heywoodu 13,540 Posted June 3, 2020 #301 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Again, not an Olympian, but despite what the title says it'd be weird to not post non-Olympians here. Motorsports legend Carlo Ubbiali passed away aged 90. Some small notes: - He was the last surviving rider who raced in 1949, the first Grand Prix season - In 71 races, he won 39 times and finished on the podium an insane amount of 68 times...he missed the podium only three times, including in his debut (4th) and then almost ten years later when he finished 5th twice - In 12 years of GP racing, he didn't have a single noteworthy crash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ubbiali 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...
Nickyc707 305 Posted June 3, 2020 #302 Share Posted June 3, 2020 4 hours ago, heywoodu said: Again, not an Olympian, but despite what the title says it'd be weird to not post non-Olympians here. Motorsports legend Carlo Ubbiali passed away aged 90. Some small notes: - He was the last surviving rider who raced in 1949, the first Grand Prix season - In 71 races, he won 39 times and finished on the podium an insane amount of 68 times...he missed the podium only three times, including in his debut (4th) and then almost ten years later when he finished 5th twice - In 12 years of GP racing, he didn't have a single noteworthy crash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Ubbiali I wonder the same thing sometimes but I guess it's a question of where do you stop. In May, in addition to 25 Olympians, more than 120 other notable sportsmen and women died from both Olympic and non-Olympic sports. Paralympians and Youth Olympians usually get a mention but then it becomes more difficult to know who to include and who not to. For instance, last month I was unsure whether to mention the death of the Australian tennis player Ashley Cooper who won eight Grand Slam titles including four singles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted June 3, 2020 #303 Share Posted June 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Nickyc707 said: I wonder the same thing sometimes but I guess it's a question of where do you stop. In May, in addition to 25 Olympians, more than 120 other notable sportsmen and women died from both Olympic and non-Olympic sports. Paralympians and Youth Olympians usually get a mention but then it becomes more difficult to know who to include and who not to. For instance, last month I was unsure whether to mention the death of the Australian tennis player Ashley Cooper who won eight Grand Slam titles including four singles. It's pretty easy: we are a sports forum full of people. If someone finds an athlete's death noteworthy, everyone is free to post it 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...
dcro 10,179 Posted June 3, 2020 #304 Share Posted June 3, 2020 12 minutes ago, heywoodu said: It's pretty hard: we are a forum full of commrades. Even if someone finds an athlete's death noteworthy, everyone is forbidden to post it Griff88, phelps and heywoodu 2 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerMne 618 Posted June 6, 2020 #305 Share Posted June 6, 2020 https://wrestlingtv.in/u23-european-medallist-bendeguz-toth-passes-away-at-22/&ved=2ahUKEwich52tyO3pAhUBShUIHWHyBYkQFjAAegQIBRAB&usg=AOvVaw3zwTe60AhjF7oDiWoSpyJh Not yet an olympic athlete, but very promissing one. Tragic indeed. thepharoah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickyc707 305 Posted June 16, 2020 #306 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Sad to report the death of another teenage sportsperson and a potential star of the French team in Paris in 2024. https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2020/06/french_rising_star_luce_douady_dies_aged_16-72348 bmo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted June 17, 2020 #307 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Snooker player and sort of cult hero Willie Thorne has passed away after a not very long, but rather aggressive fight with leukaemia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Thorne 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...
Pifta 41 Posted June 18, 2020 #308 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Tibor Benedek, 3-time olympic champion in water polo, one of Hungary's greatest sportsman, died today, aged only 47. I'm shocked MHSN, NikolaB, Gianlu33 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChandlerMne 618 Posted June 18, 2020 #309 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Tibor was huge legend, i really liked him. This is awful. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vojthas 947 Posted June 18, 2020 #310 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Just a day after György Kárpáti... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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