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A total of 403 Olympians are known to have been killed during World War II. [1]

Name Country A Sport(s) Games Medals Ref
Silvano Abbà   Italy (ITA) Modern Pentathlon 1936 Summer Olympics Bronze [2]
József Aczél   Hungary (HUN) Football 1924 Summer Olympics [3]
Stefan Adamczak   Poland (POL) Athletics 1924 Summer Olympics [4]
Herbert Adamski   Germany (GER) Rowing 1936 Summer Olympics Gold [5]
Estella Agsteribbe   Netherlands (NED) Gymnastics 1928 Summer Olympics [6]
Iwao Aizawa   Japan (JPN) Athletics 1928 Summer Olympics [7]
Abdurahman Ali   Philippines (PHI) Swimming 1932 Summer Olympics [8]
Arno Almqvist   Russia (RUS) Modern Pentathlon, Swimming 1912 Summer Olympics [9]
Virgilius Altmann   Austria (AUT) Cycling 1936 Summer Olympics [10]
Erich Altosaar   Estonia (EST) Basketball 1936 Summer Olympics [11]
Max Amann   Germany (GER) Water Polo 1928 Summer Olympics [12]
Artur Amon   Estonia (EST) Basketball 1936 Summer Olympics [13]
Géo André   France (FRA) Athletics 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924 Summer Olympics Silver, Bronze [14]
Jan Ankerman   Netherlands (NED) Hockey 1928 Summer Olympics Silver [15]
Tjapko van Bergen   Netherlands (NED) Rowing 1928 Summer Olympics
Lion van Minden   Netherlands (NED) Fencing 1908 Summer Olympics
Isakas Anolikas   Lithuania (LTU) Cycling 1924, 1928 Summer Olympics [16]
Shigeo Arai   Japan (JPN) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics Gold, Bronze [17]
Kalle Arantola   Finland (FIN) Military Ski Patrol 1936 Winter Olympics [18]
Hikoroku Arimoto   Japan (JPN) Gymnastics 1936 Summer Olympics [19]
Albert Arnheiter   Germany (GER) Rowing 1912 Summer Olympics [20]
Jochen Balke   Germany (GER) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics [21]
Ernst Balz   Germany (GER) Scultpture 1936 Summer Olympics [22]
Alick Bevan   Great Britain (GBR) Cycling 1936 Summer Olympics [23]
Foy Draper   United States (USA) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics [24]
Jadwiga Hładki   Poland (POL) Art 1932 Summer Olympics
Gunnar Höckert   Finland (FIN) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics Gold
Alfred Kienzle   Germany (GER) Water Polo 1936 Summer Olympics Silver
Takeichi Nishi   Japan (JPN) Equestrian 1932 Summer Olympics Gold
Luz Long   Germany (GER) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics Silver [25]
Janusz Kusociński   Poland (POL) Athletics 1932 Summer Olympics Gold
Henryk Dobrzański   Poland (POL) Equestrian 1928 Summer Olympics
Bronisław Czech   Poland (POL) Various skiing disciplines 1928, 1932, 1936 Winter Olympics
Krystyna Dąbrowska   Poland (POL) Art 1936 Summer Olympics
Leszek Lubicz-Nycz   Poland (POL) Fencing 1932 Summer Olympics Bronze
Czesław Cyraniak   Poland (POL) Box 1936 Summer Olympics
Józef Jaworski   Poland (POL) Athletics 1924, 1928 Summer Olympics
Antoni Cejzik   Poland (POL) Decathlon 1924, 1928 Summer Olympics
Eugeniusz Lokajski   Poland (POL) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Miguel White   Philippines (PHI) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics Bronze [26]
John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley   Great Britain (GBR) Polo 1908, 1920 Summer Olympics Silver, Gold [27]
Sueo Ōe   Japan (JPN) Gymnastics 1936 Summer Olympics Bronze [28]
Teófilo Yldefonso   Philippines (PHI) Swimming 1928, 1932 Summer Olympics Bronze, Bronze [29]
Henryk Szlązak   Poland (POL) Wrestling 1936 Summer Olympics

Notes

A. ^ The country the individual competed for at the time.

References

  1. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Silvano Abbà". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ "József Aczél". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Stefan Adamczak". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Herbert Adamski". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Stella Agsteribbe". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Iwao Aizawa". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Abdurahman Ali". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Arno Almqvist". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Virgilius Altmann". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Erich Altosaar". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Max Amann". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Artur Amon". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Géo André". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Jan Ankerman". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Isakas Anolikas". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Shigeo Arai". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Kalle Arantola". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Hikoroku Arimoto". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Albert Arnheiter". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  21. ^ "Jochen Balke". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Olympedia – Ernst Balz". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  23. ^ "Alick Bevan". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  24. ^ "Foy Draper". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  25. ^ "Blog | Luz Long, dall'argento dietro Jesse Owens alla morte in Sicilia. Una storia di amicizia e guerra". 14 July 2018.
  26. ^ "Miguel White". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Jack, Lord Wodehouse". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  28. ^ "Sueo Ōe". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  29. ^ "Teófilo Yldefonso". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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