| Athlete |
Nation(s) |
Sport(s) |
Role(s) |
Era |
Notes |
| Jean-Pierre Augert |
 FRA |
ALP |
Olympics |
1968 |
Died in an avalanche accident. |
| Anatole Bozon |
FRA |
BOB |
Olympics |
1936 |
Died in an avalanche accident near the Col de l'Iseran while leading two skiers on an excursion. |
| Charles Bozon |
FRA |
ALP |
Olympics |
1956—1960 |
Died in an avalanche accident. |
| Gertrud Gabl |
 AUT |
ALP |
Olympics |
1968—1972 |
Died in an avalanche accident. |
| Audun Grønvold |
 NOR |
FRS |
Olympics |
2010 |
Died after being struck by a lightning |
| Sophie Hediger |
 SUI |
MIX/SBD |
Olympics / YOG |
2016—2022 |
Died in an avalanche. |
| Barbi Henneberger |
 GER
 FRG |
ALP |
Olympics |
1960—1964 |
Died in an avalanche during the shooting of a movie, together with USA Olympian Buddy Werner. |
| Ueli Kestenholz |
SUI |
SBD |
Olympics |
1998—2006 |
Died in an avalanche accident. |
| Hubert Leitgeb |
 ITA |
BTH |
Olympics |
1992—1998 |
Died in an avalanche accident at Passo di Stalle on the border between Austria and Italy. |
| Otto Linher |
AUT |
ALP |
Olympics |
1952 |
Died by an oncoming glacier, the avalanche having been caused by a falling ice column. |
| Walter Müller |
AUT |
BTH |
Olympics |
1964 |
Died on the Sulzenauferner, a glacier in the Stubai Alps. He was hit by an avalanche and fell in a crevasse. |
| Mats Nyberg |
 SWE |
SAL |
Olympics |
1988—1996 |
Died in an avalanche accident. |
| Harald Paumgarten |
AUT |
CCS/NCB/SJP |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
1928—1932 |
Died in an avalanche accident. |
| Julie Pomagalski |
FRA |
SBD |
Olympics |
2002—2006 |
Died in an avalanche accident. |
| Willner Rivas |
 VEN |
VVO |
Olympics |
2020 |
Rivas and his family were killed in the huge earthquakes struck northwestern and central Venezuela in June 2026. |
| Tamás Székely |
 HUN |
ALP |
Olympics |
1948 |
Died in an avalanche. |
| Buddy Werner |
 USA |
ALP |
Olympics |
1956—1964 |
Died in an avalanche during the shooting of a movie, together with German Olympian Barbi Henneberger. |
