List of athletics competitors who died during their careers
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A number of athletics competitors have died during their careers. Sometimes, the deaths came during competition or practice, while other times deaths occurred due to road accidents or other non-sports-related reasons.
The list does not include athletes who died during World War I or during World War II, when international athletics competitions were largely put on pause.
List[edit]
The following is an incomplete list of athletics competitors who died or disappeared during their professional or amateur careers.
Former athletics competitors who died during other sporting careers[edit]
- Max Houben, who competed in the 1920 Olympic 200 m and died during his bobsleigh career in 1949
- Stone Johnson, who competed in the 1960 Olympic 200 m and died during his American Football League career in 1963
See also[edit]
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