Deaths Famous Dead Athletes
Juan José Mosalini
Argentinian bandoneon player · 27 May 2022 · May 2022 · Mosalini · May 27
Marko Račič
Slovenian Olympic athlete (1948) · 27 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 27
Sergei Loginov
Russian football player (Dinamo Leningrad) · 27 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 27
Aldiglade Bhamu
Zimbabwean footballer · 27 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 27
Jock O’Brien
Australian footballer (North Melbourne · 26 May 2022 · May 2022 · O'Brien · May 26
Neil O’Donnell
Scottish footballer (Norwich City · 26 May 2022 · O'Donnell · May 2022 · May 26
Jimmy Whitehouse
English footballer (Reading) · 26 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 26
Enyu Todorov
Bulgarian freestyle wrestler (1968 Summer Olympics) · 26 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 26
Dick Conway
New Zealand rugby union player (Bay of Plenty · 25 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 25
Antonio Salazar
Mexican footballer (Guadalajara · 25 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 25
Andy Fletcher
English Hall of Fame keyboard player (Depeche Mode) · 25 May 2022 · Athletes · May 2022 · May 25
Jack Kaiser
American athletics coach (Oneonta Red Sox · 25 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 25 · Other
Wies van Dongen
Dutch racing cyclist · 25 May 2022 · May 2022 · Dongen · May 25 · Dutch
Lars Skåål
Swedish Olympic water polo player (1980) · 24 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 24
Tadeusz Jankowski
Polish cross-country skier · 24 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 24
Gordie Windhorn
American baseball player (New York Yankees) · 24 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 24
Alfred Grishin
Russian boxing coach · 23 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 23 · Other
Wendell
Brazilian footballer and coach · 23 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 23
Dervla Murphy
Irish travel writer and cyclist · 22 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 22
Carol Ann Peters
American figure skater and ice dancer · 22 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 22 · Peters
Mohammad Ebrahim Khedri
Afghan wrestler · 21 May 2022 · May 2022 · Khedri · May 21
József Duró
Hungarian football player (Debreceni VSC · 21 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 21 · Duro
Les Dyl
English rugby league player (Leeds Rhinos · 21 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 21
Sergei Gorokhovodatskiy
Kazakh football player (FC Vostok · 20 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 20
Sergei Gorohovodatzkiy
Kazakh footballer and coach · 20 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 20
Jiří Zídek Sr.
Czech basketball player and coach · 20 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 20 · Czech
Nikolai Zouev
Russian mixed martial artist · 20 May 2022 · May 2022 · Artists · May 20
Calvin Magee
American football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and coach · 19 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 19
Sam Smith
American basketball player (Kentucky Colonels) · 19 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 19
Faouzi Mansouri
Algerian footballer · 17 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 17
Sean Shanahan
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens · 17 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 17
Antonio Oviedo
Spanish footballer and coach · 17 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 17
Musa Yamak
German boxer of Turkish origin; heart attack · 16 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 16
Rodri
Spanish footballer (Condal · 16 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 16
Piero Carletto
Italian Olympic rower (1988) · 16 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 16
Vladimir Yanko
Russian bandy player and coach · 15 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 15
Vladimir Janko
Russian bandy player and coach · 15 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 15
Hossein Ghafourizadeh
Iranian Olympic sprinter (1964) · 14 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 14
Stevan Ostojić
Serbian professional footballer · 14 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 14
Walter Hirsch
American basketball player (Kentucky Wildcats). Three-time NCAA champion (1948 · 13 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 13
Maxi Rolón
Argentine footballer (FC Barcelona B · 13 May 2022 · Argentine · May 2022 · May 13
Bob Ciaffone
American poker player · 13 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 13
David West
American baseball player (Minnesota Twins · 13 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 13
Claude Peter
French basketball player (Le Mans Sarthe Basket · 13 May 2022 · May 2022 · French · May 13
Tadeusz Grygiel
Polish basketball player (Śląsk Wrocław) · 13 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 13
Viktor Samokhin
Russian footballer and coach · 12 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 12
Larry Holley
American college basketball coach (William Jewell Cardinals) · 12 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 12 · Other
Gino Cappelletti
American football player (Boston Patriots) · 11 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 11
Juan Amat
Spanish field hockey player · 11 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 11
Arnold Walker
English rugby league player (Whitehaven · 11 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 11
Manuel Abreu
French-Portuguese football player (Reims · 10 May 2022 · May 2022 · French · May 10
Joan Bautista Llopis
Spanish footballer (Barcelona) · 10 May 2022 · May 2022 · Llopis · May 10
Henk Groot
Dutch footballer (Ajax Amsterdam · 10 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 10 · Dutch
Shivkumar Sharma
Indian santoor player and composer · 09 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 9
Stefanos Petrakis
Greek Olympic sprinter (1948 · 08 May 2022 · May 2022 · Greek · May 8
Adreian Payne
American basketball player (Atlanta Hawks · 08 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 8
Jody Lukoki
Congolese footballer · 08 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 8
Elvin Papik
American college football coach (Doane) and administrator · 07 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 7 · Other
Adel Al Mulla
Qatari footballer (national team) · 07 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 7 · Mulla
Maria Gusakova
Russian cross-country skier · 07 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 7
Syd Farrimond
English footballer (Bolton Wanderers · 07 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 7
Kelly Meafua
Samoan rugby player · 06 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 6
Antón Arieta
Spanish footballer (Athletic Bilbao · 06 May 2022 · May 2022 · Anton · May 6
Bill Laskey
American football player (Oakland Raiders · 06 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 6
Eduardo Barbeiro
Portuguese Olympic swimmer · 05 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 5
Théodore Nzue Nguema
Gabonese football manager and player · 05 May 2022 · May 2022 · Theodore · Nguema · May 5
Ronald Lopatni
Croatian professional water polo player · 05 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 5
František Plass
Czech football player (Viktoria Plzeň · 04 May 2022 · May 2022 · Czech · May 4
Kenny Moore
American Olympic runner · 04 May 2022 · May 2022 · May 4