“Thanein peprotai apasi” (that is, we are all destined to die), said Pythagoras. But when death concerns an Olympian who passed away at a young age, and the cause of death is unknown, then the mystery is left to the imagination of sports fans. America mourned for hours two of its best athletes, 32-year-old Tori Bowie and 51-year-old Calvin Davis.

Their death by association reminded sports fans of the death of Florence Griffith Joyner, another prominent American athlete who was found dead at the age of 38 in her sleep. Despite doctors claiming that she suffers from a rare disease, unverified rumors that her health has been affected by the use of illegal substances have accompanied her name from 1998 to the present day.

He passed away at the age of 41, having won one gold, one silver and four bronze Olympic medals and eight (3-3-2) world medals. In 2001, he tested positive for what is considered a “mask” to mask erythropoietin. He was punished with a disqualification. He tried to return, but was unsuccessful. He was found dead in his home on 05/11/2011, with police ruling out foul play and suicide and ruling that the death could have been an accident.

Alexander Del Oen became the first Norwegian swimmer to win an Olympic silver medal (2008, 100m breaststroke) and world gold (2011, 100m breaststroke), and also received awards at the World and European Championships. At the age of 26 he was training in Arizona. He went for a swim, and when his teammates realized he was out late, they broke down the door and found him dead. The initial autopsy was inconclusive, and the final one showed a myocardial infarction.

But the heart … betrayed many of the best athletes. November 20, 1995 Olympic champion in figure skating Sergei Grinkov trainedtogether with his wife Ekaterina Gordeeva in New York. Suddenly, the 28-year-old man lost consciousness. Doctors diagnosed a heart attack. Sergey and Gordeeva have two Olympic gold medals, five gold and one silver from the World Championships and three gold and one bronze from the Europeans.

Flo Hyman is one of the “legends” of American women’s volleyball. Led the US to a silver medal in 1984 (Los Angeles). He will then compete in the Japanese league. During the match, he was substituted and passed out while sitting on the bench. He was only 31 years old. The initial cause of death was listed as a heart attack, but it was later determined that he was suffering from Marfan syndrome.

But there are also athletes who died while participating in the Olympic Games. The first entry is Arrichion Figaleikilled during the battle of pancratia, in 564 BC.

At the modern Olympics, he takes first place in the list of creepy Francisco Lazaro. The 24-year-old marathoner was the flag bearer for Portugal in 1912. He passed out at the 30th kilometer of the marathon. The cause of death was initially thought to be dehydration. But then it turns out that he used … an innovative way to improve his performance. To avoid sunburn and increase his speed, he smeared most of his body with fat found around the animal’s kidneys. This led to an electrolyte imbalance. Before the fight, he is reported to have said, “Either I win or I die.” A few days later, his memorial service was held at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm.