This list includes all competitors or would-be competitors who died during the Olympics Games they were attending. Note that many athletes are present at the Olympic Village and compete in practice sessions before the Opening Ceremony.
Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Era | Notes |
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Nicolae Berechet | ![]() |
BOX | 1936 | Died of sepsis due to an infected carbuncle a few days after competing. |
David Berger | ![]() |
WLT | 1972 | One of the victims of the 1972 Black September terrorist attack. |
Nicolas Bochatay | ![]() |
SPS | 1992 | Killed following a collision with a ski grooming machine during practice. |
Ze'ev Friedman | ![]() |
WLT | 1972 | One of the victims of the 1972 Black September terrorist attack. |
Eliezer Halfin | ![]() |
WRE | 1972 | One of the victims of the 1972 Black September terrorist attack. |
Knud Enemark Jensen | ![]() |
CYC | 1960 | Collapsed of heatstroke during competition and suffered a fatal brain injury. |
Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki | ![]() |
LUG | 1964 | Died of injuries sustained in a practice crash. |
Nodar Kumaritashvili | ![]() |
LUG | 2010 | Died of injuries sustained in a practice crash. |
Francisco Lázaro | ![]() |
ATH | 1912 | Collapsed and died of overheating during competition, caused by Lázaro greasing up his body for the race. |
Arrigo Menicocci | ![]() |
ROW | 1956 | Killed in a post-competition car crash. |
Ross Milne | ![]() |
ASK | 1964 | Died of injuries sustained in a practice crash. |
Eliška Misáková | ![]() |
GYM | 1948 | Diagnosed with polio upon arrival in the UK, and died several days later. |
Yossef Romano | ![]() |
WLT | 1972 | One of the victims of the 1972 Black September terrorist attack. |
Mark Slavin | ![]() |
WRE | 1972 | One of the victims of the 1972 Black September terrorist attack. |
Ignaz Stiefsohn | ![]() |
GLD | 1936 | Killed when his glider crashed during competition. |