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Several incidents related to the Olympics have caused the death of non-participants. Large numbers were killed during the Lima football riot of 1964 and the Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City in 1968. The Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Games caused two deaths.
Pre's Rock, a memorial to Steve Prefontaine who died after finishing 4th in the 1972 Olympic 5000 m Memorial to Bronisław Malinowski, who died one year after winning an Olympic gold medal Plaque commemorating Ryan Shay, who died while running the 2008 United States Olympic trials marathon. A number of athletics competitors have died during ...
Memorial plaque in front of the Israeli athletes' quarters. The inscription, in German and Hebrew, translates as: "The team of the State of Israel stayed in this building during the 20th Olympic Summer Games from 21 August to 5 September 1972. On 5 September, [list of victims] died a violent death.
Pages in category "Olympic deaths" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Olympic deaths (2 C, 20 P) P. Parachuting deaths (1 C, 32 P) Polo deaths (15 P) S. Skiing deaths (54 P) W. ... List of baseball players who died during their careers;
At the time of his death, he was ranked 44th out of 65 competitors in the 2009–10 World Cup season and was regarded as one of the best lugers to come from Georgia. [12] By 31 December 2009, the cut-off date for luge qualifications for the Olympics, Kumaritashvili was ranked 38th overall.
Olympic Field Hockey Game Paused After Injury Soccrates Images - Getty Images. ... During the women’s semifinal event, Dutch forward Joosje Burg was injured and eventually placed in an ambulance ...
Ed Sanders (right) won Olympic gold in 1952, died of a brain injury in 1954 Sportspeople who died during their careers are covered in lists by sport, and in the case of motorsports by location. List of American football players who died during their careers