List of athletics competitors who died during their careers
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A number of athletics competitors have died during their careers. Sometimes, the deaths came during competition or practice, while other times deaths occurred due to road accidents or other non-sports-related reasons.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
The list does not include athletes who died during World War I or during World War II, when international athletics competitions were largely put on pause.