Athletes Deaths Thread

[Monzanator 5,072]

15 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Polish former ski jumper Mateusz Rutkowski, 2004 junior world champion, has died, aged 37.

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

 

Only 11 World Cup starts in his career, which already ended in 2006. I'm sure our Polish users have heard more about it, but according to Wikipedia there had been tons of problems with alcohol, weight issues and such. Sounds tragic  

 

Yeah, Rutkowski was billed by our media as the "next Małysz" after beating Morgenstern for the individual Junior WCh in 2004 but it all unravelled very quickly due to alcohol. He lost his driving licence for drunk driving in 2005 so he was basically completely gone within two years. Funnily enough Kamil Stoch who was also on the 2004 Junior WCh silver medal team became Małysz's heir.

[Speedy 99]

At the age of 43 died Raema Lisa Rumbewas - three time Olympic medallist in weightlifting.

[NearPup 4,132]

2015 men’s pole vault champion  Shawnacy Barber has died at the age of 29 from unspecified medical issues.

[Pasolini 278]

3 hours ago, NearPup said:

2015 men’s pole vault champion  Shawnacy Barber has died at the age of 29 from unspecified medical issues.

Can't believe that Barber is gone!

 

During the 2015 Pan Am Games I sent a couple of athletes friends request on facebook. He not only accepted but was always super friendly and during the Rio Games we chatted a bit more and he even wrote he would try to get me tickets for the pole vault final.

 

Was super happy to read his come out post on facebook in the spring of 17, but hard to know what was it about. Afterwards he disappeared from social media and his results got a bit behind as well.  

[NearPup 4,132]

1 minute ago, Mateus Nagime said:

Can't believe that Barber is gone!

 

During the 2015 Pan Am Games I sent a couple of athletes friends request on facebook. He not only accepted but was always super friendly and during the Rio Games we chatted a bit more and he even wrote he would try to get me tickets for the pole vault final.

 

Was super happy to read his come out post on facebook in the spring of 17, but hard to know what was it about. Afterwards he disappeared from social media and his results got a bit behind as well.  

He's obviously been dealing with some bad stuff, either medically or personally or both. His dad also had some legal issues (convicted of having sex with a minor).

 

We don't know what happened but whatever it can't have been good :/

[thiago_simoes 1,458]

3 hours ago, NearPup said:

2015 men’s pole vault champion  Shawnacy Barber has died at the age of 29 from unspecified medical issues.

I'm in shock. Rest in power.

[heywoodu 16,431]

9 hours ago, NearPup said:

2015 men’s pole vault champion  Shawnacy Barber has died at the age of 29 from unspecified medical issues.

What the hell  

 

And damn, top comment on one of the pole vaulting pages showing how sick people have gotten in their conspiracy craziness....every single time something like this happens, goddamn idiots going straight over the back of a dead athlete.

 

[Makedonas 2,239]

23 hours ago, heywoodu said:

What the hell  

 

And damn, top comment on one of the pole vaulting pages showing how sick people have gotten in their conspiracy craziness....every single time something like this happens, goddamn idiots going straight over the back of a dead athlete.

 

These people act like no young people ever died prior to covid vaccines 

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Knut hjeltnes-Norwegian discus thrower,4X olympian,4th in the 1984 olympics,The Norwegian record holder with 69.62.[that's most likely gonna hold up for a loooooooooooooooong time] 

[phelps 8,636]

 football legend (still NT top goal scorer) Gigi Riva died earlier Today at the age of 79 

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-gigi-riva-italy-dies-31942372

 

R.I.P.