The Shocking Trend of Performers and Athletes Dying in the Spotlight (2010-Present)
“Exploring the Rising Incidents of Sudden Deaths on Stage, from Music Performers to Athletes and the Potential Impact of COVID-19”
There’s something almost sacred about live performance, the raw energy, the bond between artist and audience. For both performers and fans, the stage is where dreams come to life. But in recent years, an unsettling trend has cast a shadow over the world of live music and entertainment. More and more, we’ve seen talented artists collapse mid-performance, suffer life threatening health crises or tragically die in front of their fans or shortly after.
Between 2010 and the present day, the number of performers world wide who have fallen ill, fainted or passed away during live shows or game has alarmingly risen.
While every death on stage is a tragedy, this growing trend raises critical questions:
What’s causing so many performers to suffer such fate while performing on stage?
What is causing athletes to collapse on the field?
Have these celebrities and athletes become “Targeted Individuals”?
Are new coming up “Influencers” from the OG Human Networks being targeted?
And in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, why has this alarming pattern only continued to escalate with athletes, performers and public figures still dropping dead or collapsing unexpectedly.
This article delves into the tragic deaths and medical emergencies that have shaken the entertainment and sports world and beyond over the past decade, exploring the possible causes behind these heartbreaking incidents and their impact on both the artists and their audiences.
2010
Devon Clifford
April 16: During a performance by the band You Say Party! We Say Die!, drummer Devon Clifford stopped playing and fell onto the floor. After Clifford’s death, the band shortened its name to You Say Party!
January 24:
Yannick Dago Age: 17
Collapsed during a match against Etoile Sportive Anzin Saint Aubinand died later on a heart attack.
March 6:
Endurance Idahor Age: 25
Collapsed during a match against Alamal Atbara and died in the ambulance. Autopsy report revealed that he suffered a circulatory collapse from a heart attack.
March 8:
Bartholomew Opoku Age: 19
Collapsed the day before while playing against league side Liberty. He was quickly taken to hospital and is understood to have stabilized overnight. His death was announced the next day.
April 9:
Daniel Robert de Jesus Age: 28
Suffered a heart attack during the warmup prior to a Kazakhstan Premier Leaguefixture against FC Kairat.
May:
Goran Tunjic Age: 32
Heart attack during a 5th Division match. It was widely reported that he had been booked by the referee for diving, though such reports were later refuted by some sources.
May 2:
Ambrose Wreh Age: 24
Heart failure in a match against Mighty Barrolle. He came on as a substitute in the second half before collapsing in the center circle with no other players near him. He died shortly afterwards upon arrival to a hospital in Monrovia.
May 8:
Wilson Mene Age:22
Collapsed during a Metfone Cambodian League match at National Olympic Stadium.
May 8:
Frederico da Costa Pinheiro Age: 26
Suffered cardiac arrest during a Carioca Championship match against Cabofriense and was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.
August 18:
Victor Omogbehin Age: 22
Collapsed during a league match. He played in the Isthmian Football League game against Lowestoft Town FC.
September 12:
Nduka Anyanwu Age: 30
Collapsed during a league match at Queichhambach and could not be revived.
November 10:
Benjamin Owusu Age: 21
Collapsed while playing in Benin.
December 12:
Emmanuel Ogoli Age: 21
Collapsed on the pitch while playing a league match, and died later in a hospital
2011
March 3 : Swedish comedian Lasse Eriksson died during the final number of his show Fyra lyckliga män 2 (Four happy men 2) at Reginateatern in Uppsala, Sweden. He was one of Sweden’s first stand-up comedians.
April 12:
Lokissimbaye Loko Age: 30
Played for FC Beaumontois in France ,fatal heart attack during a Ligue Midi-Pyrenees match.
August 4:
Naoki Matsuda Matsumoto Age: 34
Collapsed during training on August 2, 2010 due to a cardiac arrest after finishing a 15-minute warmup run, and doctors diagnosed his condition as “extremely severe”. After two days, he died.
