thepharoah 2,284 Posted April 1, 2020 #251 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Ndidi Nwosu ( Power lifting) - 40 years Rio 2016 Paralympic games Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepharoah 2,284 Posted April 2, 2020 #252 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Dirceu Pinto ( Boccia ) - 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games champion has died at age of 39 . the 3rd Paralympic champion dies in very few weeks thiago_simoes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,465 Posted April 3, 2020 #253 Share Posted April 3, 2020 thepharoah 1 “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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinipereira 3,045 Posted April 4, 2020 #254 Share Posted April 4, 2020 On 02/04/2020 at 14:37, thepharoah said: Dirceu Pinto ( Boccia ) - 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games champion has died at age of 39 . the 3rd Paralympic champion dies in very few weeks He was also the biggest winner ever of Boccia at the Paralympic Games with 4 gold medals. Really sad. thepharoah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andry84 74 Posted April 8, 2020 #255 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Donato Sabia , Los Angeles and Seoul 800 m finalist, aged 56. Gianlu33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,465 Posted April 15, 2020 #256 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Sam Clayton Jr. - Bobsleigh https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/obituaries/sam-clayton-jr-dead.html “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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,536 Posted April 15, 2020 #257 Share Posted April 15, 2020 16 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Sam Clayton Jr. - Bobsleigh https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/obituaries/sam-clayton-jr-dead.html I can't find anything other than 'he was in the 1988 Olympic team', but nothing mentions his role and in which way he was part of the team (because unless he changed his name, he doesn't seem to have competed as an athlete)...any idea? Maybe a reserve that's not mentioned? If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,465 Posted April 15, 2020 #258 Share Posted April 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, heywoodu said: I can't find anything other than 'he was in the 1988 Olympic team', but nothing mentions his role and in which way he was part of the team (because unless he changed his name, he doesn't seem to have competed as an athlete)...any idea? Maybe a reserve that's not mentioned? Yeah, the sources aren’t specific. Hopefully the IBSF posts something to help clarify. “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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,536 Posted April 15, 2020 #259 Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 minute ago, Olympian1010 said: Yeah, the sources aren’t specific. Hopefully the IBSF posts something to help clarify. @Dragon to the rescue...? If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,591 Posted April 15, 2020 #260 Share Posted April 15, 2020 He was a bob pilot during local Jamaican trials. Never made it onto the Olympics. http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20200415/ja-bobsledder-dies-coronavirus heywoodu and Olympian1010 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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