As the 2018 Olympics get underway, we’re taking a moment to remember winter Olympians who have died this year…
Olympic Medalists
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Sammy Lee was a two-time Olympic diving champion.
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She coached the Lady Vols basketball team to eight NCAA championships.
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Frank Chapot, an equestrian who won two silver medals in six Olympics, died June 20, 2016, at an assisted living center in New Jersey. He was 84. The Show Jumping …
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Sandor Tarics, the oldest living Olympic champion, died May 21, according to the Hungarian Olympic Committee. He was 102. Tarics was a member of the Hungarian water polo team that …
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Three French Olympic athletes were killed in Argentina when two helicopters collided and crashed…
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Johnny Weissmuller was swimming’s first superstar…
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We look back at the great athletes of the summer Olympic who died in 2011 – 2012.
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We’re remembering two remarkable women who would give any athlete – man or woman – a run for their money when it comes to all-time greatest: Lottie Dod and Babe …
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The 1952 Olympics were the second most record-breaking Olympic Games of all time – and one of the brightest record-smashing stars was Bob Mathias.