Nickyc707 382 Posted January 4, 2020 #171 Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) Deaths of Olympians in December Miguelina Cobian, 77 - Athletics (1×S) Zvonimir Vujin, 76 - Boxing (2×B) Mike Lindsay, 81 - Athletics Stig Sollander, 93 - Alpine Skiing (1×B) Sir Peter Snell, 80 - Athletics (3×G) Roger Midgley, 95 - Hockey (1×B) Jorge Hernandez, 65 - Boxing (1×G) Yuri Belyayev, 85 - Football (1×G) Bernard Lefevre, 89 - Football Karin Balzer, 71 - Athletics (1×G, 1×B) Abdullah Khodabandeh, 83 - Wrestling Jagdev Singh Rai, 50 - Hockey Roland Matthes, 69 - Swimming (4×G, 2×S, 2×B) Stefan Angelov, 72 - Wrestling (2×B) John Simonian, 84 - Hockey Giacomo Bazzan, 69 - Cycling Roma Cuyas i Sol, 81 - Administrator Vilhjalmur Einarsson, 85 - Athletics (1×S) Giovanni Paliaga, 88 - Cycling Peter Snell is probably the most distinguished athlete in this month's list and has been commented on earlier in this thread. There are some other notable individuals. Stig Solander of Sweden was a forerunner of the legendary Ingemar Stenmark and his bronze in the slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics was his country's first in alpine skiing. Roman Matthes of the former East Germany achieved the double in the men's 100 & 200m backstroke in both 1968 and 1972. Vilhjalmur Einarsson won Iceland's first ever Olympic medal in the men's triple jump in 1956 and one of only four overall to date. Edited January 4, 2020 by Nickyc707 Gianlu33 and Olympian1010 2 Link to comment https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/811-athletes-deaths-thread/page/18/#findComment-265979 Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 5,760 Posted January 12, 2020 #172 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Harvey Reti cbc.ca/news/canada/north/harvey-reti-boxer-obit-1.5423794 Link to comment https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/811-athletes-deaths-thread/page/18/#findComment-267494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrv86 3,151 Posted January 14, 2020 #173 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Carlos Girón, 65, pneumonia. Diving, 1972/1976/1980/1984 Summer Olympics Silver medal, 3m Springboard, 1980 Summer Olympics Link to comment https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/811-athletes-deaths-thread/page/18/#findComment-267962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EselTheDonkey 825 Posted January 21, 2020 #174 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Sophie Kratzer, Ice hockey player who participated in Sochi 2014. She died of cancer, only 30 years old. Belle, Gianlu33, Olympian1010 and 2 others 5 Link to comment https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/811-athletes-deaths-thread/page/18/#findComment-269689 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 4,690 Posted January 26, 2020 #175 Share Posted January 26, 2020 This is a total tragedy Kobe Bryant is apparently dead Olympian1010, Monzanator, MHSN and 9 others 8 4 Link to comment https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/811-athletes-deaths-thread/page/18/#findComment-271025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zob79 189 Posted January 26, 2020 #176 Share Posted January 26, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 7:37 PM, Gianlu33 said: This is a total tragedy Kobe Bryant is apparently dead Expand https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-killed-dead-helicopter-crash-in-calabasas/ RIP Kobe...such a drama If the lights light up exactly at the correct moment, he was definitely first, since his light went on first. Not sure if those lights are 100% accurate though? Link to comment https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/811-athletes-deaths-thread/page/18/#findComment-271030 Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 15,231 Posted January 26, 2020 #177 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Holy crap, Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash.. Gianlu33 and thepharoah 2 . Link to comment https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/811-athletes-deaths-thread/page/18/#findComment-271033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybak 3,232 Posted January 26, 2020 #178 Share Posted January 26, 2020 And it's confirmed Gianlu33 1 Link to comment https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/811-athletes-deaths-thread/page/18/#findComment-271035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepharoah 2,405 Posted January 26, 2020 #179 Share Posted January 26, 2020 that's really really sad news , RIP Legend IS IT 100 % confirmed or still ? Link to comment https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/811-athletes-deaths-thread/page/18/#findComment-271036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
crovitlaci 177 Posted January 26, 2020 #180 Share Posted January 26, 2020 My favorite player back in the days, I still can't believe it... RIP Kobe Link to comment https://totallympics.com/forums/topic/811-athletes-deaths-thread/page/18/#findComment-271037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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