Winter Olympic Deaths

[Gisooo 3,344]

Victor Mamatov (Wiki) dead at 87

 

He won a gold medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.

[The Old Crem 3,605]

Erkki Antila, Finnish biathlete.who competed at the 1980 games  dead aged 69. Obit (In Finnish). 

[Sinbabad 1,124]

Russian figure skater Oleg Protopopov, Olympic Champion in 1964 and 1968 with USSR in pairs, has died aged 91.

[Death Impends 7,975]

26 minutes ago, Sinbabad said:

Russian figure skater Oleg Protopopov, Olympic Champion in 1964 and 1968 with USSR in pairs, has died aged 91.

 

There's an ice skating theme team on the DDP and he's on it. So another to watch for the DDP pile pending QO.

[The Old Crem 3,605]

15 minutes ago, Death Impends said:

 

There's an ice skating theme team on the DDP and he's on it. So another to watch for the DDP pile pending QO.

I can’t imagine a QO coming Unless the defection gets it mentioned somewhere. 

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40 minutes ago, The Old Crem said:

I can’t imagine a QO coming Unless the defection gets it mentioned somewhere. 

 

He and his wife were quite famous when I was a child.

Incidentally I've got him as an O in the Dictionary pool.

[The Old Crem 3,605]

3 minutes ago, Toast said:

 

He and his wife were quite famous when I was a child.

Incidentally I've got him as an O in the Dictionary pool.

Looking up her death from 2917 she got a New York Times obituary but as far as I can tell nothing QO. 
 

But I’ve just noticed they were BBC Oversea Sport personality of the year in 1968 so a round up mention from them is possible thorough she didn’t get one in 2017. 

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19 hours ago, The Old Crem said:

Looking up her death from 2917 she got a New York Times obituary but as far as I can tell nothing QO.

 

Are you aka "Guy From Future"?

[The Old Crem 3,605]

41 minutes ago, Toast said:

 

Are you aka as "Guy From Future"?

Opps. I of course mean 2017. 

[The Old Crem 3,605]

4 hours ago, Gisooo said:

 

Pekka Alonen (Wiki) dead at 94

Crossposting here. Competed in the 1952 games. 

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Bulgarian biathlete Krasimir Anev is reportedly in induced coma after shooting himself in the stomach. 

[Octopus of Odstock 2,197]

On 03/11/2023 at 16:24, The Old Crem said:

I can’t imagine a QO coming Unless the defection gets it mentioned somewhere. 

 

QO for Oleg Protopopov

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/uk.finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/olympic-figure-skater-oleg-protopopov-203203607.html

[The Old Crem 3,605]

4 hours ago, Octopus of Odstock said:

 

QO for Oleg Protopopov

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/uk.finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/olympic-figure-skater-oleg-protopopov-203203607.html

Yahoo is always unpredictable. 

[diego 1,985]

Alfred Roch, born June 8, 1925, died August 1, was the oldest living Olympic cross-country skier. Roch represented Switzerland in the 50 kilometer race at the 1952 Oslo Games, where he placed 16th. The new titleholder in this regard is Giacomo Mosele, born on July 30, 1925, who represented Italy in the 18 kilometer race at the same Games and came 34th.

https://www.libramemoria.com/defunts/roch-charles-alfred/b425918da31a4ae083dc4eeab99743ce?fbclid=IwAR00ow0rnmS7B2GkDEyoBi2rTlGSGjLNPT1_A2PanQ2DPlsXsk3MfwwwqTE

[The Old Crem 3,605]

Matti Reunamäki, Finnish Ice Hockey player who competed at 1964 and 1968 games has died aged 83. Obit (In Finnish). 

[Sinbabad 1,124]

Czech ice hockey player Roman Cechmanek , who was Olympic Champion with the Czech Republic in 1998, has died aged 52. He’s the first member of the team to die.

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2 hours ago, Sinbabad said:

Czech ice hockey player Roman Cechmanek , who was Olympic Champion with the Czech Republic in 1998, has died aged 52. He’s the first member of the team to die.

Cechmanek also played four seasons in the National Hockey League in between years-long stints plying his trade in the Czech pro leagues and also in Germany.

 

 

 

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Helena Pilejczyk was born in Zieluń, Poland and died aged 92 on 12 November. She was a speed skater and won the bronze medal at the 1960 Olympics in the 1,500 m.

https://www.portel.pl/sport/zmarla-helena-pilejczyk-1-kwietnia-1931-r-12-listopada-2023-r/136787

[diego 1,985]

On 13/11/2023 at 10:51, diego said:

Helena Pilejczyk was born in Zieluń, Poland and died aged 92 on 12 November. She was a speed skater and won the bronze medal at the 1960 Olympics in the 1,500 m.

https://www.portel.pl/sport/zmarla-helena-pilejczyk-1-kwietnia-1931-r-12-listopada-2023-r/136787

She was the oldest Polish Olympic medalist, now that person is Maria Golimowska, born on August 28, 1932, who was already the oldest living Olympic medalist in volleyball. Golimowska represented Poland at the 1964 Tokyo Games tournament, where she won the bronze medal. She also won bronze at the 1956 and 1962 World Championships and the 1958 European Championships, as well as silver at the 1963 European Championships.

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Péter Kozma was a Hungarian alpine skier (born in Solothurn, Switzerland) who died at the age of 62. He competed in two events at the 1984 Winter Olympics

http://www.skihungary.hu/component/content/article/9-hirek/1359-meghalt-kozma-peter

[The Old Crem 3,605]

Sture Ohlin, Swedish Biathlete who competed at the 1964 games has died aged 88. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/95994

[The Old Crem 3,605]

2 minutes ago, Gisooo said:

 

Norwegian skier Ingrid Wigernæs (Wiki) dead at 95

Crossposting here.

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André Monnier was born in Foncine-le-Haut, Jura (FRA) on 26 June 1926 and died in Chamblay, Jura (FRA) on 8 October 2023, he was the oldest known living Olympic ski jumper, now at Apparently, this distinction passed to Max Bolkart, born on July 29, 1932, who represented Germany at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter Games

Olympedia – André Monnier

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Vivi-Anne Wassdahl, Swedish alpine skier who competed at the 1956 games has died aged 91. https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/83009

[The Old Crem 3,605]

Joanne Hewson, Canadian alpine skier who competed at the 1952 games has died aged 93. Obit

 

Maxim Gustik, Belarusian freestyle skier who competed at the 2018 and 2022 games and won bronze at the 2015 World Championships has died aged 35. Obit (In Russian).