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.
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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.