List of Olympians killed in World War II

A total of 403 Olympians are known to have been killed during World War II.[1][2]

Name CountryA Sport(s) Games Medals Ref
Silvano Abbà  Italy (ITA) Modern Pentathlon 1936 Summer Olympics 1 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 1 Gold
Estella Agsteribbe  Netherlands (NED) Gymnastics 1928 Summer Olympics 1 Gold
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 1 Silver & 1 Bronze
Jan Ankerman  Netherlands (NED) Hockey 1928 Summer Olympics 1 Silver
Izuo Anno  Japan (JPN) Athletics 1932 Summer Olympics
Isakas Anolikas  Lithuania (LTU) Cycling 1924, 1928 Summer Olympics
Shigeo Arai  Japan (JPN) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Gold & 1 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) Sculpture 1936 Summer Olympics
Józef Baran-Bilewski  Poland (POL) Athletics 1928 Summer Olympics
Luigi Barbesino  Italy (ITA) Football 1912 Summer Olympics
Franz Barsicke  Germany (GER) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Franz Bartl  Austria (AUT) Handball 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Silver
Helmut Barysz  Poland (POL) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics
Julije Bauer  Yugoslavia (YUG) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Adolf Baumgarten  Germany (GER) Boxing 1936 Summer Olympics
Artur Bäumle  Germany (GER) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Karl Bechler  Germany (GER) Athletics 1908 Summer Olympics
Martin Beckmann  Germany (GER) Athletics 1906 Intercalated Games
Heinrich Bender  Germany (GER) Rowing 1936 Summer Olympics
Emil Benecke  Germany (GER) Water polo 1928, 1936 Summer Olympics
Alick Bevan  Great Britain (GBR) Cycling 1936 Summer Olympics
Tjapko van Bergen  Netherlands (NED) Rowing 1928 Summer Olympics
Franz Berghammer  Austria (AUT) Handball 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Silver
Michelangelo Bernasconi  Italy (ITA) Rowing 1928 Summer Olympics
Hans Bernhardt  Germany (GER) Cycling 1928 Summer Olympics 1 Bronze
Herberts Bērtulsons  Latvia (LAT) Alpine skiing 1936 Winter Olympics
Hasso von Bismarck  Germany (GER) Bobsleigh 1932 Winter Olympics
Kazimierz Bocheński  Poland (POL) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics
Kārlis Bone  Latvia (LAT) Football 1924 Summer Olympics
Werner Böttcher  Germany (GER) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Helmut Bonnet  Germany (GER) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Béchir Bouazzat  France (FRA) Modern pentathlon 1936 Summer Olympics
Heinz Brandt  Germany (GER) Equestrian 1936 Summer Olympics
József Braun  Hungary (HUN) Football 1924 Summer Olympics
Franciszek Brożek  Poland (POL) Shooting 1924 Summer Olympics
Kęstutis Bulota  Lithuania (LTU) Speed skating 1928 Winter Olympics
Roger Bureau  Belgium (BEL) Ice hockey 1928, 1936 Winter Olympics
Wojciech Bursa  Poland (POL) Shooting 1936 Summer Olympics
Giuseppe Castelli  Italy (ITA) Athletics 1928, 1932 Summer Olympics
Simplicio de Castro  Philippines (PHI) Boxing 1936 Summer Olympics
Ugo Ceccarelli  Italy (ITA) Modern pentathlon 1936 Summer Olympics
Sulo Cederström  Finland (FIN) Shooting 1936 Summer Olympics
Antoni Cejzik  Poland (POL) Decathlon 1924, 1928 Summer Olympics
Chen Zhenhe  China (CHN) Football 1936 Summer Olympics
Conrad Cherry  Great Britain (GBR) Rowing 1936 Summer Olympics
Don Collinge  Canada (CAN) Fencing 1936 Summer Olympics
George Cooke  New Zealand (NZL) Rowing 1932 Summer Olympics
Frank Courtney  Canada (CAN) Rowing 1932 Summer Olympics
