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16 minutes ago, Csapo said:

Posted this in the water polo section and adding it here.  The water polo world has lost a great one. 4x Olympian, gold medalist and World Champion for Hungary, 6’11” legend Istvan Szivos (white cap with hands out of water).  I had the honor of playing against him multiple times (he’s guarding me in this pic) and to put it mildly, it was always a brutally challenging experience. He was always a true gentleman and sportsman. Rest In Peace

 

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Was he the player who could kick the ball? 

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The only man in history to win Olympic gold in both the 100m and 110m hurdles has died from stomach cancer yesterday at the more than respectful age of 96.

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On 12/11/2019 at 17:01, Olympian1010 said:

Was he the player who could kick the ball? 

 

No, that was a teammate of Szivos, Tamas Farago.  Farago was for quite a few years during the 1970's, the best player in the world.

 

The first time I was in the center position, with Szivos guarding me, I got front position on him, but when the ball came to me, on the water, his arms were so long that he just reached over me and grabbed it.  I learned a very rookie lesson and the next time I made certain to get my hips up and/or protect the ball.

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Deaths of Olympians in November

 

:ITA Elio Locatelli, 76 - Speed skating

:FRA Alain Porthault, 90 - Athletics

:SWE Bengt-Erik Grahn, 78 - Alpine skiing

:HUN Zoltan Domotov, 84 - Water polo

:FRA Mireille Cayre, 72 - Gymnastics

:GBR Bridget Adams, 91 - Figure skating

:FRA Sandrine Daudet, 47 - Short track speed skating

:ITA Fiorella Negro, 81 - Figure skating

:CZE Irina Cermakovic, 80 - Field hockey

:AUT Maximilian Raub, 93 - Canoe sprint

:PER Irma Cordero, 77 - Volleyball

:ITA Fabrizio Nassi, 68 - Volleyball

:GER Uwe Rathjen, 76 - Handball

:CZE Vaclav Pavkovic, 83 - Rowing

:USA George Breen, 84 - Swimming

:BUL Tsvyatko Pashkulov, 74 - Wrestling

:CZE Bohumel Tomasek, 83 - Basketball 

:JAM Michael Fray, 72 - Athletics

:FRA Jacques Dupont, 91 - Cycling

:CAN Eli Pasquale, 59 - Basketball

:GBR Gerry Carr, 83 - Athletics

:SWE Sigvard Ericsson, 89 - Speed skating

:RUS Dimitri Vasilenko, 43 - Gymnastics

:GBR Stuart Fitzsimmons, 62 - Alpine skiing

:HUN Istvan Szivos, 71 - Water polo

:ITA Luciano De Genova, 88 - Weightlifting

 

In addition, two deaths from this summer of medallists from the Tokyo games in 1964.

 

:GBR Ken Matthews, 84 - Gold medallist in the 20 km walk

:GBR Basil Heatley, 85 - Silver medallist in the marathon

 

 

 

 

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fun fact, if you write :ITA Elio Locatelli, speedskating, in Italy almost nobody would recognize him...he's way more famous as the technical director of our Track & Field National team first and of the IAAF developing program then (and maybe also an appreciated Athletics TV color-commentator in the early Nineties -I remember him commentating the Barcelona 1992 Olympics and also the main IAAF meets in the same period on the Italian Monaco-based TV named Telemontecarlo)...

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1 hour ago, Nickyc707 said:

Deaths of Olympians in November

 

