Olympians Who Died After Contracting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) (101)
| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Afzal |  PAK |
WRE | Olympics | 1964 | |
| Hussain Ahmed |  IND |
FBL | Olympics | 1956 | |
| Anatoly Alyabyev |  RUS URS |
BTH | Olympics | 1980 | |
| Aleksandar Anđelić |  SRB YUG |
IHO | Olympics | 1964 | |
| Paco Aritmendi |  ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 1964 | |
| Frank Arok |  AUS |
FBL | Coach | 1988 | |
| Samar Banerjee | IND |
FBL | Olympics | 1956 | |
| Bob Beck |  USA |
FEN/MPN | Olympics | 1960—1968 | |
| Goyo Benito | ESP |
FBL | Olympics | 1968 | |
| Sepp Benz |  SUI |
BOB | Olympics | 1976—1980 | |
| István Bérczi |  HUN |
GAR | Olympics / Referee | 1972—2016 | |
| Ismail Bhamjee |  BOT |
Administrator | 1988—2001 | ||
| Carlos Burga |  PER |
BOX | Olympics | 1972 | |
| Roger Chappot | SUI |
IHO | Olympics | 1964 | |
| Daniele Cioni |  ITA |
SHO | Olympics | 1984—1992 | |
| Osvaldo Cochrane Filho |  BRA |
WPO | Olympics | 1964 | |
| Ernesto Contreras |  ARG |
CRD/CTR | Olympics | 1960—1968 | Tested positive for coronavirus but apparently died from other causes. |
| Szilveszter Csollány | HUN |
GAR | Olympics / Other | 1992—2000 | |
| Eric Denis |  BEL |
HOC | Referee | 2000 | |
| Laurent Dona Fologo |  CIV |
Other | 1983 | ||
| Petar Fajfrić | SRBYUG |
HBL | Olympics | 1972 | |
| Ken Farnum |  JAM |
CTR | Olympics | 1952 | |
| Aslanbek Fidarov |  UKR |
WRE | Olympics | 1996 | |
| Bruno Ghedina | ITA |
IHO | Olympics | 1964 | |
| Attila Horváth | HUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—1996 | |
| Milan Hurtala |  TCH SVK |
ROW | Olympics | 1968 | |
| Aydın İbrahimov |  AZEURS |
WRE | Olympics | 1964 | |
| Diána Igaly | HUN |
SHO | Olympics | 1992—2008 | |
| Vladimir Ivanov |  BUL |
ATH | Olympics | 1980 | |
| Danial Jahić | SRB SCG |
ATH | Olympics | 2000 | |
| Allan Jay |  GBR |
FEN | Olympics / Other | 1952—1968 | |
| Dennis Johnson | JAM WIF |
ATH | Olympics | 1960—1964 | |
| Pearson Jordan |  BAR |
ATH | Olympics | 1976 | |
| Vadim Kapranov | RUSURS |
BKB | Olympics / Coach | 1968—2004 | |
| Reşit Karabacak |  TUR |
WRE | Olympics | 1984 | |
| Maharaj Krishon Kaushik | IND |
HOC | Olympics | 1980 | |
| Danil Khalimov |  KAZ |
WRE | Olympics | 2004 | |
| Hans-Viggo Knudsen |  DEN |
CSP | Olympics | 1964—1968 | Died from the effects of the coronavirus on pre-existing pulmonary fibrosis. |
| Paul Kölliker | SUI |
ROW | Olympics | 1960 | |
| Adam Kopczyński |  POL |
IHO | Olympics | 1972 | |
| Alfred Kucharczyk | POL |
GAR | Olympics | 1960—1964 | |
| Francesco La Rosa | ITA |
FBL | Olympics | 1952 | |
| Jud Logan | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—2000 | |
| Marianne Lundquist |  SWE |
SWM | Olympics | 1948—1952 | |
| Roseli Machado | BRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | |
| Roger Maes | BEL |
VVO | Olympics | 1968 | |
| Ivo Mahlknecht | ITA |
ALP | Olympics | 1964—1968 | |
| Adlin Mair-Clarke | JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 1964—1968 | |
| Rich McGeagh | USA |
SWM | Olympics | 1964 | |
| Kay McNamee |  CAN |
SWM | Olympics | 1948—1952 | |
| Lee McNeill | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | |
| Azmi Megahed |  EGY |
VVO | Olympics | 1976 | |
| Mohammed Yaseen Mohammed |  IRQ |
WLF | Olympics | 1980—1984 | |
| Janos Mohos | SUI |
FEN | Olympics | 1972 | |
| Anthony Mwamba |  ZAM |
BOX | Olympics | 1988 | |
| Adramé N'Diaye |  SEN |
BKB | Olympics | 1980 | |
| Paul Nihill | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1964—1976 | |
| Lukman Niode |  INA |
SWM | Olympics / Other | 1984 | |
| Kiyoko Ono |  JPN |
GAR | Olympics | 1960—1964 | |
| Joel Otim |  UGA |
ATH | Olympics | 1992 | |
| Dragan Pantelić | SRBYUG |
FBL | Olympics | 1980 | |
| Leonidas Pelekanakis |  GRE |
SAL | Olympics | 1984—2004 | |
| Francesco Perrone | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1960 | |
| Quarto Pianesi | ITA |
HOC | Olympics | 1960 | |
| Rubén Placánica | ARG |
CRD | Olympics | 1964 | |
| Eva-Maria Pracht | CAN |
EDR | Olympics | 1984—1988 | |
| Giovanni Pretorius |  RSA |
BOX | Olympics | 1992 | |
| Yevgeny Pupkov | KAZ |
IHO | Olympics | 2006 | |
| Silvio Quintero |  COL |
FBL | Olympics | 1972 | |
| Ahmed Radhi | IRQ |
FBL | Olympics | 1988 | |
| Jacques Reymond | SUI |
ALP | Referee | 1988 | |
| Melecio Rivera |  ESA |
Administrator | 1987—1999 | ||
| Arnie Robinson | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1972—1976 | |
| Giuseppe Ros | ITA |
BOX | Olympics | 1964 | |
| Huba Rozsnyai | HUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1964 | |
| Ruth | BRA |
BKB | Olympics | 1992 | |
| Donato Sabia | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—1988 | |
| Abdul Karim Salman | IRQ |
FBL | Non-starter | 1988 | |
| Fernando Sandoval | BRA |
WPO | Olympics | 1968 | |
| Manuel Sanguily |  CUB |
SWM | Olympics / Other | 1952—1956 | |
| Ulisses dos Santos | BRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1956 | |
| Viktor Shuvalov | RUSURS |
IHO | Olympics | 1956 | |
| Aleksandr Sidorenko | URSUKR |
SWM | Olympics | 1980 | |
| Milkha Singh | IND |
ATH | Olympics | 1956—1964 | |
| Ravinder Pal Singh | IND |
HOC | Olympics | 1980—1984 | |
| Surat Singh | IND |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | |
| Valery Skvortsov | URSUKR |
ATH | Olympics | 1964—1968 | |
| Reanna Maricha Solomon |  NRU |
WLF | Olympics | 2004 | |
| Nestor Soriano |  PHI |
SAL | Olympics | 1988 | |
| Gennady Strakhov | RUSURS |
WRE | Olympics | 1972 | |
| Mikhail Studenetsky | RUSURS |
BKB | Olympics | 1956 | |
| Suíço | BRA |
VVO | Olympics | 1976—1980 | |
| Ildegarda Taffra | ITA |
CCS | Olympics | 1952—1956 | |
| Sol Tolchinsky | CAN |
BKB | Olympics | 1948 | |
| István Turu | HUN |
BOX | Olympics | 1988 | |
| Marius van Heerden | RSA |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | |
| Higinio Vélez | CUB |
BBL | Coach | 2004 | |
| Vemuri Sudhakar | IND |
BDM | Referee | 2000 | |
| Peter Whiteside | GBR |
MPN | Olympics | 1980 | |
| Carmen Williamson | USA |
BOX | Referee | 1984 | |
| Daniel Yuste | ESP |
CTR | Olympics | 1968 | Died on 26 March 2020. First Olympian known to have died in the coronavirus pandemic. |