Rudi Cranz  Germany (GER) Alpine skiing 1936 Winter Olympics
Jacinto Ciria Cruz  Philippines (PHI) Basketball 1936 Summer Olympics
Ferenc Csík  Hungary (HUN) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics
Frank Cuhel  United States (USA) Athletics 1928 Summer Olympics
Modeste Cuypers  Belgium (BEL) Fencing 1928 Summer Olympics
Czesław Cyraniak  Poland (POL) Boxing 1936 Summer Olympics
Krystyna Dąbrowska  Poland (POL) Art 1936 Summer Olympics
Paweł Dadlez  Poland (POL) Art 1936 Summer Olympics
Georg Dascher  Germany (GER) Handball 1936 Summer Olympics
René, Baron de Lunden  Belgium (BEL) Bobsleigh [1936 Winter Olympics]] 1 Gold
Émile De Schepper  Belgium (BEL) Fencing 1920 Summer Olympics
Eugen Deutsch  Germany (GER) Fencing 1936 Summer Olympics
Émilien Devic  France (FRA) Football 1912 Summer Olympics
Tivadar Dienes-Öhm  Hungary (HUN) Polo 1936 Summer Olympics
Jānis Dimza  Latvia (LAT) Athletics 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics
Henryk Dobrzański  Poland (POL) Equestrian 1928 Summer Olympics
Foy Draper  United States (USA) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Gold
Peter Dulley  Great Britain (GBR) Rowing 1924 Summer Olympics
Emile Duson  Netherlands (NED) Field hockey 1928 Summer Olympics
Zdzisław Dziadulski  Poland (POL) Equestrian 1924 Summer Olympics
Heywood L. Edwards  United States (USA) Wrestling 1928 Summer Olympics
Gerhard Egger  Austria (AUT) Equestrian 1936 Summer Olympics
Hans Eller  Germany (GER) Rowing 1932 Summer Olympics
Eduard Ellmann  Estonia (EST) Football 1924 Summer Olympics
František Erben  Bohemia (BOH) Gymnastics 1900 Summer Olympics
Linn Farish  United States (USA) Rugby 1924 Summer Olympics
Billy Fiske  United States (USA) Bobsleigh 1928, 1932 Winter Olympics
Robert Fleig  France (FRA) Rowing 1920 Summer Olympics
Viktor Flessl  Austria (AUT) Rowing 1928 Summer Olympics
Walter Flinsch  Germany (GER) Rowing 1928 Summer Olympics
Hans Fokker  Netherlands (NED) Sailing 1928 Summer Olympics
Miroslav Forte  Yugoslavia (YUG) Gymnastics 1936 Summer Olympics
Hans Freese  Germany (GER) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics
Stefan Fryc  Poland (POL) Football 1924 Summer Olympics
Metod Gaberšček  Yugoslavia (YUG) Canoeing 1936 Summer Olympics
Peter Hunter Gaskell  Great Britain (GBR) Rowing 1936 Summer Olympics
Jenő Gáspár  Hungary (HUN) Athletics 1924 Summer Olympics
Alexander van Geen  Netherlands (NED) Modern pentathlon 1936 Summer Olympics
Günter Gehmert  Germany (GER) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Josef Genschieder  Austria (AUT) Cycling 1936 Summer Olympics
Wolfgang Goedecke  Germany (GER) Rowing 1928 Summer Olympics
Otoniel Gonzaga  Philippines (PHI) Shooting 1936 Summer Olympics
Alfred Graaf  Germany (GER) Boxing 1936 Summer Olympics
Félix Grimonprez  France (FRA) Field hockey 1928, 1936 Summer Olympics
Josef Gumpold  Germany (GER) Nordic combined 1936 Winter Olympics
Nemesio de Guzman  Philippines (PHI) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Ru van der Haar  Netherlands (NED) Field hockey 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Bronze
Frederick Habberfield  Great Britain (GBR) Cycling 1924 Summer Olympics
Emil Hagelberg  Finland (FIN) Modern pentathlon 1920, 1924 Summer Olympics
David Haig-Thomas  Great Britain (GBR) Rowing 1932 Summer Olympics
Saul Hallap  Estonia (EST) Weightlifting 1924 Summer Olympics
Helmut Hamann  Germany (GER) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Hannes Hansen  Germany (GER) Handball 1936 Summer Olympics
Rudolf Harbig  Germany (GER) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Walter Hasenfus  United States (USA) Canoeing 1936 Summer Olympics
Josef Hasenöhrl  Austria (AUT) Rowing 1936 Summer Olympics
Franz Haslberger  Germany (GER) Ski jumping 1936 Winter Olympics
Kurt Hasse  Germany (GER) Equestrian 1936 Summer Olympics
Hermann Heibel  Germany (GER) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics
Albert Heijnneman  Netherlands (NED) Athletics 1920 Summer Olympics
Fritz Hendrix  Germany (GER) Athletics 1932 Summer Olympics
Tommy Hitchcock Jr.  United States (USA) Polo 1924 Summer Olympics 1 Silver
Jadwiga Hładki  Poland (POL) Art 1932 Summer Olympics
Gunnar Höckert  Finland (FIN) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Gold
Hans Hoffmann  Germany (GER) Cycling 1936 Summer Olympics
Christian Holzenberg  Germany (GER) Canoeing 1936 Summer Olympics
Xaver Hörmann  Germany (GER) Canoeing 1936 Summer Olympics
Gösta Horn  Sweden (SWE) Diving 1928 Summer Olympics
Václav Hošek  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Robert Huber  Germany (GER) Rowing 1928 Summer Olympics
Milutin Ivković  Yugoslavia (YUG) Football 1928 Summer Olympics
Mozes Jacobs  Netherlands (NED) Gymnastics 1928 Summer Olympics
Kalle Jalkanen  Finland (FIN) Cross-country skiing 1936 Winter Olympics
Edmund Jankowski  Poland (POL) Rowing 1928 Summer Olympics
Akilles Järvinen  Finland (FIN) Athletics 1928, 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics
Kalle Järvinen  Finland (FIN) Athletics 1928, 1932 Summer Olympics
Józef Jaworski  Poland (POL) Athletics 1924, 1928 Summer Olympics
Jerzy Jełowicki  Poland (POL) Art 1936 Summer Olympics
René Joannes-Powell  Belgium (BEL) Athletics 1920, 1924, 1928 Summer Olympics
Birger Johansson  Finland (FIN) Canoeing 1936 Summer Olympics
Emil Juracka  Austria (AUT) Handball 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Silver
Henry Jurado  Philippines (PHI) Wrestling 1936 Summer Olympics
Harald Kaarman  Estonia (EST) Football 1924 Summer Olympics
Endre Kabos  Hungary (HUN) Fencing 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics 3 Golds & 1 Bronze
Josef Kahl  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Ski jumping 1936 Winter Olympics
Eddy Kahn  Netherlands (NED) Equestrian 1936 Summer Olympics
Kalle Kainuvaara  Finland (FIN) Diving
Modern pentathlon		 1912, 1920 Summer Olympics
Ted Kara  United States (USA) Boxing 1936 Summer Olympics
Władysław Karaś  Poland (POL) Shooting 1936 Summer Olympics
Martin Karl  Germany (GER) Rowing 1936 Summer Olympics
Otto Kaundynia  Germany (GER) Handball (coach) 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Gold
Tatsugo Kawaishi  Japan (JPN) Swimming 1932 Summer Olympics
Zdzisław Kawecki  Poland (POL) Equestrian 1936 Summer Olympics
Reinhold Kesküll  Estonia (EST) Athletics 1924 Summer Olympics
Lauri Kettunen  Finland (FIN) Fencing
Modern pentathlon		 1928, 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics
Ferdinand Kiefler  Austria (AUT) Handball 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Silver
Alfred Kienzle  Germany (GER) Water Polo 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Silver
Jaan Kikkas  Estonia (EST) Weightlifting 1924 Summer Olympics
Desmond Kingsford  Great Britain (GBR) Rowing 1936 Summer Olympics
Aaro Kiviperä  Finland (FIN) Modern pentathlon 1936 Summer Olympics
Kārlis Kļava  Latvia (LAT) Shooting 1936 Summer Olympics
Józef Klotz  Poland (POL) Football 1924 Summer Olympics [3]
Józef Klukowski  Poland (POL) Art 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Gold & 1 Silver
