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:ITA Alessandro Talotti died yesterday at the age of only 40 because of a cancer.

He was 2 time Olympian in Athletics, men's High Jump (finalist in Athens 2004, out in the qualification round in Beijing 2008).

His wife is multiple Roller Skating (Artistic) world champion Silvia Stibilj and they have a 1-year young baby, which makes Alessandro's death even tougher to be accepted...:cry:

R.I.P.

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Cuban Baseball Federation President and Olympic gold medal-winning manager Higinio Velez dies from COVID-19

 

He was the manager of the Cuban baseball team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics

 

Cuban Baseball Federation President, Athens 2004 manager Velez dies of COVID-19

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  On 5/19/2021 at 6:46 PM, rafalgorka said:

https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/05/19/lee-evans-dies-track-and-field-400/

 

Lee Evans, 1968 Olympic 400m champion, dies at 74

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One of the best.  He might have repeated in 1972, but for one bad race in the US trials.

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:HUN Sandor Puhl - referee of 1994 World Cup final and 1997 UEFA Champions League final has passed away at age 65.

 

He was probably the best European referee in the mid 90s but his international career was cut short when he failed to send off Denis Irwin in UCL match in late 1997 IIRC. Laszlo Vagner was nominated for 1998 World Cup as well.

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:BRA Andre Ribeiro (motor racing) - three time CART race winner and former Penske driver passed away from cancer aged 55.

 

He was the first driver to win in Honda-powered IndyCar at Loudon in 1995.

 

 

 

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Murray Dowey, the last surviving member of the Canadian ice hockey team which won the gold medal at the 1948 Winter Olympic Games in St Moritz, has died at the age of 95.

 

Canadian ice hockey legend Dowey dies age 95

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