Athletes Deaths Thread

[Speedy 86]

 Daniela Larreal - five time olympian in track cycling has passed away at the age of 50. Probably she choked on food.

[Monzanator 4,427]

Trude Dybendahl (cross country skiing) passed away at the age of 58.

[heywoodu 14,808]

Sven-Göran Eriksson (football coach).

https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/26064-football-2024-discussion-thread/?do=findComment&comment=671408

[ChandlerMne 1,008]

I liked Eriksson's style a lot.

Was real gentleman on field.

RIP

[Triplecast 155]

George Rhoden, Jamaica, age 92, passed away on Saturday 8/24.  He was the 1952 gold medalist in the 400 m and 4x400 m relay.

 

https://x.com/tvjnewscentre/status/1828158074898522311?s=61&t=eydjQCck_0k3skfK8nEPeg

[Dragon 1,818]

13 hours ago, Triplecast said:

George Rhoden, Jamaica, age 92, passed away on Saturday 8/24.  He was the 1952 gold medalist in the 400 m and 4x400 m relay.

 

https://x.com/tvjnewscentre/status/1828158074898522311?s=61&t=eydjQCck_0k3skfK8nEPeg

Only 2 gold medalists in track and field left from 1952 now.

Marjorie Jackson is 92, Barbara Jones is 87

[Triplecast 155]

14 hours ago, Triplecast said:

George Rhoden, Jamaica, age 92, passed away on Saturday 8/24.  He was the 1952 gold medalist in the 400 m and 4x400 m relay.

 

https://x.com/tvjnewscentre/status/1828158074898522311?s=61&t=eydjQCck_0k3skfK8nEPeg

 

40 minutes ago, Dragon said:

Only 2 gold medalists in track and field left from 1952 now.

Marjorie Jackson is 92, Barbara Jones is 87

I made a mistake on George Rhoden's age.  He was actually 97.  The first thing I saw about it said 92.