Athletes Retirements Thread

[Josh 10,512]

Atiba Hutchinson  announces his retirement. CONCACAF Nations League final against USA this afternoon will be his final international appearance 

 

Edited June 18, 2023 by Josh

[Josh 10,512]

Anett Kontaveit  has announced her retirement from tennis after Wimbledon due to chronic back injury. 

 

[Monzanator 4,502]

Alistair Overeem (K-1 legend) has announced his retirement.

[Olympian1010 7,975]

Joey Mantia  has seemingly announced his retirement on Threads (yes, that’s a thing now apparently). Hard to tell if it’s meant as a joke or not. 
 

I know he’s been working with the  skaters the last few weeks, but it sounds like he might have actually been coaching rather than training (or both perhaps). 

[Olympian1010 7,975]

Megan Rapinoe  will retire at the end of the season.

[ChandlerMne 1,037]

Rapinoe is a great footballer but her activism in last few years was more important thing than her play. Wont miss her. 

[Topicmaster1010 4,179]

Patrice Bergeron, two time Olympic gold medalist in ice hockey, Stanley cup champion, and the greatest two-way forward in the history of the sport

[intoronto 5,639]

55 minutes ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

Patrice Bergeron, two time Olympic gold medalist in ice hockey, Stanley cup champion, and the greatest two-way forward in the history of the sport

One of the all time hockey greats. What an amazing career.

[Josh 10,512]

Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal (tennis) have officially announced their retirement 

 

They'll play their last three events at the US Open, the Davis Cup series against Ukraine, and a ATP Challenger in Bogota. 

 

What a remarkable career they've had 

 

W - Wimbledon 2019, US Open 2019, ATP 1000 Italian Open 2018/2019

F - Australian Open 2018, ATP 1000 Miami Open 2014, ATP 1000 Cincinnati Masters 2018/2019, ATP 1000 Monte Carlo Masters 2022, ATP 1000 Madrid Open 2022, 

SF - French Open 2017/2019/2020/2021, Wimbledon 2022, US Open 2022, ATP 1000 Madrid Open 2014/2018, ATP 1000 Monte Carlo Masters 2016/2021, ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters 2018, ATP 1000 Cincinnati Masters 2021

QF - Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Australian Open 2013, French Open 2018, Wimbledon 2021, ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters 2014/2015/2019, ATP 1000 Italian Open 2015, ATP 1000 Monte Carlo Masters 2018,  ATP 1000 Miami Open 2018, ATP 1000 Indian Wells Masters 2019, ATP 1000 Canadian Open 2021, ATP 1000 Paris Masters 2021

 

At Wimbledon 2019, Cabal/Farah became the first Hispanic team to win Wimbledon in the Open Era

 

Cabal/Farah winning their second grand slam title of the year at US Open 2019

Edited August 18, 2023 by Josh

[Monzanator 4,502]

More tennis retirements, John Isner will retire after the US Open.