:ITA Elio Locatelli, 76 - Speed skating

:FRA Alain Porthault, 90 - Athletics

:SWE Bengt-Erik Grahn, 78 - Alpine skiing

:HUN Zoltan Domotov, 84 - Water polo

:FRA Mireille Cayre, 72 - Gymnastics

:GBR Bridget Adams, 91 - Figure skating

:FRA Sandrine Daudet, 47 - Short track speed skating

:ITA Fiorella Negro, 81 - Figure skating

:CZE Irina Cermakovic, 80 - Field hockey

:AUT Maximilian Raub, 93 - Canoe sprint

:PER Irma Cordero, 77 - Volleyball

:ITA Fabrizio Nassi, 68 - Volleyball

:GER Uwe Rathjen, 76 - Handball

:CZE Vaclav Pavkovic, 83 - Rowing

:USA George Breen, 84 - Swimming

:BUL Tsvyatko Pashkulov, 74 - Wrestling

:CZE Bohumel Tomasek, 83 - Basketball 

:JAM Michael Fray, 72 - Athletics

:FRA Jacques Dupont, 91 - Cycling

:CAN Eli Pasquale, 59 - Basketball

:GBR Gerry Carr, 83 - Athletics

:SWE Sigvard Ericsson, 89 - Speed skating

:RUS Dimitri Vasilenko, 43 - Gymnastics

:GBR Stuart Fitzsimmons, 62 - Alpine skiing

:HUN Istvan Szivos, 71 - Water polo

:ITA Luciano De Genova, 88 - Weightlifting

 

In addition, two deaths from this summer of medallists from the Tokyo games in 1964.

 

:GBR Ken Matthews, 84 - Gold medallist in the 20 km walk

:GBR Basil Heatley, 85 - Silver medallist in the marathon

 

 

 

 

I like this idea, to make monthly list of deceased olympians.

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On 29/11/2019 at 12:07, Nickyc707 said:

Deaths of Olympians in November

 

:ITA Elio Locatelli, 76 - Speed skating

:FRA Alain Porthault, 90 - Athletics

:SWE Bengt-Erik Grahn, 78 - Alpine skiing

:HUN Zoltan Domotov, 84 - Water polo

:FRA Mireille Cayre, 72 - Gymnastics

:GBR Bridget Adams, 91 - Figure skating

:FRA Sandrine Daudet, 47 - Short track speed skating

:ITA Fiorella Negro, 81 - Figure skating

:CZE Irina Cermakovic, 80 - Field hockey

:AUT Maximilian Raub, 93 - Canoe sprint

:PER Irma Cordero, 77 - Volleyball

:ITA Fabrizio Nassi, 68 - Volleyball

:GER Uwe Rathjen, 76 - Handball

:CZE Vaclav Pavkovic, 83 - Rowing

:USA George Breen, 84 - Swimming

:BUL Tsvyatko Pashkulov, 74 - Wrestling

:CZE Bohumel Tomasek, 83 - Basketball 

:JAM Michael Fray, 72 - Athletics

:FRA Jacques Dupont, 91 - Cycling

:CAN Eli Pasquale, 59 - Basketball

:GBR Gerry Carr, 83 - Athletics

:SWE Sigvard Ericsson, 89 - Speed skating

:RUS Dimitri Vasilenko, 43 - Gymnastics

:GBR Stuart Fitzsimmons, 62 - Alpine skiing

:HUN Istvan Szivos, 71 - Water polo

:ITA Luciano De Genova, 88 - Weightlifting

 

In addition, two deaths from this summer of medallists from the Tokyo games in 1964.

 

:GBR Ken Matthews, 84 - Gold medallist in the 20 km walk

:GBR Basil Heatley, 85 - Silver medallist in the marathon

 

 

 

 

Sadly, I was slightly premature and there was one further death on 30/11/19.

 

:CZE Petr Malek, 58 - Shooting

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1 hour ago, Nickyc707 said:

Sadly, I was slightly premature and there was one further death on 30/11/19.

 

:CZE Petr Malek, 58 - Shooting

 

RIP :(

 

Really sad news, Another legend suddenly left us.

 

Sydney 2000 silver medalist, competed for Czechoslovakia already at 1988 olympics in Seoul.

 

Former 2 Times world champion and 3 times european champion in teams events. lately he was the head coach of :KUW NT, previously he coached :CYP skeet NT.

 

 

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  • 2 weeks later...

Peter Snell :NZL 3 time Olympic gold medalist, 2 time Commonwealth Gold medalist, and former 800m and mike WR holder.

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela

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On 13/12/2019 at 21:34, Olympian1010 said:

Peter Snell :NZL 3 time Olympic gold medalist, 2 time Commonwealth Gold medalist, and former 800m and mike WR holder.

A true Olympic great. He won the 800m in Rome in 1960 and then completed the 800/1500m double in Tokyo four years later. He is one of only five male athletes to complete the double and the only one since 1920.

 

The others were Edwin Flack :AUS in 1896, James Lightbody :USA in 1904, Mel Sheppard :USA in 1908, and Albert Hill :GBR in 1920.

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