Athletes Deaths Thread

[heywoodu 15,135]

1 hour ago, Olympian1010 said:

 

Damn. Also ran in the 4x400m final in Tokyo (where Trinidad was doing well until St Hillaire got injured  

[thepharoah 2,405]

 

Turkey NT Centre Back Ahmet Calik died today of a car crash , RIP 

[Dragon 1,844]

 

 

[Olympian1010 7,971]

 

[Triplecast 156]

Rome 1960 Olympic discus silver medallist dies at age of 85 (insidethegames.biz)

 

 

[Pifta 41]

Szilveszter Csollány, ring Olympic champion from 2000 died after long fight with coronavirus at the age of 51

[Belle 972]

 RONNIE HELLSTRÖM has passed away this Sunday morning . He was 72 years old. 

 

The Swedish Football icon is considered as one of Sweden’s best GK ever. 

 

RIP LEGEND! 

 

https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/sport/fotboll/ronnie-hellstrom-dod--blev-72-ar-gammal/

[rafalgorka 1,516]

Józef Zapędzki has died today.

Double olympic champion in shooting - 25m rapid fire pistol. 1968 and 1972.

One of the most respected Polish athletes in history in any sport.

 

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

 

https://sport.tvp.pl/58607258/jozef-zapedzki-dwukrotny-mistrz-olimpijski-w-strzelaniu-z-pistoletu-szybkostrzelnego-nie-zyje

[rafalgorka 1,516]

On 1/18/2022 at 8:54 PM, Triplecast said:

Rome 1960 Olympic discus silver medallist dies at age of 85 (insidethegames.biz)

 

 

Very sad to hear that, I very much like the whole story about him in David Maraniss Rome 1960 book.

[Triplecast 156]

R.I.P. John Landy,   91, second man after Roger Bannister to run the mile in under 4 minutes, bronze medal 1500 m at 1956 Olympics 

 

https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer/athletics/story/_/id/33372337/australian-middle-distance-icon-john-landy-dies-91