List of Olympians killed in World War II

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

Name CountryA Sport(s) Games Medals Ref
Silvano Abbà  Italy (ITA) Modern Pentathlon 1936 Summer Olympics Bronze
József Aczél  Hungary (HUN) Football 1924 Summer Olympics
Stefan Adamczak  Poland (POL) Athletics 1924 Summer Olympics
Herbert Adamski  Germany (GER) Rowing 1936 Summer Olympics Gold
Estella Agsteribbe  Netherlands (NED) Gymnastics 1928 Summer Olympics
Iwao Aizawa  Japan (JPN) Athletics 1928 Summer Olympics
Abdurahman Ali  Philippines (PHI) Swimming 1932 Summer Olympics
Arno Almqvist  Russia (RUS) Modern Pentathlon, Swimming 1912 Summer Olympics
Virgilius Altmann  Austria (AUT) Cycling 1936 Summer Olympics
Erich Altosaar  Estonia (EST) Basketball 1936 Summer Olympics
Max Amann  Germany (GER) Water Polo 1928 Summer Olympics
Artur Amon  Estonia (EST) Basketball 1936 Summer Olympics
Géo André  France (FRA) Athletics 1908, 1912, 1920, 1924 Summer Olympics Silver, Bronze
Jan Ankerman  Netherlands (NED) Hockey 1928 Summer Olympics Silver
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
Shigeo Arai  Japan (JPN) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics Gold, Bronze
Kalle Arantola  Finland (FIN) Military Ski Patrol 1936 Winter Olympics
Hikoroku Arimoto  Japan (JPN) Gymnastics 1936 Summer Olympics
Albert Arnheiter  Germany (GER) Rowing 1912 Summer Olympics
Jochen Balke  Germany (GER) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics
Ernst Balz  Germany (GER) Scultpture 1936 Summer Olympics
Alick Bevan  Great Britain (GBR) Cycling 1936 Summer Olympics
Foy Draper  United States (USA) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
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
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
John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley  Great Britain (GBR) Polo 1908, 1920 Summer Olympics Silver, Gold
Sueo Ōe  Japan (JPN) Gymnastics 1936 Summer Olympics Bronze
Teófilo Yldefonso  Philippines (PHI) Swimming 1928, 1932 Summer Olympics Bronze, Bronze
Henryk Szlązak  Poland (POL) Wrestling 1936 Summer Olympics

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