Artur Knautz  Germany (GER) Handball 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Gold
Erland Koch  Germany (GER) Shooting 1912 Summer Olympics
Karl Koch  Germany (GER) Cycling 1928 Summer Olympics
Yasuhiko Kojima  Japan (JPN) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics
August Kop  Netherlands (NED) Field hockey 1928 Summer Olympics
Dora Köring  Germany (GER) Tennis 1912 Summer Olympics
Elmar Korko  Estonia (EST) Rowing 1936 Summer Olympics
Kurt Körner  Germany (GER) Ski jumping 1936 Winter Olympics
Heinz Körvers  Germany (GER) Handball 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Gold
Lauri Koskela  Finland (FIN) Wrestling 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics
Karl Kotratschek  Austria (AUT) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Aleksander Kowalski  Poland (POL) Ice hockey 1928, 1932 Winter Olympics
Marian Kozłowski  Poland (POL) Canoeing 1936 Summer Olympics
Paul Kraus  Germany (GER) Ski jumping 1936 Winter Olympics
Helmut Krause  Germany (GER) Athletics 1928 Summer Olympics
Elli von Kropiwnicki  Austria (AUT) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics
Leonhard Kukk  Estonia (EST) Weightlifting 1928 Summer Olympics
Ernst Künz  Austria (AUT) Football 1936 Summer Olympics
Willi Kürten  Germany (GER) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Stanisław Kuryłłowicz  Poland (POL) Rowing 1936 Summer Olympics
Albert Kusnets  Estonia (EST) Wrestling 1924, 1928 Summer Olympics
Janusz Kusociński  Poland (POL) Athletics 1932 Summer Olympics 1 Gold
Aksel Kuuse  Estonia (EST) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Harvey Lacelle  Canada (CAN) Boxing 1936 Summer Olympics
Frits Lamp  Netherlands (NED) Athletics 1924 Summer Olympics
John Lander  Great Britain (GBR) Rowing 1928 Summer Olympics
Fritz Landertinger  Austria (AUT) Canoeing 1936 Summer Olympics
Johann Langmayr  Austria (AUT) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Martti Lappalainen  Finland (FIN) Cross-country skiing 1928, 1932 Winter Olympics
Karl Leban  Austria (AUT) Modern pentathlon
Speed skating		 1936 S, 1936 W
Gaston Le Clercq  Belgium (BEL) Athletics 1924 Summer Olympics
Julien Lehouck  Belgium (BEL) Athletics 1920 Summer Olympics
Wilhelm Leichum  Germany (GER) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Albert Leidmann  Germany (GER) Boxing 1928 Summer Olympics
František Leikert  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Diving 1936 Summer Olympics
Ludwig Leinberger  Germany (GER) Football 1928 Summer Olympics
Hermann Lemp  Germany (GER) Modern pentathlon 1936 Summer Olympics
Karel Lescrauwaet  Belgium (BEL) Boxing 1936 Summer Olympics
Herbert Leupold  Germany (GER) Cross-country skiing 1936 Summer Olympics
Gusztáv Lifkai  Hungary (HUN) Field hockey 1936 Summer Olympics
David Lindsay  New Zealand (NZL) Swimming 1928 Summer Olympics
Rudolf Lippert  Germany (GER) Equestrian 1928, 1936 Summer Olympics
Emil Lohbeck  Germany (GER) Basketball 1936 Summer Olympics
Eugeniusz Lokajski  Poland (POL) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Luz Long  Germany (GER) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Silver [4]
Leszek Lubicz-Nycz  Poland (POL) Fencing 1932 Summer Olympics 1 Bronze
Jaakko Luoma  Finland (FIN) Athletics 1924 Summer Olympics
Jeffrey MacDougall  Great Britain (GBR) Modern pentathlon 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics
Gustav Mader  Austria (AUT) Bobsleigh 1928 Winter Olympics
Hans Maier  Germany (GER) Rowing 1928, 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics
Jarl Malmgren  Finland (FIN) Football 1936 Summer Olympics
Clayton Mansfield  United States (USA) Modern pentathlon 1936 Summer Olympics
François Marits  Netherlands (NED) Shooting 1924 Summer Olympics
Antonio Marovelli  Italy (ITA) Gymnastics 1920 Summer Olympics
Hans Marr  Germany (GER) Ski jumping 1936 Winter Olympics
Martti Marttelin  Finland (FIN) Athletics 1928 Summer Olympics
Antoni Maszewski  Poland (POL) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Akira Matsunaga  Japan (JPN) Football 1936 Summer Olympics
D'Arcy McCrea  Ireland (IRL) Tennis 1924 Summer Olympics
Johan Meimer  Estonia (EST) Athletics 1928 Summer Olympics
Visvaldis Melderis  Latvia (LAT) Basketball 1936 Summer Olympics
Willi Menne  Germany (GER) Rowing 1936 Summer Olympics
Ewald Menzl  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Bobsleigh 1936 Summer Olympics
Toni Merkens  Germany (GER) Cycling 1936 Summer Olympics
Fernand Mermoud  France (FRA) Cross-country skiing 1936 Winter Olympics
Fritz Meßner  Germany (GER) Field hockey 1936 Summer Olympics
Konrad Miersch  Germany (GER) Modern pentathlon 1932 Summer Olympics
Jovan Mikić  Yugoslavia (YUG) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Josef Miner  Germany (GER) Boxing 1936 Summer Olympics
Tsutomu Mitsudome  Japan (JPN) Rowing 1936 Summer Olympics
Aleksander Mitt  Estonia (EST) Speed skating 1928, 1932, 1936 Winter Olympics
Nicolaas Moerloos  Belgium (BEL) Gymnastics
Weightlifting		 1920, 1924 Summer Olympics
Ernst Moltzer  Netherlands (NED) Sailing 1936 Summer Olympics
Élie Monnier  France (FRA) Shooting 1936 Summer Olympics
Eugen Mühlberger  Germany (GER) Weightlifting 1928 Summer Olympics
Michael Murach  Germany (GER) Boxing 1936 Summer Olympics
Jack Murdoch  Canada (CAN) Rowing 1928 Summer Olympics 1 Bronze
Camillo Mussi  Italy (ITA) Ice hockey 1936 Winter Olympics
Eiichi Nakamura  Japan (JPN) Field hockey 1932 Summer Olympics
Helmut Naudé  Germany (GER) Modern pentathlon 1932 Summer Olympics
Takeichi Nishi  Japan (JPN) Equestrian 1932 Summer Olympics 1 Gold
Jules Noël  France (FRA) Athletics 1928, 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics
Mauri Noroma  Finland (FIN) Gymnastics 1928, 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics
Amador Obordo  Philippines (PHI) Basketball 1936 Summer Olympics
Sueo Ōe  Japan (JPN) Gymnastics 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Bronze
Kurt Oleska  Germany (GER) Basketball 1936 Summer Olympics
Heinrich Paal  Estonia (EST) Football 1924 Summer Olympics
Charley Paddock  United States (USA) Athletics 1920, 1924, 1938 Summer Olympics
Edmund Pader  Austria (AUT) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics
Karl Panos  Austria (AUT) Gymnastics 1936 Summer Olympics
Fritz Pellkofer  Germany (GER) Cycling 1928 Summer Olympics
Arvo Peussa  Finland (FIN) Athletics 1924 Summer Olympics
Remo Piana  Italy (ITA) Basketball 1936 Summer Olympics
Werner Plath  Germany (GER) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics
Otto Pohla  Estonia (EST) Wrestling 1928 Summer Olympics
Siegfried Powolny  Austria (AUT) Handball 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Silver
Siegfried Purner  Austria (AUT) Handball 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Silver
Willi Reinfrank  Germany (GER) Weightlifting 1928 Summer Olympics
Toivo Reingoldt  Finland (FIN) Swimming 1932 Summer Olympics
Wilhelm Rietschel  Germany (GER) Art 1936 Summer Olympics
Frederick Riley  Great Britain (GBR) Football 1936 Summer Olympics
