How many people have died during the Olympics?
How often do people die while competing at the Olympics? Has it happened before?
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Winter Games Fatalities
* Nodar Kumaritashvili, 21, Georgia – Luge – 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Vancouver
* Nicholas Bochatay, 27, Switzerland – Speed Skiing – 1992 Winter Olympic Games, Albertville
* Jorg Oberhammer, 47, Austrian Team Doctor – Ski Collision – 1988 Winter Olympic Games, Calgary
* Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki, Britian – Luge – 1964 Winter Olympic Games, Innsbruck
* Ross Milne, 19, Australia – Downhill Skiing – 1964 Winter Olympic Games, Innsbruck
Summer Games Fatalities
* Knut Jensen, Denmark – Cyclist – 1960 Summer Olympic Games, Rome
* Francisco Lazaro, 21, Portugal – Runner – 1912 Summer Olympic Games, Stockholm
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As mentioned, there was also a terrorist incident during the 1972 Munich Olympics. This attack claimed the lives of 11 Israeli athletes, coaches, and officials, as well as several of the terrorists who carried out the attack and one German police officer. The names of the Israeli team members who were killed:
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* Mark Slavin, 18, Wrestler
* Eliezer Halfin, 24, Wrestler
* David Berger, 28, Weightlifter
* Ze'ev Friedman, 28, Weightlifter
* Yossef Romano, 31, Weightlifter
* Andre Spitzer, 27, Fencing coach
* Moshe Weinberg, 33, Wrestling coach
* Amitzur Shapira, 40, Track coach
* Yossef Gutfreund, age 40, Wrestling referee
* Yakov Springer, 51, Weightlifting judge
* Kehat Shorr, 53, Shooting coach
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Although it was not directly connected to the Olympic games, per se, 6 people died building venues for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 13 people died in Greece during consrucion for the 2004 games.
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