November 13:
Bobsam Elejiko Age:30
Collapsed and died while playing a 5th tier match against F.C. Exc. Kaart
2012
Mike Scaccia
December 23: American guitarist Mike Scaccia (Rigor Mortis, Ministry, Revolting Cocks) collapsed on stage during a special Rigor Mortis performance in Fort Worth, Texas. Scaccia was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Cause of death was listed as a heart attack.
BRAD PARKER
The American disco band Generation Esmeralda was a tribute to the French-American disco group, Santa Esmeralda, which had its heyday in the 1970s and got a shot at revival in 2003 when its version of “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” wound up on the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s film, Kill Bill, Vol. 1. On September 22, 2012, the band was performing in Uba, Brazil, when the drummer suddenly dropped face-first onto his snare. Seventeen seconds later, he keeled over, taking his floor tom with him as he rolled off the back of the drum riser. Brad Parker had suffered a heart attack. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead the next morning
March 21:
Dhanraj Venkatesh Age: 27
Collapsed toward the end of the game; reports suggest cardiac arrest as the cause of death.
April 10:
Patrick Grange Age: 29
Died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,having chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
April 14:
Piermario Morosini Age: 25
Collapsed during a Serie B game against Pescara. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.
May 5:
Mohamed Lemine Ould M’Boye
Collapsed twenty minutes into a game against FC Legwareb-FC Trarza in a Mauritanian Premier League match. Died on arrival at a hospital due to cardiac arrest.
June 12:
Gerome Graham Age: 20
Collapsed and died during a training session.
July 7:
Arjuna Luiz Venutto Ramos Age: 17
Collapsed during an under 17 championship match and died from cardiac arrest.
August 5:
Chinonso helwere Henry Age: 21
Collapsed during a friendly game against CS Balotesti in the 86th minute, after having been brought on for only 10 minutes. With the temperature being 40 °C, doctors tried reviving him for 30 minutes before declaring him dead. The cause was of his death was heart failure.
September 2:
Victor Brannstrom Age: 29
Collapsed shortly after scoring during a meeting in the Division 2, in which he suffered a cardiac arrest and died after arriving at hospital.
October 7:
Joshua Pepple Age: 24
Collapsed from a heart attack in a league game against Iskierka Szczecin and died on the pitch.
October 20:
Jaouad Akaddar Age: 28
Suffered a heart attack immediately after the end of a match.
2013
July 27: Mick Farren died on stage at The Borderline, London, while performing with his band, The Deviants. The cause of death was stated to be a heart attack
April 2:
Quentin Margueritte Age: 25
Collapsed during a training session. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.
April 20:
Dominik Rupp Age: 23
Collapsed during a Saarlandliga game against Saar 05 Saarbrucken. The cause of death was cardiac arrest
May 16:
Berat Sacipi Age:31
Collapsed during a Kreisklasse A Steinburg game against ABC Wesseln. The cause of death was cardiac arrest
June 21:
Alen Pamic Age: 23
Collapsed during a retreat game for MNK Maružini of a heart attack.
July 27:
Sekou Camara Age: 27
Collapsed on the field during his a practice session in Bandung. He was rushed to the nearest hospital, but died on the way there. The cause of death was a heart attack.
August 27:
Hector Sanabria Age: 27
Suffered a heart attack in the 29th minute of a league match against General Lamadrid and died before reaching hospital.
November 17:
Alex Marques Age:20
Cardiac arrestafter seven minutes of the match against Carapinheirense.
December 23:
Jamie Skinner Age:13
Cardiac arrest during a game in the Saughton Park in Edinburgh.
2014
December 7: Italian singer Mango died from a heart attack during a concert in Policoro, province of Matera, while performing his song “Oro”.
May 3:
Kodjo Etonam Adjassou Age: 24
Collapsed after 10 minutes of the National Premier League NSW Division Two match against Spirit FC.
September 3:
Carlos Barra Age: 23
Collapsed from cardiac arrest after 20 minutes of a friendly match against Palestinoand could not be resuscitated.
