Athletes Deaths Thread

[intoronto 6,387]

Just came across this:

Canada's last boxing medalist (from Atlanta 1996) David Defiagbon died in November.

 

 

[heywoodu 15,997]

Kelly Catlin, 23.

 

[Nevski 1]

Three times Olympic swim champion Andrea Pollack died at the age of 57

https://www.bild.de/sport/mehr-sport/sport-mix/dreimal-gold-in-montreal-und-moskau-olympiasiegerin-pollack-tot-60678478.bild.html

[heywoodu 15,997]

16 minutes ago, Nevski said:

Three times Olympic swim champion Andrea Pollack died at the age of 57

https://www.bild.de/sport/mehr-sport/sport-mix/dreimal-gold-in-montreal-und-moskau-olympiasiegerin-pollack-tot-60678478.bild.html

One of those who were systematically doped by coaches from their early teenage years on  

Edited March 15, 2019 by heywoodu

[Nevski 1]

Ilona Novak (HUN), another great Swim champion died last thursday, March 14th

http://olimpia.hu/kiemelt-hirek/elhunyt-novak-ilona-uszo-olimpiai-bajnokno

[Nevski 1]

Former pole vaulter Günther Lohre, who competed for West Germany at the 1976 Olympics, died last Friday at the age of 65.

http://www.spiegel.de/sport/sonst/frueherer-stabhochspringer-guenther-lohre-ist-gestorben-a-1258260.html

[phelps 8,278]

Australian and Hong Kong record holder Kenneth To dies at the age of 26...R.I.P.

 

https://swimswam.com/australian-and-hong-kong-record-holder-kenneth-to-dies-at-26/

[Monzanator 4,768]

LIna Cheryazova, the first Olympic Champion in women's aerials has passed away at the age of 50.

 

Still the only medal winner for in Winter Games history.

 

[dcro 10,210]

Rosemarie Springer, one of the older Olympians, passed away at 98.

[Dragon 2,026]

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/passages-1964-olympic-gold-medalist-thompson-mann/

Thompson Mann, Swimming gold medalist, Tokyo 64

Died April 4.