Dragon 1,754 Posted May 7 Author #891 Share Posted May 7 (edited) 15 hours ago, Monzanator said: Well, Pieleshenko was banned for doping for 8 years (until 2026) so it's not like we'd seen him in sports anymore. The ban was so long since he was banned for stanozolol for 2 years before already. It's hugely ironic that, if he hadn't been caught doping, he probably would still have been a competitive weightlifter and not have been fighting the Russians. Edited May 7 by Dragon Makedonas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,754 Posted May 14 Author #892 Share Posted May 14 James Williams Fencing - Sabre. Olympian 1992, 1996, 2000 Died on Sunday after a short illness. Makedonas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,841 Posted May 22 #893 Share Posted May 22 1976 Olympic Gold in the 200m Breaststroke / David Wilkie. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/articles/c3ggndekv8lo Think he was the only non- Male to take a Gold in Swimming at that Games. British sport in general was really in a slump in the mid-70s, so he was a huge star. mrv86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickyc707 327 Posted May 22 #894 Share Posted May 22 1 hour ago, Grassmarket said: 1976 Olympic Gold in the 200m Breaststroke / David Wilkie. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/swimming/articles/c3ggndekv8lo Think he was the only non- Male to take a Gold in Swimming at that Games. British sport in general was really in a slump in the mid-70s, so he was a huge star. You're right the US won 12 out of 13 golds in the men's events while East Germany won 11 out of 13 in the women's events. The Cold War in sports in action. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics Wilkie also won silver in the 100m breaststroke following an earlier silver in Munich in 1972. If Mary Peters was GB's star in Munich then it was probably Wilkie who fulfilled that role in Montreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,663 Posted May 26 #895 Share Posted May 26 Grayson Murray, golf, 30 years old. 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...
Dragon 1,754 Posted May 26 Author #896 Share Posted May 26 10 hours ago, heywoodu said: Grayson Murray, golf, 30 years old. Been confirmed as a suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestmen 2,611 Posted May 26 #897 Share Posted May 26 How can he suicide!!! ,being healthy , good renked in Golf, living in USA without money crizis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,754 Posted May 26 Author #898 Share Posted May 26 Event rider Georgie Campbell has died after a fall at the Bicton 3 day event in Devon, England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,754 Posted May 27 Author #899 Share Posted May 27 dressage rider Elliott Patterson has died of injuries sustained in a freak accident some weeks ago. His horse panicked, slipped and landed on top of him causing severe head injuries mrv86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,638 Posted May 27 #900 Share Posted May 27 Bill Walton (basketball) passed away at the age of 71. Olympian1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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