October 19:
Melissa Smith Age:15
Collapsed on the field during a match against Euxton Girls. CPR and defibrillation was attempted at the scene but she was pronounced dead at the hospital.
2015
Israel Yinon
January 29: Conductor Israel Yinon collapsed and died during a concert in Lucerne, Switzerland, in the middle of conducting Strauss’s An Alpine Symphony.
Perro Aguayo Jr.
March 21: Mexican wrestler Perro Aguayo Jr. suffered fatal cardiac arrest caused by cervical spine damage during a match in Tijuana. The severity of Aguayo’s condition was not immediately apparent because he fell awkwardly and was draped limply onto the ring ropes, a position that is typically assumed by opponents of Rey Mysterio, another wrestler in the match.
John Taylor
The respected jazz pianist suffered a heart attack at the Saveurs Jazz Festival in 2015. He later passed away in hospital.
April 30:
Gregory Mertens Age: 24
Died of heart failure three days after collapsing during a reserve team match against Genk, having never regained consciousness after receiving CPR during the first half.
May 11:
Tim Nicot Age: 23
Died of heart failure during a tournament game.
May 24:
Cristian Gomez Age: 27
Died of heart failure during a Primera B Nacional match.
May 31:
Shetemi Ayetigbo Age: 16
During a Dublin & District Schoolboy League game against St Kevin’s Boys, Ayetigbo collapsed and died.
June 13:
David Oniya Age: 30
Collapsed three minutes after kick-off in a friendly match against Kelantan and died less than one hour later in hospital.
July 7:
Junior Dian Age: 23
Collapsed in a pre-season friendly game at Whyteleafe.
September 2:
Stelios Markousis Age: 18
Suffered a heart attack during a training session and died shortly afterwards.
December 6:
Abdul Haruna Age:27
Collapsed and died on the pitch playing in a friendly match between professional and amateur select sides in Kano.
2016
Papa Wemba
April 24: Papa Wemba died during a performance around 9:00 pm in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Gugu Zulu
Jul 18: Gugu Zulu, a South African rally driver, died while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in 2016 during a climb to raise funds for charity. Zulu was known as the “fastest man on earth” and his death was a huge loss to the motorsport community and his fans worldwide.
Zulu, who was sometimes referred to as “the fastest man in Africa,” was a three-time winner of the South African National Rally Class Championships in 2007, 2009 and 2010.
Jane Little
May 15: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Principal Bass Emeritus Jane Little collapsed and died on stage during the last 30 seconds of the orchestra’s final encore of “There’s No Business Like Show Business”, from the musical Annie Get Your Gun by Irving Berlin.
Nick Menza
May 21: Former Megadeth drummer Nick Menza collapsed and died of heart failure during a performance with his band OHM at The Baked Potatoin Los Angeles.
March 13:
Hugo Suarez Age: 28
After approaching the bench during a Primera Regional match against Miranda to report severe chest pains, Suarez collapsed and could not be resuscitated.
May 6:
Patrick Ekeng Age: 26
Collapsed in a match against FC Viitorul Constanțaseven minutes after he came on from the bench and was taken to hospital, where he died less than two hours later.
May 7:
Bernardo Ribeiro Age: 26
Collapsed during a friendly match before being taken to a hospital, where he died of a suspected heart attack.
May 9:
Jeanine Christelle Djomnang Age: 26
Goalkeeper collapsed during her warm-up before a match and died of a suspected heart attack.
July 16:
Antony Stott Age:26
Amateur footballer, collapsed 10 minutes into a match against Sandon Point and died en route to hospital. Cause of death suspected to have been a cardiac arrest.
August 15:
Michael Umanika Age: 20
Midfielder collapsed during a team training session in Zagatala. He died of a suspected heart attack.
August 26:
Kieran McDade Age: 13
Suffered a cardiac arrest during training.
September 11:
Ben Idrissa Derme Age: 34
Died of a heart attack during a French cup match.
September 13:
Dan Wilkinson Age: 26
Suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch in an Integro League Cup match against Brighouse Town. He died hours later in hospital.
