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A total of 403 Olympians are known to have been killed during World War II. [1]
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A total of 403 Olympians are known to have been killed during World War II. [1]
Henry Maitland Macintosh was a Scottish track and field athlete and winner of gold medal in 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Hanns Braun was a German athlete.
Reginald George Pridmore was a field hockey player, who won the gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Pridmore set an Olympic record for most goals scored by an individual in an Olympic final in Men's field hockey with his 4 goals in England's 8–1 victory. This record stood till the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, where India's Balbir Singh Sr. scored 5 goals in India's 6–1 victory over the Netherlands.
Octave Lapize was a French professional road racing cyclist and track cyclist.
Kalle Jalkanen was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the 4 × 10 km relay. He won the relay along with Sulo Nurmela, Klaes Karppinen and Matti Lähde.
James Patrick Roche was an Irish athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London for the United Kingdom. In the 100 metres, Roche won his first round heat with a time of 11.4 seconds to advance to the semifinals. He finished third in his semifinal race, not advancing to the final. With a time of 22.8 seconds, Roche won his preliminary heat of the 200 metres. In that event, he had slightly better success in the semifinals but still lost to countryman George Hawkins. Hawkins edged out Roche for the win ; both were timed at 22.6 seconds.
Alan Patterson was a British track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres and 800 metres. He ran for the Sheffield United Harriers and the Salford Harriers and competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.
Georg Krogmann was a German amateur footballer who played as a midfielder and competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the German Olympic squad and played one match in the main tournament as well as one match in the consolation tournament. All in all he scored 3 Caps.
Gilchrist Stanley Maclagan was a British rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the First World War.
Edmond William Bury was a British rackets player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Arthur Norman Victor Harcourt Ommundsen was a British sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.
Richard Francis Charles Yorke was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Herbert Gayler was a British cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the First World War.
Sonny Spencer was a British middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War II.
Joseph Edward Webster was a British long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was killed in a military vehicle accident during World War II.
René Victor Fenouillière was a French footballer who played for Spanish clubs RCD Espanyol and FC Barcelona. He competed for France in the men's tournament at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He is best known for being the first French player to wear the FC Barcelona shirt when he played for them in 1903. He was killed in action during World War I.
Pierre Six was a French footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War I.
Stefan Fryc was a Polish footballer who played as a defender. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
