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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
Has an athlete ever died during a modern Olympic event? I know this was training and not technically the Olympics, but I'm wondering if this is a first of its kind.
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In terms of death during an event I only found 1 instance (from wikipedia):
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The only Olympic death linked to doping occurred at the Rome Games of 1960. During the cycling road race, Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen fell from his bicycle and later died. A coroner's inquiry found that he was under the influence of amphetamines.
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