September 19:
Dominic James Age: 18
Collapsed after five minutes of the Manning Cup match between St George’s College and Excelsior High, and was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
November 13:
Jack Atkinson Age: 18
Collapsed on the pitch after suffering a heart attack during an under-18s match.
November 13:
Simon Verdonck Age: 23
Collapsed on the pitch after only 8 minutes with a heart attack during a League match against KFC Antonia and died on the grounds of the Sint-Janneke Stadion.
December 4:
Ismail Mrisho Khalfan Age: 19
After struggling to get off the ground when tackled by an opponent during the Tanzania Under-20 League match against Mwadui, the striker collapsed and died of a heart attack
Milorad Mandić
June 15: Milorad Mandić suddenly died of a heart attack onstage during a matinee performance of Peter Pan.
Kuo Chin-fa
October 8: Taiwanese singer Kuo Chin-fa collapsed on stage during a performance in Kaohsiung. He was then declared dead in a hospital of cardiorespiratory failure.
Alberto Bertapelle
November 23: Italian guitarist and electronic music producer Alberto Bertapelle, better known by his stage name Brainbug, died of heart attack during a performance in Tavagnacco of Udine, Italy.
2017
Bishnu Bhakta Phuyal
January 3: Nepali actor Bishnu Bhakta Phuyal died while acting on stage. He fainted during a performance at the theater in Kathmandu.
Sib Hashian
March 18: Former Boston drummer Sib Hashian died after collapsing during a performance on the Legends of Rock cruise.
Colonel Bruce Hampton
May 1: Guitarist and jam band performer Colonel Bruce Hampton collapsed and died of a heart attack during a jam at an all-star concert held in honor of his 70th birthday at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. Hampton collapsed in the middle of a performance of “Turn On Your Love Light” while guitarist Brandon Niederauer performed a solo, an action that the other musicians on stage first assumed was humorous act of homage by the older musician to the younger guitarist before they realized Hampton was not moving.Before his death, Hampton had often joked to friends and journalists that he would prefer to die onstage if given the choice.
February 11:
James Moorfoot Age: 28
Collapsed due to cardiac arrest during a match against Hedon Rangers and died on the pitch.
April 26:
Moise Brou Apanga Age: 35
Defender died after suffering a heart attack during team training.
April 27:
Gofaone Tiro Age: 26
Winger collapsed from a heart attack during team training session and was pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital.
April 28:
Ben Walker Age: 15
Collapsed due to cardiac arrest during an under-15s league game against Ise Lodge Hawks.
June 5:
Cheick Tiote Age: 30
Defensive midfielder; collapsed and lost consciousness during a training session and was pronounced dead later that day from a suspected heart attack.
September 17:
Luc Jacobs Age: 26
Collapsed early in the second half of the match against SPV Vlierden. His heart was restarted using a defibrillator and CPR was attempted for half an hour, but he died in hospital that night.
October 1:
Shota Maminashvili Age: 31
Goalkeeper collapsed during his warmup routine ahead of the Erovnuli Liga 2 match against FC WIT Georgiaand died in hospital
Barbara Weldens
July 19: French barefoot singer Barbara Weldens collapsed while performing in a church in Gourdon, France, apparently from electrocution from a faulty cable on the floor.
Laudir de Oliveira
September 17: Laudir de Oliveira, Brazilian percussionist and former member of the band Chicago, died of a heart attack during a performance in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2018
Ottan Thullal
January 28: Veteran Ottan Thullal artist Kalamandalam Geethanandan collapsed on stage and died during a performance in Irinjalakkuda, Kerala.
Madavoor Vasudevan Nair
February 6: Kathakali dancer Madavoor Vasudevan Nair slumped on stage and died during a performance at the Agasthyakode Mahadeva Temple in Anchal. Kerala.
February 3:
Nacho Barbera Age: 15
Collapsed on the field during a youth team match against Ontinyent.
February 13:
Danilinho Age :32
Suffered a heart attack during training.
