Winter Olympic Deaths

[arghton 6,124]

On 09/07/2021 at 22:04, arghton said:

After the death of Pentti Isotalo there are four members of Finland's 1952 ice hockey team alive:

Lauri Silvan, Yrjö Hakala, Pekka Myllylä (all three born 1932) and Eero Saari (b. 1928)

1952 and 1960 olympics ice hockey player for Finland Yrjö Hakala dead at 91. Article says he died while swimming at his summer cottage.

[whoismakoto 285]

There's a posting in Startiger that says Canadian hockey player George Samolenko (Wiki) is dead.

[whoismakoto 285]

@Canadian Paul has a mystery regarding Patricia Devries

https://olympstats.com/2023/08/10/dimitri-atanasov/?fbclid=IwAR07Pv-5dehjJD8Kj4I6awj3Ticfq0msMJdGsEZr0cdE3SyBjb3zmi6d9Gw

[Ulitzer95 11,085]

4 hours ago, whoismakoto said:

@Canadian Paul has a mystery regarding Patricia Devries

https://olympstats.com/2023/08/10/dimitri-atanasov/?fbclid=IwAR07Pv-5dehjJD8Kj4I6awj3Ticfq0msMJdGsEZr0cdE3SyBjb3zmi6d9Gw

WILLIAMS, FLORENCE  PATRICIA	1930
GRO Reference:  DOR  Q4/2014 in WEST BERKSHIRE  (319-1)  Entry Number 511106952

This is most certainly her death record from 2014. Her husband Freddie died in 2013 in Swindon, Wiltshire. West Berkshire neighbours that.

[Gisooo 2,546]

Swis ski jumper Andreas Däscher (Wiki) dead at 96

 

Däscher's best Olympic finish was 6th in the large Hill at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo

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20 minutes ago, Gisooo said:

Swis ski jumper Andreas Däscher (Wiki) dead at 96

 

Däsching through the snow ......

 

sorry, it had to be done.

[whoismakoto 285]

On 03/08/2023 at 18:26, whoismakoto said:

There's a posting in Startiger that says Canadian hockey player George Samolenko (Wiki) is dead.

@Canadian Paul has confirmed that George Samolenko is still alive. This is a different George Samsen

[Bentrovato 998]

Alexandra Paul, who represented Canada in figure skating at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, killed in a car crash. Her baby who was also in the car survived. Alexandra Paul: Canadian Olympic figure skater dies in crash - BBC News

[diego 1,833]

Kjell Rune Milton born in Umeå was a Swedish professional ice hockey defenseman.
He competed as a member of the Sweden men's national ice hockey team at the 1972 Winter Olympics.Died at age 75 in 6/sep

https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/a/zE1Peb/ishockeyprofilen-kjell-rune-milton-ar-dod-vid-75-ars-alder

[Sinbabad 826]

German Hans Plenk, who whon a bronze medal in luge at the 1964 games with United Team of Germany, has died aged 85.

That was the first appearance of luge in the Olympics.

[Sinbabad 826]

Aimo Vartiainen, one the two last surviving Finnish Olympians from the 1948 Games (both Winter and Summer), has died on 7 August, aged 96. He competed in Alpine skiing.

Now the last survivor is nordic skier Heikki Hasu.

Edited September 18, 2023 by Sinbabad

[Gisooo 2,546]

9 minutes ago, Sinbabad said:

Aimo Vartiainen, one the two last surviving Finnish Olympians from the 1948 Games (both Winter and Summer), has died on 7 August, aged 96. He competed in Alpine skiing.

Now the last survivor is nordic skier Heikki Hasu.

 

[Sinbabad 826]

22 minutes ago, Gisooo said:

Really where ? It was not in this topic, and I used the search function, it didn’t gave me any result ??

[Gisooo 2,546]

2 minutes ago, Sinbabad said:

Really where ? It was not in this topic, and I used the search function, it didn’t gave me any result ??

 

On 17/08/2023 at 18:31, Gisooo said:

 

Finnish alpine skier Aimo Vartiainen (Wiki) dead at 96

 

Foreign personalities

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2 hours ago, Gisooo said:

 

 

It's fine to cross-post if a person fits into several categories, but this was the most appropriate place since he was a, er, Winter Olympian.

I'm not sure why we have a "Foreign Personalities" thread.  I think it was originally intended for non-Anglophone actors.

