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

Name	Country	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)	Boxing	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

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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