March 24:
Bruno Boban Age: 25
Winger collapsed during a match against Pozega Slavonia. After several minutes of attempted resuscitation by medical staff and a retired doctor who was spectating, he was pronounced dead.
June 29:
Mohamed Farouk Age: 33
Collapsed from a heart attack during a friendly match in the Aba el-Balad district in Minya.
September 1:
Tijmen Steenbergen Age: 13
Goalkeeper who died in a C Youth league match after a collision with the Left back.
September 14:
Mamadou Camara Age: 26
Collapsed from a heart attack during training.
November 4:
Ekundayo Ebenezer Mawoyeka Age: 23
Collapsed in the 35th minute of the match against Yesilkoyspor at the Servergazi Stadium. He was confirmed to have died of a heart attack upon arrival at the Denizli State Hospital.
2019
Yu Zhao Gu
April 6, 2019 – Yu Zhao Gu, during the symphony’s final performance of the season at a theater in Beaumont, Texas, he suddenly slumped out of his chair and slid to the floor. The musicians immediately stopped playing and several doctors in the audience rushed to the stage to help, as did a cardiologist in the orchestra. CPR was administered as paramedics made their way to the concert hall. The violinist was rushed to a nearby hospital, but it was too late: Yu Zhao Gu was pronounced dead at the age of 60.
Ian Cognito
April 11: Comedian Ian Cognito died of a heart attack during a show in Bicester. He is reported to have “sat on a chair and laid back for five minutes,” with audience members initially believing it to be part of his routine until the event’s compère called an ambulance. A few minutes earlier, Cognito had joked about having a stroke that would cause him to start speaking in Welsh, and said, “Imagine if I died in front of you lot here.”
January 22:
Fode Sidibe
Defender collapsed during a training session.
January 27:
Francisco Cavada Age: 32
Collapsed in the 22nd minute of a Primera Regional match against CD Valdaliga. Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.
March 2:
Herman Tsinga Age: 30
Collapsed after challenging for a header in a Champion National 1 match against Missile. Received cardiac massage on the field for twenty minutes but died en route to hospital.
April 25:
Faty Papy Age: 28
Midfielder had a heart attack while playing in a match in Eswatini.
May 8:
Ludwin Flores Nole Age: 27
Suffered a heart attack after drinking ice cold water at the end of a match.
June 17:
Edwin Boakai
Goalkeeper collapsed and died during a training session.
July 6:
Derrick Williams Age: 30
Suffered sudden cardiac arrest during a friendly match.
September 26:
Agustin Martinez Age: 17
After being substituted in a league match against Cerro with a knee injury, he suffered cardiac arrest on the bench. He was transferred to hospital but died three days later.
November 7:
Renan Henrique Santos Age: 16
Collapsed during a training session due to cardiac arrest
César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón
May 11: César Cuauhtémoc González Barrón – Luchador Silver King was wrestling a match in Camden Town, London, England against Juventud Guerrera when he suffered a heart attack.
TIM CURRIE
The leader of the tribute band Tim Currie’s Motown Review was onstage on the Norwalk, Connecticut Green on Saturday night, August 24, 2019, when he suffered a heart attack behind his drum set and died
Godfrey Gao
November 27: Godfrey Gao, Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor, died of cardiac arrest while filming Chase Me.
His body was transported to Taipei, Taiwan’s capital.
Juliano Cezar
December 31: Juliano Cezar, Brazilian sertanejo singer, died of a heart attack during a concert in Uniflor, Paraná.
Detsl
In 2019, the Russian rapper died under tragic circumstances. He suffered a heart attack shortly after leaving the stage. He was just 35 years old.
2020
David Olney
January 18: Singer-songwriter David Olney died in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida while at the 30A Songwriters Festival. While performing alongside Amy Rigby, he became motionless. Fellow performer Scott Miller said, “David was playing a song when he paused, said ‘I’m sorry’ and put his chin to his chest. He never dropped his guitar or fell off his stool. It was as easy and gentle as he was.
