Athletes Deaths Thread

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https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1097418/british-paralympic-boccia-jacob-thomas

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https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1097683/zuray-marcano-dies-para-powerlifter

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Swedish runner Folke Alnevik, who was the world's oldest living Olympic medallist, has passed away at the age of 100. Alnevik was part of the 4x400 metres relay team that took bronze for Sweden at the London 1948 Olympics.

 

World's oldest living Olympic medallist Alnevik passes away aged 100

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Coach John Thompson, who led the Georgetown University Hoyas basketball team to victory at the 1984 national championship, has died aged 78. Thompson, who was the first black coach to win the title, is credited with boosting minority representation in college basketball during the 1980s. He coached Georgetown for 27 seasons, and in 1988 led the US Olympic basketball team to a bronze medal

 

John Thompson: Legendary African American basketball coach dies - BBC News

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Deaths of Olympians in August.

 

 Vitold Kreyer, 87 - Athletics (2×B)

 Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, 69 - Wrestling (1×G)

 Vello Krishnasamy, 72 - Football

 Mohammed Reza Navaei, 71 - Wrestling

 Jurgen Kuhl, 85 - Athletics

 Roger De Pauw, 99 - Cycling

 Murray Cheater, 73 - Athletics

 Ivanka Vancheva, 66 - Athletics

 Sumer Kocak, 58 - Wrestling

 William McClure, 81 - Boxing (1×G)

 Gunther Kaschlun, 85 - Rowing

 Jean Stewart, 89 - Swimming (1×B)

 Carlo Rolandi, 94 - Sailing

 Kemal Ozcelik, 98 - Equestrian 

 Alfred Puls, 86 - Ice Hockey

 Vladica Popovic, 85 - Football (1×S)

 Dieter Krause, 84 - Canoe Sprint (1×G)

 Imre Farkas, 85 - Canoe Sprint (2×B)

 Helen Yate, 99 - Swimming

 Gergely Kulcsar, 86 - Athletics (1×S, 2×B)

 Ferenc Petrovacz, 76 - Shooting

 Kalevi Oikarainen, 84 - Cross-country Skiing (1×B)

 Chilla Porter, 84 - Athletics (1×S)

 Ary de Sa, 92 - Athletics

 Viorica Ionica, 65 - Handball

 Folke Alnevik, 100 - Athletics (1×B)

 Rick Pugliese, 67 - Water Polo

 Gheorge Dogarescu, 60 - Handball (1×B)

 Iyutviyan Mollova, 72 - Athletics

 Gyorgy Rehus-Uzor, 74 - Weightlifting 

 Agnes Banfai, 73 - Gymnastics

 Tomasz Tomiak, 52 - Rowing (1×B)

 Aldo Aureggi, 88 - Fencing (1×S)

 Jack Tynan, 94 - Hockey

 Luigi Sarafini, 69 - Basketball

 Valentina Prudskova, 81 - Fencing (1×G, 1×S)

 Laszlo Cseh (Snr), 68 - Swimming

 Ivan Keats, 83 - Athletics

 Laszlo Kamuti, 80 - Fencing

 Nina Bocharova, 95 - Gymnastics (2×G, 2×S)

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 Bill YORZYK, 87, 1956 Swimming

 

First Olympic champion in 200m butterly

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Orlando Bauzon. Member of the Philippine national basketball team to the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Age 75.

 

Former Olympian, PBA pioneer Orly Bauzon dies at 75

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Alan Minter. Great Britain. Light-middleweight boxing bronze medallist at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Age 69.

 

Munich 1972 bronze medallist and former world champion Minter dies aged 69

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Srećko Stiglić, 77, 1972 hammer throw

 

https://www.has.hr/index.php/vijesti/3292-u-zagrebu-je-u-78-godini-preminuo-srecko-stiglic

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 Azmi Megahed ( Volleyball ) : died at age of 70 cuz of Corona Virus , he participated in men's Volleyball at 1976 OG