This list includes all competitors, would-be competitors, coaches, and officials 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) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
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Nicolae Berechet | ROU | BOX | Olympics | 1936 | Died of sepsis due to an infected carbuncle a few days after competing. |
David Berger | ISR | WLF | Olympics | 1972 | One of the victims of the 1972 Black September terrorist attack. |
Nicolas Bochatay | SUI | SPS | Non-Medal | 1992 | Killed following a collision with a ski grooming machine during practice. |
Edmond Brassart | FRA | FEN | Olympics | 1900 | Died in a bridge collapse two months before the end of the 1900 Games |
Francisco Lázaro | POR | ATH | Olympics / Other | 1912 | Collapsed and died of overheating during competition, caused by Lázaro greasing up his body for the race. |
Ze'ev Friedman | ISR | WLF | Olympics | 1972 | One of the victims of the 1972 Black September terrorist attack. |
Yossef Gutfreund | ISR | Other | One of the victims of the 1972 Black September terrorist attack. | ||
Eliezer Halfin | ISR | WRE | Olympics | 1972 | One of the victims of the 1972 Black September terrorist attack. |
Stefan Henze | GER | CSL | Olympics | 2004 | Died three days after a taxi-cab accident during the 2016 Olympics. |
Knud Enemark Jensen | DEN | CRD | Olympics | 1960 | Collapsed of heatstroke during competition and suffered a fatal brain injury. |
Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki | GBR | LUG | Other | 1964 | Died of injuries sustained in a practice crash. |
Nodar Kumaritashvili | GEO | LUG | Other | 2010 | Died of injuries sustained in a practice crash. |
Arrigo Menicocci | ITA | ROW | Olympics | 1956 | Killed in a post-competition car crash. |
Ross Milne | AUS | ALP | Other | 1964 | Died of injuries sustained in a practice crash. |
Eliška Misáková | TCH | GAR | Other | 1948 | Diagnosed with polio upon arrival in the UK, and died several days later. |
Yossef Romano | ISR | WLF | Olympics | 1972 | One of the victims of the 1972 Black September terrorist attack. |
Amitzur Shapira | ISR | Other | One of the victims of the 1972 Black September terrorist attack. | ||
Kehat Shorr | ISR | Other | One of the victims of the 1972 Black September terrorist attack. | ||
Mark Slavin | ISR | WRE | Other | 1972 | One of the victims of the 1972 Black September terrorist attack. |
Andrei Spitzer | ISR | Other | One of the victims of the 1972 Black September terrorist attack. | ||
Yakov Springer | ISR | Other | One of the victims of the 1972 Black September terrorist attack. | ||
Ignaz Stiefsohn | AUT | GLD | Non-Medal | 1936 | Killed when his glider crashed during competition. |
Moshe Weinberg | ISR | Other | One of the victims of the 1972 Black September terrorist attack. |