March 8:
Chineme Martins Age: 22
Collapsed and died during a league game
November 27:
Sajjad Ali
Died of a heart attack while playing a league match against Bismayah.
2021
Niels de Wolf
October 6: Niels de Wolf 27, from the Belgian football club White Star Sombeke, suffered a cardiac arrest immediately after the game against Verrebroek on October 3, 2021, was resuscitated with a defibrillator, but died in hospital on October 6, 2021.
Alberto Olguín
Another golf caddy from PGA tour passes away.
Alberto Olguín from Mexico collapses dead during a tournament in Nuevo Vallarta (Mexico).
According to an official statement from the PGA Tour Latinoamérica, Alberto Olguín, a caddie from Mexico City working for Venezuelan pro Manuel Torres, “collapsed on the ninth tee at approximately 3 p.m. CDT
March 8:
Abdul Rahman Atef Age: 23
Died while playing a league match against El Rowad.
April 11:
Dejan Orsus Age: 24
Collapsed during a league match against Radnicki after suffering a cardiac arrest, died in the hospital later that day.
April 18:
Tremaine Stewart Age: 33
Collapsed while playing football in Spanish Town, and despite being rushed to the hospital he died later that day.
June 1:
Giuseppe Perrino Age: 29
Died of a heart attack during a memorial match for his late brother
June 22:
Viktor Marcell Hegedus Age: 18
Collapsed during a training warmup.
July 11:
Jajov Adenan Age: 30
Died from cardiac arrest
August 28:
Alexander Shishmarev Age: 23
Was playing as goalkeeper in a training match when he collided with an opponent, being treated for ‘more than an hour’ before passing away
September 2:
Dylan Rich Age: 17
Died following a suspected cardiac arrest during a match.
September 4:
Jens De Smet Age: 27
Amateur player who collapsed at a field and died.
September 25:
Guillermo Arias Age: 31
In the quarterfinals of the third division tournament, he collapsed on the field and died of cardiac arrest.
November 12:
Jony Lopez Age:16
Suffered a heart attack while playing football.
December 17:
Karol Setniewski Age: 13
Died after suffering a headache following a game.
December 22:
Ahmed Amin Age: 23
Goalkeeper collapsed in the team locker room following a sudden cardiac arrest after a training session. Immediate attempts to resuscitate him failed. He was then rushed to a hospital nearby but was reported to have died along the way.
December 23:
Mukhaled Al-Raqadi Age: 29
Collapsed during the warm up for a game against Suwaiq Club in the Omantel Elite League.
December 23:
Marin Cacic Age: 23
Died in hospital after a cardiac arrest two days prior during training.
December 25:
Sofiane Loukar Age: 30
Collapsed in the middle of a match and died instantly.
These deaths occurred “only” during the month of October 2021 – At least 69 athletes collapse in one month, many dead By Bruce Foster
– AH player (49) from SC Massay in France suffers a fatal heart attack during a game on October 8, 2021.
– 59-year-old long-distance runner from Biella dies of heart failure in a race in northern Italy.
– Argentina: Mayor Guillermo Mercado (50) died of cardiac arrest after participating in the long-distance run “Aventura de Cerezal”.
– Ensenada, Mexico: The 16-year-old student Héctor Manuel Mendoza dies of a “fulminant heart attack” while training in a sports club.
– Brazil: Atletico Goianiense ‘s youth footballer Fellipe de Jesus Moreira suffers a heart attack in the training center and later another heart attack in the emergency room. Now he is fighting for his life in the intensive care unit. News from October 14, 2021.
– The next referee who breaks down and dies during a game : happened at the Kreisliga B game between SC
– Daisbach and FSV Taunusstein in Aarbergen on the evening of October 14, 2021
– Australia: 14-year-old student Ava Azzopardi suffers cardiac arrest during the game between Runaway Bay and Magic United at Surfers Paradise Apollo Soccer Club. She is resuscitated by nine rescue workers, put into an artificial coma and is now fighting for her life in the hospital.