Marsilio Rossi  Italy (ITA) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Georgina Roty  France (FRA) Swimming 1928 Summer Olympics
Richard Sahla  Germany (GER) Equestrian 1928 Summer Olympics
Giyo Saito  Japan (JPN) Swimming 1924 Summer Olympics
Heinz Sames  Germany (GER) Speed skating 1936 Winter Olympics
Felix Scheder-Bieschin  Germany (GER) Sailing 1936 Summer Olympics
Hans Scheele  Germany (GER) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Adolf Scheffknecht  Austria (AUT) Gymnastics 1936 Summer Olympics
Günther von Scheven  Germany (GER) Art 1936 Summer Olympics
Heinz Schlauch  Germany (GER) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics
Alfred Schmalzer  Austria (AUT) Handball 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Silver
Eugen Schnalek  Austria (AUT) Cycling 1936 Summer Olympics
Hans Schönrath  Germany (GER) Boxing 1928 Summer Olympics
Koos Schouwenaar  Netherlands (NED) Rowing 1928 Summer Olympics
Jakob Schüller  Germany (GER) Athletics 1928 Summer Olympics
Arthur Tell Schwab  Switzerland (SUI) Athletics 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics
Ludwig Schweickert  Germany (GER) Wrestling 1936 Summer Olympics
Karl Schwitalle  Germany (GER) Weightlifting 1936 Summer Olympics
Jos Seckel  Netherlands (NED) Art 1928, 1932 Summer Olympics
Werner Seelenbinder  Germany (GER) Wrestling 1936 Summer Olympics
Katsumi Shibata  Japan (JPN) Field hockey 1932 Summer Olympics
Evald Sikk  Estonia (EST) Wrestling 1936 Summer Olympics
Farid Simaika  Egypt (EGY) Diving 1928 Summer Olympics
Harry Simmons  Great Britain (GBR) Athletics 1928 Summer Olympics
Tadeusz Sokołowski  Poland (POL) Equestrian 1936 Summer Olympics
Bruno Sorich  Italy (ITA) Rowing 1924 Summer Olympics 1 Bronze
Werner Spannagel  Germany (GER) Boxing 1932 Summer Olympics
Sonny Spencer  Great Britain (GBR) Athletics 1924 Summer Olympics
Leon Sperling  Poland (POL) Football 1924 Summer Olympics
Marian Spojda  Poland (POL) Football 1924 Summer Olympics
Tomasz Stankiewicz  Poland (POL) Cycling 1924 Summer Olympics
Hugo Strauß  Germany (GER) Rowing 1936 Summer Olympics
Ludwig Stubbendorff  Germany (GER) Equestrian 1936 Summer Olympics
Karl Sudrich  Austria (AUT) Fencing 1936 Summer Olympics
Gustav Sule  Estonia (EST) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Bunta Suzuki  Japan (JPN) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Fusashige Suzuki  Japan (JPN) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Hildegarde Švarce  Latvia (LAT) Figure skating 1936 Winter Olympics
Stanislaw Swietochowski  Poland (POL) Athletics 1924 Summer Olympics
Jozef Szajba  Poland (POL) Sailing 1936 Summer Olympics
Jozef Szawara  Poland (POL) Rowing 1924 Summer Olympics
Henryk Szlązak  Poland (POL) Wrestling 1936 Summer Olympics
Ilia Szrajbman  Poland (POL) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics
Georges Tainturier  France (FRA) Fencing 1924, 1932 Summer Olympics 2 Golds
Harald Tammer  Estonia (EST) Athletics
Weightlifting		 1920, 1924 Summer Olympics
Mutsuo Taniguchi  Japan (JPN) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Hugh Thomson  Canada (CAN) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
John Thornton  Great Britain (GBR) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Raymond Tixier  France (FRA) Field hockey 1936 Summer Olympics
Freddie Tomlins  Great Britain (GBR) Figure skating 1936 Winter Olympics
Martti Topelius-Tolamo  Finland (FIN) Athletics 1928, 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics
Rudolf Trenkwitz  Austria (AUT) Equestrian 1936 Summer Olympics
Masayoshi Uchida  Japan (JPN) Diving
Swimming		 1920 Summer Olympics
Tokutaro Ukon  Japan (JPN) Football 1936 Summer Olympics
Martti Uosikkinen  Finland (FIN) Gymnastics 1928, 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics
Ala Urban  Germany (GER) Football 1936 Summer Olympics
Stanisław Urban  Poland (POL) Rowing 1928, 1932 Summer Olympics
Eugen Uuemaa  Estonia (EST) Athletics 1924 Summer Olympics
Aleksey Uversky  Russia (RUS) Football 1912 Summer Olympics
Ladislav Vácha  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Gymnastics 1920, 1924, 1928 Summer Olympics
Antal Vágó  Hungary (HUN) Football 1912 Summer Olympics
Johannes van der Vegte  Netherlands (NED) Rowing 1920 Summer Olympics
Heino Veskila  Estonia (EST) Basketball 1936 Summer Olympics
Tola Vologe  France (FRA) Field hockey 1936 Summer Olympics
Fidel Wagner  Germany (GER) Nordic combined 1936 Winter Olympics
Karl Wahlmüller  Austria (AUT) Football 1936 Summer Olympics
Sadao Wakizaka  Japan (JPN) Field hockey 1936 Summer Olympics
Tapio Wartiovaara  Finland (FIN) Shooting 1936 Summer Olympics
Birger Wasenius  Finland (FIN) Speed skating 1936 Summer Olympics
Sigurd Wathne  Norway (NOR) Football 1920 Summer Olympics
Eddie Webster  Great Britain (GBR) Athletics 1924 Summer Olympics
Erwin Wegner  Germany (GER) Athletics 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics
Walter Werginz  Austria (AUT) Football 1936 Summer Olympics
Miguel White  Philippines (PHI) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Bronze
John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley  Great Britain (GBR) Polo 1908, 1920 Summer Olympics 1 Gold & 1 Silver
Hans Woellke  Germany (GER) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Heinz Wöllner  Germany (GER) Athletics 1936 Summer Olympics
Paul Wormser  France (FRA) Fencing 1936 Summer Olympics
Matthias Wörndle  Germany (GER) Cycling 1936 Summer Olympics
Jan Wrzosek  Poland (POL) Shooting 1936 Summer Olympics
Teófilo Yldefonso  Philippines (PHI) Swimming 1928, 1932 Summer Olympics 2 Bronzes
Kiichi Yoshida  Japan (JPN) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics
Hans Zehetner  Austria (AUT) Handball 1936 Summer Olympics 1 Silver
Günther Zobernig  Austria (AUT) Swimming 1936 Summer Olympics
Mario Zorzi  Italy (ITA) Shooting 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics
Feliks Żuber  Poland (POL) Athletics 1928 Summer Olympics

Olympians who died in Nazi-occupied concentration camps

A total of 64 Olympians have been known to have died in Nazi-occupied concentration camps.[5]

Name CountryA Sport(s) Games Medals Ref
Stella Agsteribbe  Netherlands (NED) Gymnastics 1928 Summer Olympics
László Bartók  Hungary (HUN) Rowing 1924, 1928 Summer Olympics
Thierry de Briey  Belgium (BEL) Equestrian 1920 Summer Olympics
Józef Broel-Plater  Poland (POL) Bobsleigh 1928 Winter Olympics
Josef Charous  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Equestrian 1924, 1928 Summer Olympics
Cornelis Compter  Netherlands (NED) Weightlifting 1928 Summer Olympics
Bronisław Czech  Poland (POL) Various skiing disciplines 1928, 1932, 1936 Winter Olympics
František Fišer  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Weightlifting 1924 Summer Olympics
Alfred Flatow  Germany (GER) Athletics
Gymnastics		 1896 Summer Olympics
Gustav Flatow  Germany (GER) Athletics
Gymnastics		 1896, 1900 Summer Olympics
Fritz Fleischer  Austria (AUT) Athletics 1912 Summer Olympics
