Olympians Who Died in Motor Vehicle Accidents (Boat/Car/Motorcycle/Train) (496)

Athlete	Nation(s)	Sport(s)	Role(s)	Era	Notes
Jack Shea	USA	SSK	Olympics	1932	Died in a traffic accident.
Brian Shenton	GBR	ATH	Olympics	1952—1956	Died in a car crash.
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron	GBR	TEN	Olympics	1924	Died in a car accident.
Paddy Sheriff	IRL	BKB	Olympics	1948	Died in a car accident along with his son Padraig at Gneevebawn Hill, near Tyrellspass, County Westmeath in 1990.
Rainhold Shikongo	NAM	FBL	Referee	2010
Sergey Shupletsov	RUS EUN	FRS	Olympics	1992—1994	Died in a motorcycle accident.
Otto Silber	EST	FBL	Olympics	1924	Died in a car accident near Saue, Harjumaa.
João da Silva	BRA	BOX	Olympics	1964	Died as a result of a motor vehicle accident.
René Silva	NCA	BOX	Olympics	1972	Died in a car accident.
Cyril Simey	GBR	FEN	Olympics	1928	Went missing from his yacht on the night between 18 and 19 September 1952 in the middle of English Channel.
Surjit Singh	IND	HOC	Olympics	1976	Died in a car accident.
Zithulele Sinque	RSA	ATH	Olympics	1992	Died in a motor vehicle accident in Balfour, where he worked after forming a development athletics club in the area.
Bjørn Skaare	NOR	IHO	Olympics	1984	Died in a car accident.
Vibeke Skofterud	NOR	CCS	Olympics	2002—2010	Died in a jet-skiing accident.
Tadeusz Ślusarski	POL	ATH	Olympics	1972—1980	Died in a car accident.
Pete Smith	GBR	CRD	Olympics	1968	Killed in a collision with a vehicle while riding his bike.
Chris Anker Sørensen	DEN	CRD	Olympics	2008—2016	Hit by a car when cycling.
Ray Sorensen	USA	GAR	Olympics	1948	Died in a motorcycle accident.
Romi Spada	SUI	ALP	Olympics	1948
Brunello Spinelli	ITA	WPO	Olympics	1960	Died in a car accident.
Bryan Sprott	USA	ATH	Olympics	1920	Died when struck by a train.
Ali St. Louis	TTO	ATH	Olympics	1984	Died in a car accident.
Zinaida Stahurskaya	BLR EUN	CRD	Olympics	1992—2004	Died after being struck by a car while training.
Calvin Stamp	JAM	WLF	Olympics	1984—1988	Died in a car accident.
Burry Stander	RSA	MTB	Olympics	2008—2012	Died after being hit by a taxibus while on training.
Henri Steenacker	BEL	ROW	Olympics	1952—1956	Died in a traffic accident while bicycling.
Hartwig Steenken	FRG	EJP	Olympics	1968—1972	In 1977 a passenger crashed into Steenken's car when returning from an amateur football soccer match. He fell into a coma and died six months later.
Manfred Stengl	AUT	LUG	Olympics	1964	Died in a crash at the Isle of Man TT in 1992.
John Stenner	USA	CRD	Olympics	1992	Died in a car accident when the sun blocked the other driver’s view.
Nelson Suárez	ECU		Other	1976	Died in a car accident
Matic Šušteršič	SLO	ATH	Olympics	2000	Died in a car accident.
Lennart Svedberg	SWE	IHO	Olympics	1968	Died in a car accident.
Ian Syster	RSA	ATH	Olympics	2004	He and his two-month-old son drowned following a car accident.
Sándor Szobolevszky	HUN	BOX	Olympics	1928	He and his daughter died in a boating accident on the Danube.
Omero Taddeini	ITA	ART	Olympics	1936—1948	Died in a car accident.
Nicolae Talpoș	ROU	BOX	Olympics	1984	Died in a motor vehicle accident.
Tan Eng Yoon	SGP	ATH	Olympics	1956	Died while walking across a street when he was hit by a car.
Russell Tapp	GBR	LUG	Olympics	1976	Died in a yachting accident near Portugal.
Johnny Tate	USA	BOX	Olympics	1976	Died from injuries sustained in a car accident.
Jon Tecedor	ESP	WLF	Olympics	2000	Died when his motorcycle was struck by a car.
Roberto Terracini	ITA	ART	Olympics	1936	Died in a car accident.
Ödön Tersztyánszky	HUN	FEN	Olympics	1924—1928	Died in an automobile accident just outside Budapest, less than one year after competing in the Olympics.
Sandra Tewkesbury	CAN	FSK	Olympics	1960	Died of injuries sustained in a car accident.
Meamea Thomas	KIR	WLF	Olympics / Other	2004	Struck by a vehicle while saving the life of a cyclist.
Ernst Thommen	SUI		Administrator	1961	Died in a car accident.
Ray Thorne	USA	SWM	Olympics	1904	Died in a car crash.
Mihai Timu	ROU	EVE	Olympics	1952	Died in a motor vehicle accident alongside 1956 and 1960 Olympian Gheorghe Langa.
Andrey Tissin	RUS	CSP	Olympics	1996	Died in a motor boat accident.