– Lecco (Italy), October 7, 2021: 17-year-old athlete from Colverde collapses during training with cardiac arrest. Defibrillator insert. He is now fighting for his life in the intensive care unit at Lecco Hospital.
– Haitem Jabeur Fathallah, 32, a Fortitudo Messina basketball player, suffers cardiac arrest during the game and dies in hospital.
– Blumenau, Brazil: Former FC Brusque soccer player from the Brazilian second division, Adans Joao Santos Alencar (38), suffers a fatal cardiac arrest in a footvolley tournament.
– A 41-year-old amateur soccer player in Brazil dies of cardiac arrest in a game. It happened on October 19, 2021 in Nao-me-toque (Rio Grande)
– Acerra (Italy): Remigio Gova. A basketball referee and nurse, in Italy inevitably “vaccinated” against Covid, at only 30 years of age “died in his sleep”
– Belgian soccer player (37) suffered cardiac arrest in the locker room after his club’s match on October 24th, 2021, was reanimated but died in hospital.
– France: 43-year-old US Montgascon goalkeeper dies of cardiac arrest at half-time. Happened on October 24, 2021 at the La Bâtie-Montgascon stadium.
– A 53-year-old suffers a triple cardiac arrest in Bilbao half-marathon and passes away as a result. Message from October 24, 2021.
– Tevita Brice, 28, of Montelair Rugby Football Club, US, collapsed on the pitch with a heart attack. In critical condition.
– Fatal cardiac arrest at a mountain running event in the Italian Alps on October 24, 2021. The victim is Bruno Taffarel from Cordenons.
– Umbra, Italy: Sports teacher and soccer coach Mario Mingarelli suffered fatal cardiac arrest during his team’s game on October 24, 2021 at the age of 69 .
– Neuendorf of the Frauen Regionalliga Nordost on October 24, 2021 without any interference and was transported to the hospital. The game was stopped after the incident.
– During the ICE ice hockey league game, Boris Sadecky age:24 from the Bratislava Capitals collapses on the ice without any outside interference. He dies five days later. It later emerges that he suffered from “mild myocarditis” on match day.
– The student and soccer coach for the La Salle High School team in Pennsylvania, USA Blake Barklage died after a heart attack over the weekend.
– Argentina: The soccer player Ronald Biglione dies after the 2nd vaccination due to thrombosis – a well-known side effect of the vaccinations against which the manufacturers themselves warned about. He was treated in Cordoba hospital for two weeks.
– Pakistan: The 30-year-old player Muhammad Islam from FC Raziq Chaman suffers a heart attack in the middle of the game against Millat Club and dies
– 17-year-old Elly Böttcher from Rostocker FC collapsed unconscious during the away game in Hohen
Milan Lasica
July 18: Milan Lasica, Slovak comedian and author, died in Bratislava during his singing performance with Bratislava Hot Serenaders. Just after he finished a song called “I am an Optimist” and gave a bow, he slid down the stage and lost consciousness. After 20 minutes of resuscitation, he was pronounced dead from heart failure.
2022
Stefan Soltész
July 22: Austrian conductor Stefan Soltész, 73, collapsed while conducting a performance of Die schweigsame Frau at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, and was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Valencia Prime
September 12: American drag performer Valencia Prime, 25, collapsed and died from heart disease while performing at a nightclub in Philadelphia.
January 3:
Marcos Menaldo Age: 25
According to various reports, the central defender was participating in training with his teammates when he fainted, for which he was transferred to a medical center where his death was confirmed.
February 2:
Alexandros Lampis Age: 21
Collapsed on the field after five minutes after suffering a cardiac arrest. There was no defibrillator available in the stadium and it took an ambulance 20 minutes to reach the stadium. The match against Ermionida was abandoned following the incident.
July 15:
Aleksandr Kozlov Age: 29
Reportedly suffered a blood clot suffered during training.
September 14:
Mariano Ondo Age: 23
Right back; collapsed and lost consciousness during a training session and was pronounced dead later that day from a suspected heart attack.
