January 22, 2026 Athletes Hifumi Katō Japanese shogi player Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026 Other athletesValeri Zhabko Russian footballer dead at age 58José Ortiz Puerto Rican basketball player, colorectal cancer dead at age 62Chris Phelan Irish-born Australian rugby league player, pancreatic cancer dead at age 70Geoff Ablett public figure dead at age 71Eladio Zárate Paraguayan football player and manager dead at age 84Roque Avallay Argentine footballer dead at age 80Alex Zanardi Italian racing driver and paracyclist dead at age 59René Paardekooper Dutch footballer dead at age 39Alfredrick Hughes American basketball player dead at age 63Yevgeniy Duleyev Russian rower, Olympic silver medallist dead at age 70More from January 21, 2026Richard Dugdale (oceanographer) Oceanographer dead at age 97Freddy Ehrström Finnish Olympic sailor dead at age 100M. Hafizuddin Khan Economist, political analyst dead at age 89Virginia Oliver American lobster fisherwoman dead at age 105EldaaferDino TurcatoRoger-Maurice BonnetSani LakataniDave SchmidtKevin Johnson Tags 2026-01-21 21 January 2026 Athletes Hifumi January 2026 January 21 Katō ←Kevin Healy Eric L. Huntley→