Athletes Deaths Thread

[hoversaBR 441]

I was never a fan of him, but he was an outstanding and memorable athlete, perhaps the greatest in our country.

 

Rest in peace, Pelé! 

[phelps 7,670]

not really an athlete, but his work was deeply concerned with sport.

 

Arata Isozaki, one of the greatest architects in the contemporary age, died earlier Today at the age of 91.

 

among his art works, 2 iconic venues like the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona and the Olympic Arena in Turin (host of the 2006 Ice Hockey Olympic Gold Medal matches, among the many events).

 

https://www.usanews.net/breaking/the-architect-arata-isozaki-author-of-palau-sant-jordi-dies-h40521.html

[kungshamra71 892]

Até sempre, Rei Pelé 
 

[konig 1,504]

The greatest o one of the greatest of football of all times, without doubt.

 

 

[konig 1,504]

4 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Only recently got to know more about what kind of a person he was outside of football by the way. A shame I came across that so shortly before his death, because now he's in my mind as a rather shitty person so I'll try to look at him as a great football player and nothing more or less  

You make me remember his appearance in The Simpsons.

[thiago_simoes 1,423]

I'm not old enough to have seen Pele playing, so I was only able to follow the non-player Pele. Not my favorite person. He always denied and undermined racism in Brazil, he apparently denied the recognition of one of his kids, he never stood against the military dictatorship in Brazil, and more recently he was neutral in a very tumultuous election for president, not standing against Bolsonaro. He might have been a great player, but not the kind of person I would like to have around and chat for a while. Still, may he rest in peace.

[Dragon 1,844]

 

[Makedonas 2,155]

16 yo boxer Vasileios Topalos  died today, he was a member of Greek junior national teams

[Biathlonfan 625]

8 minutes ago, Makedonas said:

16 yo boxer Vasileios Topalos  died today, he was a member of Greek junior national teams

wow,no words

[Makedonas 2,155]

30 minutes ago, Biathlonfan said:

wow,no words

He had just won gold recently at the 2022 European Junior Boxing Championships. He got severely injured a few weeks ago in training and it seems the injuries were life-threatening 

 

EDIT-Okay, I got more information now, he was injured at training matches so he went to the bathroom to put water on his face and then he fainted in the bathroom and hit his head on a hard surface.

Edited January 2, 2023 by Makedonas