Athletes Retirements Thread

[mpjmcevoy 231]

Amelie Morgan, apparently has re-retired 

Came back to the elite squad last year, but something has gone wrong, although her mother confirmed it is not linked to the shock resignation of the Women' Coach today, just days before the Europeans.

 

Gadirova, Gadirova, Onedine and now Morgan, with Kinsella not entirely health. They've also lost Fragapane and Ellie Downie definitively in this cycle.

Team GB's men are in decent nick, but the women are now in absolute tatters.

[Jinzha 555]

 Tess Wester-Lieder, handball keeper of the 2019 world champion squad and 4th place at the 2016 Olympics, retires after 12 years in the Dutch handball team and 152 international games. She will keep playing for BVB Dortmund in the German handball competition, but retires from international competition to have more time with her family.

 

https://nos.nl/artikel/2518957-handbalkeepster-tess-lieder-stopt-na-152-interlands-als-international

[Rafa Maciel 1,490]

110m hurdles 2019 PanAm Champion and 2022 Commonwealth silver medalist Shane Brathwaite has retired.

[Faramir 75]

 Camila Giorgi (tennis). No announcement but she declared herself retired to the International Tennis integrity Agency.

 

Edited May 8 by Faramir

[Jan Linha 507]

Marcela Joglová - marathon runner, 20th at the 2019 WCH and 2020 Tokyo Olympian has announced her retirement. 

[Jan Linha 507]

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1145174/figure-skating-champ-shoma-uno-retires?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1_AdCyUixE58J_Fq4kkc3rw1dLMvP2TxY2ib8P24IY66KMR1dkiuZJq1Q_aem_AdCbH9Le1u8hMZt0aTKGdHTH7TtulxZf6McV-G0Vauw3CPrMAyPk4YhFQeu1uz6tzqmMUOC-b36wvqRyEH63fasr

 

Shoma Uno Figure Skating, 3 time Olympic medalist, has retired 😐😲😲😲😲

[Josh 6,876]

 Klaudia Papp (3x3 basketball)

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/C7L6NQ4Ij_Z/?igsh=ZDA3eWZpc2ppcHdq

[Dragon 1,750]

On 5/8/2024 at 2:32 PM, Faramir said:

 Camila Giorgi (tennis). No announcement but she declared herself retired to the International Tennis integrity Agency.

 

If you haven't heard the story she seems to have gone to the USA to avoid an investigation by the Italian tax authorities.

[Dragon 1,750]

 Akeem Bloomfield - Athletics

[dullard 502]

After struggling with chronic hip injuries from a young age that required multiple surgeries Chelsea Hodges  retires from swimming. Chelsea was an integral part of the relay that upset the US in the medley relay in Tokyo. 

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/C7UzkD8yQzt/