Athletes Deaths Thread

[Monzanator 4,495]

The last Olympic high jump champion who used the straddle technique Juri Tarmak passed away at the age of 75.

[Monzanator 4,495]

Long-time Rangers goalkeeper Andy Goram passed away from cancer aged 58.

[Monzanator 4,495]

Janusz Kupcewicz passed away at the age of 66. He scored a free kick goal in the 3rd place playoff vs France at the 1982 World Cup (for 3:1).

 

[NearPup 3,044]

Reanna Solomon, a 2004 Olympian and 2002 Commonwealth Games champion (the only ever Commonwealth Games champion from her country) has died at age 40 from COVID-19.

[intoronto 5,635]

7 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Reanna Solomon, a 2004 Olympian and 2002 Commonwealth Games champion (the only ever Commonwealth Games champion from her country) has died at age 40 from COVID-19.

Only female Commonwealth Champ*

 

RIP

[Belle 972]

 Former German National Team Captain and Striker Uwe Seeler passes away at the age of 85. 

 

RIP 

 

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62258328

[Dunadan 1,103]

 Celina Seghi, alpine skier at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics (with three 4th places), died at 102. I think she was the oldest female living Olympian and the oldest living winter Olympian. 

 

https://www.gazzetta.it/Sport-Invernali/Sci-Alpino/Coppa-Mondo-Sci/27-07-2022/sci-alpino-addio-celina-seghi-vinse-25-titoli-italiani-4401611187258.shtml

[heywoodu 15,135]

 

[Monzanator 4,495]

Bill Russell (basketball, 1956 Olympic champion, 11x NBA champion) passed away at the age of 88.

[Jon 43]

 Lydia de Vega, two-time Olympian at the 1984 and 1988 Games competing in the 100m and 200m sprints, has died aged 57.