János Garay  Hungary (HUN) Fencing 1924, 1928 Summer Olympics 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Oszkár Gerde  Hungary (HUN) Fencing 1908, 1912 Summer Olympics 2 Gold
František Getreuer  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Water polo 1928 Summer Olympics
Isidore Goudeket  Netherlands (NED) Gymnastics 1908 Summer Olympics
Győző Halmos  Hungary (HUN) Gymnastics 1912 Summer Olympics
Karel Hartmann  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Ice hockey 1920 Summer Olympics 1 Bronze
Oskar Hekš  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Athletics 1932 Summer Olympics
Otto Herschmann  Austria (AUT) Fencing
Swimming		 1896, 1912, 1924 Summer Olympics 2 Silver
Felix Hess  Netherlands (NED) Art competitions 1928 Summer Olympics
Julius Hirsch  Germany (GER) Football 1912 Summer Olympics
Pierre Hirsch  France (FRA) Tennis 1920 Summer Olympics
Milutin Ivković  Yugoslavia (YUG) Football 1928 Summer Olympics
Mozes Jacobs  Netherlands (NED) Gymnastics 1928 Summer Olympics
Jiři Jesenský  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Fencing 1936 Summer Olympics
Roman Kantor  Poland (POL) Fencing 1936 Summer Olympics
Józef Krudowski  Poland (POL) Art competitions 1932 Summer Olympics
Julien Lehouck  Belgium (BEL) Athletics 1920 Summer Olympics
Elias Melkman  Netherlands (NED) Gymnastics 1928 Summer Olympics
Lion van Minden  Netherlands (NED) Fencing 1908 Summer Olympics
Abraham Mok  Netherlands (NED) Gymnastics 1908 Summer Olympics
Bart Mollin  Belgium (BEL) Wrestling 1924 Summer Olympics
Jacob van Moppes  Netherlands (NED) Wrestling 1908 Summer Olympics
Vojtech Neményi  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Water polo 1924 Summer Olympics
Józef Noji  Poland (POL) Athletics 1928 Summer Olympics
Lea Nordheim  Netherlands (NED) Gymnastics 1928 Summer Olympics
Simon Okker  Netherlands (NED) Fencing 1908 Summer Olympics
Abraham de Oliveira  Netherlands (NED) Gymnastics 1908 Summer Olympics
František Pecháček  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Gymnastics 1920 Summer Olympics
Attila Petschauer  Hungary (HUN) Fencing 1928, 1932 Summer Olympics 2 Golds & 1 Silver
Ans Polak  Netherlands (NED) Gymnastics 1928 Summer Olympics
Marcel Pourchier  France (FRA) Military ski patrol 1928 Winter Olympics
Jiři Reitmann  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Water polo 1924 Summer Olympics
Paolo Salvi  Italy (ITA) Gymnastics 1912, 1920 Summer Olympics 2 Gold
Richard Schoenmaker  Netherlands (NED) Fencing 1908 Summer Olympics
Werner Seelenbinder  Germany (GER) Wrestling 1936 Summer Olympics
Jonas Slier  Netherlands (NED) Gymnastics 1908 Summer Olympics
András Székely  Hungary (HUN) Swimming 1932 Summer Olympics
Bogdan Tošovic  Yugoslavia (YUG) Water polo 1936 Summer Olympics
Ernest Toussaint  Luxembourg (LUX) Boxing 1936 Summer Olympics
Martial Van Schelle  Belgium (BEL) Bobsleigh
Swimming		 1920, 1924, 1928, 1936 Winter Olympics
Edmond Vanwaes  Belgium (BEL) Rowing 1912 Summer Olympics
Pierre Versteegh  Netherlands (NED) Equestrian 1928, 1932, 1936 Summer Olympics
Lorenzo Vitria  Spain (ESP) Boxing 1924 Summer Olympics
Hans van Walsem  Netherlands (NED) Rowing 1936 Summer Olympics
Rémi Weil  France (FRA) Diving
Swimming		 1920, 1924 Summer Olympics
Árpád Weisz  Hungary (HUN) Football 1924 Summer Olympics
Gerardus van der Wel  Netherlands (NED) Athletics 1920 Summer Olympics
Israel Wijnschenk  Netherlands (NED) Gymnastics 1928 Summer Olympics

Notes

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

References

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