Has anyone ever died in the Olympics?
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Has anyone ever died during the Olympic Games? Yes, the 11 Israeli athletes who were kidnapped by members of a Arab terrorist group who were killed during the rescue attempt.\n\nHas anyone ever died because of Olympic competition? That's a more tricky question to answer. I am not aware of any deaths that have been directly linked to competition in the Olympics so far.
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Trying to find the answer for that myself, I found this article at this website: \nhttp://www.torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/news/news_eng160276.html\n\nBasically, it says that Hubertus von Hohenlohe, who compets in skiing, was "the only Mexican who qualified and the Mexican Olympic Committee decided against sending him as a one-man team." - so, instead, they decided not to compete at all...\n...That is basically all that I've been able to find out.
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The 100m record has been broken in the Olympics a few times, but the current one was not.\n1932- Eddie Tolan and Ralph Metcalfe ran 10.38 tied for the world record.\nIn 1964, Bob Hayes ran 10.05 for the world record.\n1968- Jim Hines set 9.95, which stood for a long tmie\n1988- Carl Lewis ran 9.92 for the world record\n1996- Donovan Bailey came from behind and got 9.84\nSince then, the world record went to 9.79, 9.78, and 9.77- none of them were in the Olympics.
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In the Ancient Olympic Games, women were forbidden to take part. Married women were forbidden to even enter the competition areas as spectators. If they were caught, the punishment was death. Therefore, they created their own Games dedicated to the goddess Hera. Hera was the sister-wife of Zeus. The Olympic Games were dedicated to Zeus. \nWhen the Olympic Games were revived in 1896 even the founder himself, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, did not agree with women's participation in the Games. This issue was the topic of much debate between the initial members of the IOC. However, women did not take part in the Games until 1900 in Paris. It was here that Britain's Charlotte Cooper became the first female gold medallist in the tennis singles competition. Only one other sport saw women's participation in 1900, golf. \n\nIn London at the 1908 Games there were 36 women competitors in the figure skating and tennis events. After these Games and a recommendation from the British Olympic Association that women swimmers, divers and gymnasts be allowed to compete in future Games, the Swedish Organising Committee included two swimming events and one diving contest for women at the 1912 Stockholm Games. \n\nFinally, in 1924 the IOC decided to allow a larger participation of women in the Games. However, there was little evidence of this even by the 1936 Games in Berlin where there were only four sports available to women. \n\nIt was not until after the 1948 Games in London that there was a clearly marked increase in the participation of women in sport around the world. Nevertheless, there were only 5 women's sports in London and 6 sports by the 1968 Games in Mexico. \n\nAfter the 1976 Games, finally a large increase in the number of sports offered to women began to appear. At the 1996 Atlanta Games there were 26 sports and 97 events open to women, which is still far below the 163 events open to men. \n\nHighlights (Source: The Olympic Education Kit, Australian Olympic Committee) \n\n1896 At the first Olympic Games, a Greek woman called Melpomene became the first female to run an unofficial marathon in 4 hours and 30 minutes. \n1900 Tennis player Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain became the first female Olympic champion in the tennis singles. \n1908 Yachtswoman, Frances Clytie Rivett-Carnac and her husband win gold, making her the first woman in any event to win in a competition with men. \n1912 Swimmer, Fanny Durack first woman to win gold in a world-record time. \n1928 The collapse of several runners at the end of the 800m saw the race declared dangerous for women and banned. \n1948 Triumphant Fanny Blakers-Koen of the Netherlands breaks new ground as the first mother successful at the Olympic Games. She won four gold medals in the 100m, 200m, 4 x 100m relay and 100m hurdles. \n1952 The first women ever to compete in equestrian sport (against men). \n1956 The first woman, Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo (Italy), in Olympic history to take the athletes' oath at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games. \n1968 Mexico's Enriqueta Basilio becomes the first woman to light the Olympic flame in the stadium. The 800m women's event is re-instated. \n1972 70 year old British equestrian competitor, Lorna Johnstone became the oldest ever female Olympian. \n1973 The IOC decided that women could be proposed as IOC members. \n1980 The greatest mother-daughter Olympic success - when Soviet runner Irin Nazarova, daughter of 1952 discus medallist Elizabeth Bagrinaseva, won gold in the relay. \n1981 Pirjo Haggman (Finland) and Flor Isava-Fonseca (Venezuela) became the first women IOC members. \n1982 Dame Mary Glen-Haig (Great Britain) was elected member of the IOC. \n1984 Princess Nora of Liechtenstein was elected member of the IOC. Joan Benoit (USA) wins the first women's Olympic marathon. \n1988 HRH the Princess Royal (Great Britain) was elected member of the IOC. Tennis returns to the Games, with the inequitable agreement that f
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Nobody did. It was not played in the Olympics that year.
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I could not find him in the Olympic database. What year? Spelling could be wrong.
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Yes, I believe it has, however Australia, would not be the only country competing who have has major atheletes pull out of the games due to sickness / injury.
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Try olympics.com or another olympics site
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many an inocent persons death ?
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This may suprise you, but it has gone out before. During the opening ceremony of the 1956 Winter Olympics (also in Italy), the speed skater bringing the Olympic Flame into the stadium tripped over a cable and went crashing to the floor, breaking the torch at the same time.
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you mean at the olympics? no.
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Yes. Being in the Olympics, even if you are the worst athlete there, is a huge honor in itself.
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Lynn Davies had the meet of his life at the '64 Olympic Games where he won the long jump Gold Medal, with a leap of 26'-5.75" (8.07) over the favored and defending Gold Medalist and world record holder, American Ralph Boston. \n\nDavies also competed in the open 100m dash at the 1964 games. \n\nHe was also on hand when Bob Beamon jumped 29'-2.5" in the '68 Mexico City Games. He was reported to have said to Beamon, "You have ruined this event. I can't go on, we'll all look silly." I believe he was 9th in Mexico City.
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Being that you placed this question in the American Football category, i am going to say none of the above.\n\nAmerican Football has never been an Olympic event thus no one won the atlanta 96 Olympic.\n\nCategorize your question correctly for best results.
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Hjalmar Anderson. I confirm. Even with the silver and bronze medals nobody was near that
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Alot, mostly from dehydration or a heart attack or stroke. I don't think hospitals have released official numbers but its not uncommon where I live to hear of someone dying from it.
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International Olympics Committee 21yrs (1980-2001)\nHe actually stepped down in 2001. A day before he turned 81.