Our condolences to the family and friends of Hungarian canoeist Gyorgy Kolonic, who passed away yesterday. His fans are making tribute videos to Gyorgy and I’m uploading one such video here. Here’s a report from the AP of his untimely death. Two-time Olympic canoeing gold medalist Gyorgy Kolonics died Tuesday after collapsing in his canoe [...]
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Nicolae Linca, Gold Medalist, 79
Our condolences to Nicolae Linca’s family and friends. Here’s a report from the AP about his death. AP via CBS: BUCHAREST, Romania — Nicolae Linca, Romania’s only Olympic gold medalist boxer, died at his home Saturday. He was 79. Fighting with a broken right wrist, Linca beat Irish boxer Frederick Tiedt to win gold at [...]
Photo of the Day: Witold Woyda
An AP file photo of Polish fencer Witold Woyda after his gold medal victory in Munich 1972. As we posted earlier, Woyda died yesterday. He was 69. Related: Poland’s Witold Woyda: Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist PHOTO SOURCE: AP via ESPN
Poland’s Witold Woyda: Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, 69
We offer our condolences to the family and friends of two-time fencing Olympic gold medalist Witold Woyda. He passed away today. From polskieradio:Witold Woyda, one of the finest fencers in the history of Polish sport, has died in Bronxville, New York state, at the age of 69. Born in 1939, he took part in four [...]
John Marzano, Olympian, 45
Our belated tribute to John Marzano, American baseball player turned baseball analyst who was part of the U.S. baseball team which won the silver medal during the 1984 Olympic Games. Here’s the AP report on Manzano’s death: Former major leaguer John Marzano died Saturday after falling down a flight of stairs at his home. He [...]
