Athletes Deaths Thread

[Monzanator 4,768]

Desai Williams has passed away at the age of 62.

 

The first of the 1988 Seoul 100m finalists to die.

[Monzanator 4,768]

Mike Bossy who scored 50+ goals in 9 NHL seasons (despite having retired at age 30!) died of lung cancer at the age of 65.

[Monzanator 4,768]

Joachim Streich (football) - record holder for DDR national team caps & goals scored + 1972 OG bronze medallist passed away at the age of 71.

[Triplecast 168]

  Bernhard Germeshausen   Bobsled 1976 Gold in 2 man and 4 Man   1980 Gold 4 Man Silver 2 Man Age 70

 

  Alex Gilady   IOC Member since 1998  Age 79

 

[intoronto 6,408]

On 4/15/2022 at 12:52 PM, Monzanator said:

Mike Bossy who scored 50+ goals in 9 NHL seasons (despite having retired at age 30!) died of lung cancer at the age of 65.

Now Guy Lafleur has passed away at 70, also from Lung Cancer. Two big losses in the Hockey world. RIP

[Triplecast 168]

This is sad to see:

 

Kenny Moore   1972 4th place Marathon, 14th in 1968 age 78.

 

Among other things: 

 

"Moore spent several years working to try to free Ethiopian marathoner Mamo Wolde, the 1968 Olympic champion (and 3rd in 1972 to Moore's 4th). Wolde had been arrested by Ethiopian authorities who felt he participated in an assassination attempt against the country’s dictator. Moore and the IOC petitioned for his release, which occurred, but only after he had spent six years in prison."

 

Kenny Moore Obituary - Olympian and Writer Dies at 78 (runnersworld.com)

 

 

[heywoodu 16,004]

Congolese-Dutch footballer Jody Lukoki passed away aged 29. He started his pro career at Ajax, eventually played years for Bulgarian Ludogorets and via Turkey made his way back to the Netherlands recently. There FC Twente fired him in February, most likely due to being convicted for domestic violence.

[Swewi 460]

Thomas Ulsrud, olympic silver medalist 2010 and world champion 2014 as skip for the norwegian curling team died at the age of 50.

[hckošice 15,520]

Cho Min-Ho Ice Hockey - 35, Cancer

 

Long time captain of Korean NT, Scored the first ever Korean goal at the Olympics, at home soil against CZE in the 1-2 opening match defeat.

 

Played for KOR NT from 2008 to 2021, Played at 11 World Championships including the Top Division 2018 tournament and 1 WOG the home olympics in PC 2018

 

RIP

 

 

 

[Belle 1,017]

 Jonny Nilsson, speed skating

 

1964 10.000m Olympic Champion

 

6 time world champion 

 

He passed away at age of 79 years. 

 

https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/nWqEkQ/jonny-nilsson-dod-blev-79-ar

 

RIP