thepharoah 2,264 Posted September 12, 2020 #411 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Gaber Abdelaty ( Volleyball ) : died at age of 66 ys , he participated in men's volleyball at both 1976 and 1984 OG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHI2019 188 Posted September 16, 2020 #412 Share Posted September 16, 2020 1968 US Olympian John Ferris has lost his battle with lung cancer, dying last weekend at the age of 71. Ferris made his sole Olympic appearance at the 1968 Mexico City Games. At that event, Ferris took part in the first-ever 200 IM at an Olympic Games. There, he finished 3rd, securing a bronze medal with a time of 2:13.30. Joining him on the podium in 1968 were fellow Americans, Charlie Hickcox, with a 2:12.00 Olympic record, and Greg Buckingham with a 2:13.00. He also picked up bronze in the 200 butterfly with a 2:09.30, behind American Carl Robbie (2:08.70) and Great Britain’s Martyn Woodroffe (2:09.00). 1968 US Olympic Medalist and Stanford Swimmer John Ferris Dies, 71 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickyc707 305 Posted October 2, 2020 #413 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Deaths of Olympians in September. Terje Steen, 76 - Ice Hockey Sheila Ingram, 63 - Athletics (1×S) Nada Birko, 89 - Cross-country Skiing William Yorzyk, 87 - Swimming (1×G) Frantisek Vanek, 88 - Ice Hockey Felix Suarez Colomo, 69 - Cycling Karel Knesl, 78 - Football (1×S) Zelmar Casco, 94 - Fencing Orlando Bauzon, 75 - Basketball Dickson Wamwiri, 35 - Taekwondo Sergey Belyayev, 60 - Shooting (2×S) Alan Minter, 69 - Boxing (1×B) Srecko Stiglic, 77 - Athletics Laszlo Galos, 87 - Volleyball Azmi Mohamed Megahed, 70 - Volleyball John Ferris, 71 - Swimming (2×B) Andrzej Stalmach, 78 - Athletics Karoly Fater, 80 - Football (1×G) Sune Wehlin, 97 - Modern Pentathlon Amos Lin, 87 - Basketball Steve Smith, 68 - Athletics Zlatko Portner, 58 - Handball (1×B) Janos Dalmati, 78 - Athletics John Russell, 100 - Equestrian (1×B) Gianlu33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHI2019 188 Posted October 8, 2020 #414 Share Posted October 8, 2020 John Russell dies at age 100 shortly after becoming world's oldest living Olympic medallist The world’s oldest living Olympic medallist, John Russell, has died, it has been announced. The American, a bronze medallist in the team show jumping event at Helsinki 1952, passed away peacefully in San Antonio in Texas on September 30. He was aged 100 years, seven months and 28 days old. He is survived by his wife, Shane, his oldest son, John W. Russell, Jr. grandsons, William and McLean Russell, and his youngest son, Douglas E. Russell. The oldest living Olympic medallist is now believed to be Germany’s Wilhelm Büsing, another equestrian competitor from Helsinki 1952. Büsing, who turned 99 in March, won a silver medal in the team eventing event and bronze in the individual competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHI2019 188 Posted October 12, 2020 #415 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Charles Moore (USA). Athletics. 1952 Olympic 400m hurdles champion. Age 91. 1952 Olympic 400m hurdles champion Moore dies| News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHI2019 188 Posted October 17, 2020 #416 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Fernando Lopes. Angola. Swimming. Age 55. Angolan Olympic Committee (COA) secretary general António Monteiro paid tribute to Fernando Lopes - the country's flagbearer at the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games - who has died aged 55. Lopes was a swimmer in the 100 metre and 200m backstroke events, but competed in the 4x100m medley relay at Moscow 1980 when he was 15-years-old. He was the youngest member of the Angolan delegation at the Games and carried the country's flag during the Opening Ceremony. Angolan Olympic Committee pay tribute to Moscow 1980 flagbearer Lopes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybak 2,672 Posted October 20, 2020 #417 Share Posted October 20, 2020 He wasn't "yet" Olympian but it's still worth to mention. He was just 22yo EupenM, NearPup and Quasit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,418 Posted October 25, 2020 #418 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Maham Aftab - 2010 Youth Olympian (Taekwondo): https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1099983/pakistan-taekwondo-maham-aftab “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...
Ionoutz24 114 Posted October 27, 2020 #419 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Richard Adjei (bob) died at age 37. https://www.express.de/sport/er-spielte-fuer-rhein-fire-olympia-medaillengewinner-richard-adjei-verstorben-37544880 heywoodu, NearPup and Gianlu33 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickyc707 305 Posted November 2, 2020 #420 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Deaths of Olympians in October. Tony Blue, 84 - Athletics Maurice Houdayer, 89 - Rowing Manuel Guerra, 92 - Swimming Charles Moore, 91 - Athletics (1×G, 1×S) Choi Yun-chil, 92 - Athletics Pat Hooper, 68 - Athletics Fernando Lopes, 55 - Swimming Stelio Craveirinha, 70 - Athletics Edward Nabunone, 52 - Athletics Armando Herrera, 84 - Basketball Mauricio Mata, 81 - Cycling Danil Khalimov, 42 - Wrestling Sonja Edstrom, 89 - Cross-country skiing (1×G, 2×S) Joaquin Pardo, 74 - Football Laszlo Branikovits, 70 - Football (1×S) Lucien De Brauwere, 69 - Cycling Aurora Chamorro, 66 - Swimming David Kushnir, 89 - Athletics Tomas Herrera Martinez, 69 - Basketball (1×B) David Cunningham, 92 - Ice Hockey Tor Torgerson, 92 - Athletics Krisztian Vereb, 43 - Canoe Sprint (1×B) Ernesto Contreras, 83 - Cycling Juan Rafael Torruella, 87 - Sailing Glenn Florio, 53 - Rowing Richard Adjel, 37 - Bobsleigh (1×S) Ryszard Witke, 80 - Ski jumping Stanislaw Gazda, 82 - Cycling Slaven Zambata, 80 - Football Roger Closset, 87 - Fencing (1×S) Zarko Knezevic, 73 - Basketball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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