Nickyc707 305 Posted May 20, 2020 #291 Share Posted May 20, 2020 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Maughan Paralympics rather than Olympics but Margaret Maughan who won two gold medals in archery and swimming at the first Paralympic Games in 1960 has died. She also lit the cauldron at the opening of the 2012 Games in London. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/52740803 Olympian1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,474 Posted May 20, 2020 #292 Share Posted May 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Nickyc707 said: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Maughan Paralympics rather than Olympics but Margaret Maughan who won two gold medals in archery and swimming at the first Paralympic Games in 1960 has died. She also lit the cauldron at the opening of the 2012 Games in London. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/52740803 Yeah, I saw the IPC were paying respects on their social media today. Seems like there have been quite a few noteworthy deaths this month. “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...
Nickyc707 305 Posted May 21, 2020 #293 Share Posted May 21, 2020 39 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: Yeah, I saw the IPC were paying respects on their social media today. Seems like there have been quite a few noteworthy deaths this month. I'm pleased to say that so far there has been a significant reduction in the number of deaths after the 42 in April. Olympian1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,243 Posted May 21, 2020 #294 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Alexander Gerasimov 61 - Ice Hockey 1984 Gold. He played all matches in Sarajevo with 2 goals and 3 Assists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff88 1,735 Posted May 25, 2020 #295 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Balbir Singh, Sr. (field hockey - gold medalist 1948, 1952, 1956) thepharoah, Olympian1010 and hckošice 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,852 Posted May 25, 2020 #296 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Carlo Durante, Paralympic Marathon Gold Medallist in Barcelona (1992), Silver Medallist in Atlanta (1996) and Bronze Medallist in Sydney (2000)... he also won 1 World and 3 European Paralympic titles and many more silver and bronze medals on the global stage... he was 73 years old and died because of a heart attack while climbing the Montello hill on a tandem with his best friend and driver (he was blind)... the news in Italian language: https://www.repubblica.it/speciali/sportsenzabarriere/storie/2020/05/24/news/addio_a_carlo_durante_campione_paralimpico_di_maratona-257537980/?ref=RHPPBT-VS-I0-C4-P9-S1.4-T1 hckošice and thepharoah 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitinsanker 179 Posted May 26, 2020 #297 Share Posted May 26, 2020 15 hours ago, Griff88 said: Balbir Singh, Sr. (field hockey - gold medalist 1948, 1952, 1956) Balbir Singh ( Sr) was one of the handful of Indian Sports Stars who can be called a legend of his sport.... 3 Olympic Golds..... Captain and center forward... His finest moment : 5 goals in India's drubbing of Netherlands ( 6-1) in the 1952 final... ( a record which still stands most goals in Olympic hockey final) .......... 8 Olympic matches 22 goals.....61 internationals 246 goals ......... RIP .......you were truly the greatest hockey player of your Era..........Every Indian Sports Fan has a tear in their eyes today strength does not come from physical capacity but from an indomitable will. - Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,547 Posted May 31, 2020 #298 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Bobby Morrow, 1956 Olympic champion in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m and so an absolute sprinting legend. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Morrow 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...
heywoodu 13,547 Posted June 1, 2020 #299 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Two Italian (non-Olympian) swimmers have died in a plane crash, one of them finished 8th (200m free) at the 2017 short course ECh. https://swimswam.com/two-italian-swimmers-die-in-a-plane-crash-on-sunday-morning-near-rome/ Olympian1010 1 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 1, 2020 #300 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Deaths of Olympians in May. Chung Hae-won, 60 - Football Antonina Ryzhova, 85 - Volleyball (1×S) Georgios Zaimis, 82 - Sailing (1×G) Fernando Sandoval, 77 - Water Polo Gennadiy Solodov, 85 - Athletics Pavle Jovanovic, 43 - Bobsleigh Stefan Burkart, 62 - Athletics Diran Manoukian, 101 - Hockey Antonio Piraino, 91 - Equestrian James Hill, 89 - Rowing John O'Brien, 88 - Water Polo Ronald Ludington, 85 - Figure Skating (1×B) Ingvar Ericsson, 92 - Athletics Franco Nenci, 85 - Boxing (1×S) Marko Elsner, 60 - Football (1×B) Wolfgang Gunkel, 72 - Rowing (1×G) Alexander Gerasimov, 61 - Ice Hockey (1×G) Roberto Moya, 55 - Athletics (1×B) Hector Ochoa, 77 - Football Jose Jacinto Hidalgo, 77 - Athletics Balbir Singh Snr, 96 - Hockey (3×G) Bruno Galliker, 89 - Athletics Gustaaf De Smet, 85 - Cycling Bobby Morrow, 84 - Athletics (3×G) Peter Schiller, 62 - Ice Hockey After 42 deaths last month we have a much shorter list this month although it includes five Olympic champions. Both Balbir Singh of India and Bobby Morrow of the USA won three Olympic gold medals culminating in success at the 1956 Games in Melbourne. India has won eight men's Olympic hockey titles including six in a row between 1928-56. Singh was a member of the team for the last three of those wins and captained the side in 1956. His wonderful record has been alluded to earlier in this thread but his record of five goals in an Olympic final may stand for all time. Unlike Singh, Morrow only competed at one Games picking up golds in the 100m, 200m and 4×100m relay. He retired two years later at the age of just 23 although he subsequently made a failed attempt to return in order to try and qualify for the next Games in Rome. The Greek sailor Georgios Zaimis won a gold medal in the three man Dragon class at the 1960 Games. Among his crewmates was the both future and former King Constantine of Greece. Alexander Gerasimov of the former Soviet Union was a member of their gold medal winning ice hockey team in 1984. He is the second member of the squad to die this year following the death of Alexander Skvortsov in February. Finally, Wolfgang Gunkel won a gold medal for the former East Germany in the coxed pairs at Munich in 1972. Unlike the others Stefan Burkart of Switzerland was not an Olympic champion but at the age of 38 years, 10 months and 14 days he was the oldest person to compete in the Olympic 100m until 40 year old Kim Collins surpassed that record in Rio. Olympian1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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