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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.
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.
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.
Paolo Salvi was an Italian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Italian team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, European system event in 1912 as well as in 1920.
Jonas Slier was a Dutch gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Joseph Frank Dines was an English amateur footballer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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.
Béla Zulawszky was a Slovak-Hungarian fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War I.
The men's tournament of water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece, began on August 15 and lasted until August 29, 2004.
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.
Alphonse Adrien Meignant was a French rower. He competed in the men's coxed four, inriggers event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War I.
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. He was murdered by the SS during World War II in a mass execution held in the Warsaw Ghetto.
