heywoodu 13,663 Posted February 12 #871 Share Posted February 12 4 hours ago, Jur said: Oh wow If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,663 Posted February 12 #872 Share Posted February 12 (edited) Makes you wonder, was it one of those situations where athletes have to train on a road where trucks are racing past them by centimeters? The places where athletes in Kenya train are absolute hellholes in terms of safety... Edit: he was in a car, with several others. https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/athletics/shock-as-world-marathon-record-holder-kiptum-coach-die-in-road-accident-4522064 Edited February 12 by heywoodu Makedonas 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,638 Posted February 15 #873 Share Posted February 15 Henry Rono who held the 3000 SC World Record for over 11 years passed away at the age of 72. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 7,213 Posted February 23 #874 Share Posted February 23 Irene Camber, women's Foil Olympic Champion in 1952, dies at the age of 98 https://www.malangpost.net/italian-fencing-legend-irene-camber-passes-away-at-98/ konig, Makedonas and Jan Linha 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,663 Posted February 24 #875 Share Posted February 24 Dutch former figure skater Joan Haanappel has died in Belgium, where she had lived for years, aged 83. Competed in the Olympics in 1956 and 1960 with a 13th and 5th place, and won three bronze European medals. Together with Olympic champion Sjoukje Dijkstra she is seen as the best the Netherlands has ever had to offer in the sport. https://www.ad.nl/schaatsen/voormalig-olympisch-kunstschaatsster-joan-haanappel-83-overleden~a43871b8/ She had also been a commentator for decades since 1975, mostly for NOS and Eurosport, and even hosted a major German sports show in the 80's. Monzanator and Biathlonfan 1 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makedonas 1,749 Posted March 6 #876 Share Posted March 6 (edited) On 10/14/2022 at 8:22 AM, Makedonas said: Alexandros Nikolaidis (taekwondo) passed away at the age of 42 due to cancer. He won silver medals at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, and was Greece's flag bearer for the opening ceremony at London 2012. And now his ex-wife (they divorced before they died), / volleyball player Ruxandra Dumitrescu has passed away at age 46 from cardiac arrest. She was originally from Romania but got Greek citizenship after many years playing in our women's league (17 in total but she got citizenship after 7 years), played for the Greek women's national team at Athens 2004 as well. They had a son together also, he is probably not even a teenager yet, so sad for him to grow up without parents... Edited March 6 by Makedonas Josh, Biathlonfan, phelps and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,638 Posted March 18 #877 Share Posted March 18 Kenjiro Shinozuka - the first Japanese driver to win a WRC round and Dakar Rally winner passed away at the age of 75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,087 Posted March 18 #878 Share Posted March 18 Joana Neves (Swimming), winner of 5 Paralympic Games medals. mrv86, Jan Linha, Monzanator and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,663 Posted March 19 #879 Share Posted March 19 (edited) Ice hockey player (former NHL and KHL) Konstantin Koltsov , also the boyfriend of Aryna Sabalenka since 2021, suddenly passed away in Miami (where I assume he was with Sabalenka) aged 42. Edited March 19 by heywoodu Makedonas, Biathlonfan, dullard and 1 other 4 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,339 Posted March 19 #880 Share Posted March 19 BLR police apparently stated the cause of death being suicide. He jumped out of the balcony Konstantin Koltsov 2 times Olympian (2002 Semifinalist & 2010) Makedonas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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