Athletes Deaths Thread

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Carlos Reutemann - winner of 12 Formula 1 Grand Prix has passed away at the age of 79.

 

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  Gillian Sheen 92, 1956 Olympic Champion  W Fencing Ind. Foil 

 

To date, only British gold medal in fencing

 

Gillian Sheen obituary | Fencing | The Guardian

 

 

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Jeannette Altwegg. Great Britain. 1952 Winter Olympics figure skating gold medallist. Age 90.

 

Oslo 1952 figure skating gold medallist Altwegg dies aged 90

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  On 7/12/2021 at 4:07 AM, PHI2019 said:

Jeannette Altwegg. Great Britain. 1952 Winter Olympics figure skating gold medallist. Age 90.

 

Oslo 1952 figure skating gold medallist Altwegg dies aged 90

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Thanks for that. Would you believe, completely unreported here in GB.    Our first ever women’s Winter Olympic Gold Medallist.

 

 

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Olivia Podmore aged 24 (NZ track cyclist) in the sprints who went to the olympics in 2016 died from suicide. Was a former junior medalist. Had a huge future but suffered from massive bouts of depression which ultimately claimed her. Horrible news.

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This judo dude, who got bronze at the world championships in 2003. But he was killed in prison....where he was for shooting a young guy in the head for not drinking alcohol with him.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yevgen_Sotnikov