posted October 19, 2012 Marginal Olympian (1948 British footballer) but Tony Pawson's upper crust sporting career and life in general is truly brimming with British spunk! http://www.thecricketer.com/default.aspx?pageid=985&topicid=15323 Also heard Frank Sando (British 10,000 metres in 52 and 56 games) is dead. Famous for his fifth place finish in 52 despite losing a shoe well before the finish and running home with one bare foot. Might well have been a medallist without the mishap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 905 Posted October 19, 2012 Marginal Olympian (1948 British footballer) but Tony Pawson's upper crust sporting career and life in general is truly brimming with British spunk! http://www.thecricketer.com/default.aspx?pageid=985&topicid=15323 Also heard Frank Sando (British 10,000 metres in 52 and 56 games) is dead. Famous for his fifth place finish in 52 despite losing a shoe well before the finish and running home with one bare foot. Might well have been a medallist without the mishap. Might have been...perhaps that could be the enscription on his epitaph Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,639 Posted October 19, 2012 Marginal Olympian (1948 British footballer) but Tony Pawson's upper crust sporting career and life in general is truly brimming with British spunk! http://www.thecricke...8;topicid=15323 Also heard Frank Sando (British 10,000 metres in 52 and 56 games) is dead. Famous for his fifth place finish in 52 despite losing a shoe well before the finish and running home with one bare foot. Might well have been a medallist without the mishap. Might have been...perhaps that could be the enscription on his epitaph Or "crowd pleaser" the paying punters loved his gutsy performance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted November 5, 2012 Milt Campbell, Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon in 1956 took the final leap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildstorm 297 Posted November 20, 2012 Leslie Claudius: A winner of 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal in field hockey from 1948 to 1960 for Team India... either way, he's in intensive care for cirrhosis of the liver. Apparently he's been hospitalized 4 times in the past 11 months. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,639 Posted January 18, 2013 Noe Hernandez, Sydney medallist, walked into some trouble and died as a result. Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21053081 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