Salvatore Todisco	ITA	BOX	Olympics	1984	Died in a car accident.
Braian Toledo	ARG	ATH	Olympics / YOG / Other	2010—2016	Died in a motorcycle accident.
Péter Tóth	HUN	FEN	Olympics / 1906	1906—1928	Died in a car accident.
John Townend	GBR	ROW	Olympics	1924	Killed after falling from the top of an omnibus and being hit by an oncoming car.
Kent Townley	USA	WRE	Olympics	1956	Died in a car accident.
Claude Trahan	CAN	SJP	Olympics	1968	Died in a car accident along with his 12 year-old son Francois.
Rita Trapanese	ITA	FSK	Olympics	1968—1972	Died in a car accident.
Marcel Triboulet	FRA	FBL	Non-starter	1912	Died in a car accident.
Tumo Turbo	ETH	ATH	Olympics	1996	Died on Monday October 27, 2008 in a fatal car accident which occurred in the Addis Ababa-Awassa road and killed another 18 people.
Howard Turbyfill	USA	WLF	Olympics	1932	Died after missing a turn and crashing his pickup truck into a walnut grove.
Joe Túri	GBR	EJP	Olympics	1988	Died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
Ron Turner	GBR	WPO	Olympics	1952—1956	Killed in cycling accident.
Pierre Turquet	GBR	FEN	Olympics	1948	Died in a car accident.
Bojan Udovič	SLO YUG	CRD	Olympics	1980	Died of injuries sustained when hit by a car whilst cycling.
Alejandro Urgellés	CUB	BKB	Olympics	1972—1980	Died in a car accident.
Jorma Valkama	FIN	ATH	Olympics	1952—1960	Died in a car accident.
Ivo Van Damme	BEL	ATH	Olympics	1976	Died following a car accident.
Krisztián Veréb	HUN	CSP	Olympics	2000	Died in a motorcycle accident.
Francesco Verri	ITA	CTR	1906	1906	Died in a road accident.
Michel Viaud	FRA	ROW	Olympics	1960—1964	Died in a ferry accident off the coast of Madagascar.
Cesáreo Victorino	MEX	FBL	Olympics	1968	Died when the team bus of CF Pachuca crashed on the way to Acapulco near Cuernavaca.
Rafael Vidal	VEN	SWM	Olympics	1980—1984	Died in a car crash when repeatedly struck by another car, possibly intentionally.
Juan Villareal	PHI	SAL	Olympics	1976	Killed in a motorcycle accident
Ede Virág-Ébner	HUN	WRE	Olympics	1936	Died in a car accident.
Alex Virot	FRA	ART	Olympics	1928	In 1957 Virot was reporting on the Tour de France when a motorcycle on which he was a passenger left the road and crashed down a ravine near the town of Ax-les-Thermes. Virot was killed instantly.
Adrie Voorting	NED	CRD/CTR	Olympics	1952	Died from injuries sustained in a car accident.
Wang Kenan	CHN	DIV	Olympics	2004	Died in a car accident.
Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh	GBR	ROW	Olympics	1964	Died in a car accident.
Harold Webster	CAN	ATH	Olympics / Non-starter	1928—1936	Collided with a car while bicycling.
Pernell Whitaker	USA	BOX	Olympics	1984	Died after being struck by a car.
Whayne Wilson	CRC	FBL	Olympics	2004	Died after a car accident.
Dirk Wolbers	NED	ART	Referee	1928	Died in a traffic accident with his car
Jonnie Woodall	GBR	BOB/LUG	Olympics	1972—1980	Died when hit by a train whilst cycling.
Steve Wray	BAH	ATH	Olympics	1984	Went missing on a fishing trip off Nassau. After a distress call, his boat was found overturned, with no sign of Wray or his fellow sailor.
Morishige Yamamoto	JPN	EVE	Olympics	1932	Died in a car accident.
Ivan Yarygin	RUS URS	WRE	Olympics	1972—1976	Died in a car accident.
Osman Yüce	TUR	ALP	Olympics	1948—1964	Died in a traffic accident.
Riccardo Zardinoni	ITA	ROW	1906	1906	Died in a car accident on the road between Conegliano and Treviso.
Tony Zasada	CAN	ROW	Olympics	1984	Died when a car in which he was a passenger was involved in a collision with a car driven by a drunk driver.
Aleksandr Zhirov	RUS URS	ALP	Olympics	1980	Died in a car accident.
Tadeusz Zieliński	POL	ATH	Olympics	1972	Died in a traffic accident
Bożena Zientarska	POL	ATH	Olympics	1972	Died in a traffic accident
Dušan Zinaja	CRO YUG	CCS	Olympics / Other	1924	Died in a car accident.
Roger Zirilli	SUI	SWM/WPO	Olympics	1936	Died in a car accident.
Henri Zo	FRA	ART	Olympics	1928—1932	Died in a car accident.
Zsolt Zsoldos	HUN	JUD	Olympics	1992	Died in a traffic accident.
Ross Zucco	USA	SSK	Olympics	1960	Died in a car accident.
Hans Zurbriggen	SUI	SJP	Olympics	1948	Died in a car accident.