whoismakoto 328 Posted April 1 Olympedia missed big time with Igor Rudakov whose Russian wiki has a date of death with reference 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,574 Posted April 1 45 minutes ago, whoismakoto said: Olympedia missed big time with Igor Rudakov whose Russian wiki has a date of death with reference The reference looks like it could be credible but is a "take my word for it" style reference that cites an article without linking to anything. Probable that Olympedia looked into it and couldn't find anything to back it up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted April 1 Péter Juhász was born in Lučenec, Czechoslovakia and died in Budapest, Hungary, aged 65. He played for Újpesti Dózsa, Tatabanyai Banyasz, and Borsodi Volán SC. He won the silver medal in football at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and also participated in the UEFA Euro 1972 for the Hungarian national football team https://infostart.hu/sport/2024/03/30/gyaszol-az-ujpest-elment-a-legenda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted April 1 Pavel Svojanovský was born in Otrokovice, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and died aged 80, was a Czech rower who competed mainly in doubles cobbles, together with his younger brother Oldřich Svojanovský. With different coxswains they won two Olympic medals (1972 and 1976), one world medal (1974) and two medals in European championships (1969 and 1971). They also placed fifth out of eight at the 1968 Olympics https://www.sport.cz/clanek/vodni-sporty-zemrel-byvaly-veslar-svojanovsky-ziskal-stribro-a-bronz-na-oh-5025583 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,639 Posted April 3 Not exactly an Olympic medalist but multiple distance record holder (then again, competition on the Isle of Man isn't the toughest), Brenda Walker has died. To be fair, she qualified by right for major international competition (Commonwealth Games standard) https://www.iomtoday.co.im/sport/athletics-legend-brenda-walker-passes-away-674465 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 328 Posted April 4 Toshio Shuji, Japanese swimmer who won a bronze medal in 1964, has a date of death in his Japanese wiki. No source though, and I could not find any reference from it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 328 Posted April 5 France Nonkovic, Croatian water polo player who was part of silver medal Yugoslavia squad in 1964, has a date of death in his Croatian wiki but no source. Good thing I found a reference 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,108 Posted April 5 24 minutes ago, whoismakoto said: France Nonkovic, Croatian water polo player who was part of silver medal Yugoslavia squad in 1964, has a date of death in his Croatian wiki but no source. Good thing I found a reference Thanks @whoismakoto, I updated his english wiki. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,296 Posted April 14 German sprint runner Gisela Birkemeyer (Wiki), who won two medals in the 80 m hurdles at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics, dead at 92 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,108 Posted April 15 Czech discus thrower Olga Fikotova, Olympic champion in 1956, has died aged 91. During the 1956 Games, she met American hammer throw Olympic champion Hal Connolly and they subsequently married. After that she represented USA at the Olympics, even being its flag bearer at the 1972 Games. Connolly and her divorced in 1975. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted April 15 Paulino Monsalve died aged 65, was a Spanish field hockey player, who won the silver medal with the Men's National Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. https://fmhockey.es/fallece-paulino-monsalve-ballesteros/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted April 15 Constantin Corduneanu was a Romanian freestyle wrestler who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics, he died at the age of 54 https://adevarul.ro/sport/doliu-in-sportul-romanesc-a-murit-constantin-2354723.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted April 16 Vladimir Andreyev died at the age of 57 and was a Russian race walker, competed in the 1992 Olympics (13th place in the 20km), participated in several world and European events in the sport and was bronze at the 2000 Olympics. 99 he was bronze at the world championships and in 2003 at the European Championships, in 2004 he was seventh at the Olympics https://sport.cap.ru/news/2024/04/16/skoropostizhno-skonchalsya-bronzovij-prizyor-olimp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted April 17 Neil Rogers was an Australian swimmer who participated in the 72 and 76 Olympics, and won several medals in the Commonwealth Games including gold in the 100 m butterfly in 74, this sport started in 1962 and only the winner of the inaugural edition had died until then, Kevin Berry in 2006, also Australian https://swimswam.com/two-time-australian-olympic-swimmer-neil-rogers-dies-at-70/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,908 Posted April 19 1992 volleybal gold medallist André Ferreira (wiki) on life support after complications from chemotherapy, as he is suffering from lymphoma. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted April 22 Octavian Vintilă was born in Ploieşti, Romania and died at the age of 85, was a Romanian fencer. He competed at the 1964 and 1972 Summer Olympics https://www.digisport.ro/special/octavian-vintila-a-murit-a-ramas-in-istorie-drept-vocea-de-la-radio-care-a-comentat-sase-editii-ale-jocurilor-olimpice-2928171 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted April 22 Haim Levin was born in Petah Tikva, Mandatory Palestine and died aged 87, was an Israeli football goalkeeper who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israeli national team in the 1960s.He was named Israeli Football Player of the Year in 1965. He left the Maccabi Tel Aviv in 1969 and went on to play for Beitar Jerusalem, Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Jerusalem, Levin made 22 appearances for the Israel national team and participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico https://www.one.co.il/Article/460896.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted April 24 Francisco Rodriguez was born in Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela and died at the age of 78, he was a Venezuelan boxer. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won the gold medal in the inaugural men's light flyweight (-48 kg) division (the only Venezuelan to win gold in that boxing category), as well as winning gold in the 1967 and 1971 Pan American Games. He carried the flag of his native country at the opening ceremony of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he was the champion of an older edition in his category at the Pan American Games, now this is the Cuban Ramón Duvalón (b. 1954) and the oldest living Olympic medalist from Venezuela, who is now Bernardo Piñango born February 9, 1960 and silver in 1980 in boxing (-54kg) https://www.liderendeportes.com/noticias/mas-deportes/boxeo/fallecio-morochito-rodriguez/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinbabad 1,108 Posted April 24 3 hours ago, diego said: Francisco Rodriguez was born in Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela and died at the age of 78, he was a Venezuelan boxer. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he won the gold medal in the inaugural men's light flyweight (-48 kg) division He was the first Venezuelan Olympic Champion (out of 3) and their third Olympic medalist overall. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,023 Posted April 25 Allan Rushmer, long distance runner who competed for GB at the 1968 Olympics in the 5000m, reportedly dead: https://athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/tipton-harrier-allan-rushmer-dies-aged-80-1039977827/ Did win Bronze at the 1966 Commonwealth Games in the 3 miles. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted April 25 Rudolf Mitteregger was born in Gaal, Reichsgau Steiermark, Germany, and was a cyclist who competed for Austria. He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics https://www.salzburg24.at/sport/sportwelt/rad-legende-rudolf-mitteregger-stirbt-mit-80-jahren-157354828 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,186 Posted April 28 Sri Lankan high jumper Nagalingam Ethirveerasingam, who competed in the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games, but greatest success was winning Sri Lanka's first ever Gold Medal in the Asian Games in 1958 has died, aged 89 https://island.lk/legendary-high-jumper-ethirveerasingam-passes-away/ Also became a university lecturer and worked for UNESCO. Died in Los Angeles on the 18th April. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted May 3 Gilberto Noletti was born in Cusano Milanino and died in Forli at the age of 82. He represented Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics in football, where they achieved 4th place, had spells at Milan, Lazio, Juve, Sampdoria among other Italian teams https://www.lanazione.it/grosseto/cronaca/e-morto-a-83-anni-lex-calciatore-noletti-fu-difensore-del-grosseto-negli-anni-settanta-4104499a 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted May 3 Georgy Mondzolevski was born in Orsha, Belarusian SSR and died aged 90, was a volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics (winning gold in both). In 2012, Mondzolevski was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame, Following his volleyball career, Mondzolevski taught as a professor at Moscow State Mining University https://volley.ru/news/01HWK251ZZE3ZT1SZDCNBM1JDK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted May 3 Gerhard Weisenberger was a German wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics and died at the age of 79 https://www.main-echo.de/sport/ringen/ein-feiner-kerl-verlaesst-fuer-immer-die-matte-ringer-legende-gerhard-weisenberger-aus-kleinostheim-ist-tot-art-8241789 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
