Athletes Deaths Thread

[rybak 3,227]

Not that well known athlete, but former president of Polish NOC Andrzej Kraśnicki has died today at age of 75 after long battle with disease. 

 

In the years 2010-2023 he was the President of the Polish Olympic Committee, a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of European Olympic Committees (EOC), one of six European representatives on the Executive Council of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), a member of the Foundation Council of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and the President of the Polish Olympic Foundation. In past he was also president of Polish Handball federation.

 

RIP
 

[Dragon 1,853]

The oldest male Olympian and survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp, French rower and resistance fighter Roger LeBranchu died today at the age of 102