[diego 1,833]

Krzysztof Bujar was born in Katowice and was a former Polish ice hockey player. Died at age 61, He played for Naprzód Janów during his career. He also played for the Polish national team at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1989 World Championships.

https://hokej.net/artykul/nie-zyje-krzysztof-bujar

[Sinbabad 826]

Czech Ice hockey player Zdenek Navrat, who competed at the 1956 Games, has died aged 92. He was the last surviving member of Czechoslovakia 1956 ice hockey squad.

[diego 1,833]

Gerhard Grimmer, born in Katharinaberg, Reichsgau Sudetenland, Germany and died in Seligenthal, North Rhine-Westphalia aged 80 on October 9, Won several medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including gold medals in the 50 km and the 4 × 10 km relay (both in 1974); silvers in the 30 km (1970), 4 × 10 km (1970) and 15 km (1974) relays; and a bronze in the 50 km (1970). Grimmer also won the Holmenkollen ski festival twice (1970-71) at 50 km. He competed in three Olympics (1968, 1972 and 1976) and his best Olympic result was fifth place at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck in the 50 km.

https://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/sport/ein-grosses-kaempferherz-hat-aufgehoert-zu-schlagen-skilanglauf-weltmeister-gerhard-grimmer-verstorben-id239768845.html

[The Old Crem 3,180]

Felice De Nicolò, Italian Alpine Skier who competed at the 1960 and 1964 games has died 81. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/85072

 

Bud Somerville, American curler who won a bronze medal at the 1992 when Curling was a demonstration sport, has died aged 86. Obit

 

Skadi Walter, German speed skater who competed at the 1984 games has died aged 59. https://www.sz-trauer.de/traueranzeige/skadi-walter/60953970 (In German). 
 

Hal Nerdal, Australian skier who competed at the 1960 games has died aged 95. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/95794

[diego 1,833]

Heinrich Messner was born in Obernberg am Brenner and died in October, was an Austrian alpine skier. He competed in the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won two bronze medals: in the giant slalom in 1968 and the downhill in 1972. On January 5, 1967, Messner won the first World Cup race, a slalom; he had a further 15 World Cup podiums later in his career. In the 1970s he pioneered the use of short skis in technical races. Messner retired after the 1972 season and coached the Austrian women's national team for two years

https://tirol.orf.at/stories/3229030/

[The Old Crem 3,180]

Torstein Seiersten, Norwegian speed skater.who competed at the 1956 and 1960 games and was world champion in 1956 has died aged 92. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97406

[diego 1,833]

Anfisa Reztsova was born in Gus-Khrustalny District, Vladimir Oblast, died at age 58, was a Soviet and Russian biathlete and cross-country skier who competed in both sports from 1985 to 2000. She won a total of five medals at the Olympic Games in Winter, including three golds (1988: 4 × 5 km cross country relay, 1992: 7.5 km biathlon, 1994: 4 × 7.5 km biathlon relay), one silver (1988: 20 km cross country) and one bronze ( 1992: 3 × 7.5 km biathlon relay). She is notable for accomplishing the feat of being the only person to win Olympic gold medals in cross-country skiing and biathlon. She is one of the few sportswomen to win gold in three consecutive Olympics under three different flags, the first being the Soviet Union in 1988, the second – Unified Team in 1992, and the third being the Russian Federation in 1994.
Reztsova was also successful at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, winning three gold medals (4×5 km relay: 1985, 1987, 1999) and two silvers (1987: 5 km, 20 km). She also won one cross-country World Cup and seven biathlon World Cups in her career. In an interview with a Russian sports website in 2020, she admitted to using illegal performance-enhancing drugs late in her career

https://www.championat.com/biathlon/news-5287036-skonchalas-olimpijskaya-chempionka-po-biatlonu-i-lyzhnym-gonkam-anfisa-rezcova.html?ysclid=lnyq7fupmo829135215

[Sinbabad 826]

Maya Hug, Swiss figure skater who competed at the 1948 Games, died on 26 April 2023.

 

That makes Lotti Honer also a figure skater, the last known* 1948 Swiss survivor.

 

*7 Swiss athletes don’t have a death date on Olympedia and don’t appear on Oldest Olympian oldest living list or centenarians list.

[Sinbabad 826]

Austrian alpine skier Anderl Molterer , Silver and Bronze Medalist at the 1956 Games, has died aged 92.

[The Old Crem 3,180]

Todd Reynolds, American figure skater who competed at the 1994 Games has died aged 56. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/richard-reynolds-obituary?id=53386039