September 30:
Alexandru Vagner Age: 33
Had a heart attack during training in his team’s sports facility, he was subsequently transported by emergency to Brasov County Emergency Hospital but could not be resuscitated.
November 29:
Andrés Balanta Age: 22
Collapsed to the ground due to cardiorespiratory arrest during training. Despite ambulances arriving to try to revive him, he was pronounced dead after 40 minutes.
December 3:
Erion Kajtazi Age: 17
Collapsed to the ground due to cardiorespiratory arrest during a match
Michael Benjamin
October 16: Haitian singer Michael Benjamin a.k.a. “Mikaben”, 41, fell unconscious on Accor Arena’s stage, right after he finished performing at a Carimi reunion show. He was pronounced dead a few minutes after.
Tim Gough
October 24: Radio presenter Tim Gough, 55, died at his home in Suffolk, UK whilst presenting his breakfast show. Music suddenly stopped during the program.
2023
Juan Carlos Formell
May 26: Cuban-American musician Juan Carlos Formell (son of Juan Formell) 59, died from a heart attack during a concert in New York City.
Pedro Henrique
December 13: Initial news reports about the death of Brazilian gospel singer Pedro Henrique were understandably vague: No one, after all, expected the 30 year old singer to die in mid-performance. Early reports suggested that he reported feeling sick before taking the stage in the 2023 concert event and his death came after he suffered an episode on stage and collapsed.
The tragic death took place not only in front of audiences attending the event but those watching via a livestream. It was later confirmed that he had suffered a heart attack and in a bizarre footnote, his death helped add fuel to the COVID conspiracy theories about dangerous vaccines — in spite of the fact that his vaccination status wasn’t even confirmed at the time of his death.
Henrique was survived by his wife and daughter and a statement released by his record label read (in part, via CNN Brasil), “There is no pastor or Christian in Brazil who says anything other than this: ‘Pedro is simple, he is a believer! What a smile! How nice! What voice! The kind of people that are great to have around.'”
February 15:
Arne Espeel Age: 25
Collapsed just moments after saving a penalty against Westrozebeke. Upon saving the shot, the goalkeeper rose to his feet to celebrate before falling inanimate. Attempts were made to revive him using a defibrillator by emergency personnel who raced to rescue him, however he was declared dead shortly after being transferred to the hospital.
March 7:
Siphamandla Mtolo Age: 29
Midfielder collapsed and died during training. No official cause of death was provided.
March 27:
Andrew Sarakinis Age: 14
Collapsed during a Rizal Football Association match for Colegio de San Agustinagainst Xavier School and rushed to Cardinal Hospital where he died.
April 12:
Martin Filipčić Age: 15
In the 60th minute of a youth league match against Dugo Selo, he informed the referee he was not feeling well and then collapsed while receiving medical attention. He was reportedly alive when the ambulance arrived but was pronounced dead soon after. According to other people, he had felt weak throughout the day and had a headache before the match began.
August 9:
Deon Age: 36
Bahia de Feira – Collapsed during a training section, resuscitation was attempted while he was still on site, but his death was confirmed by paramedics.
November 11:
Raphael Dwamena Age: 28
Collapsed during the Kategoria Superiore match against FK Partizani Tiranaafter suffering a cardiac arrest.
November 28:
Agyemang Diawusie Age: 25
On November 4, 2023 he was substituted early in a 3. Liga match against TSV 1860 Munich with breathing problems and died nearly two weeks later
Theodore Hammonds
Theodore Hammonds was a wide receiver for Warner University who died in 2019 at the age of 23 due to exercise collapse
Big Pokey
June 20: US rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing on stage during Texas show
JoAnne A. Epps
September 19: Temple University president JoAnne A. Epps has died after collapsing on stage at a university event.
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Jo-El Sonnier
January 13: Cajun accordionist Jo-El Sonnier died of a heart attack after completing a concert in Llano, Texas.
Fatman Scoop
August 31: American rapper Fatman Scoop 53, collapsed during a performance in Hamden,Connecticut on August 30. He was pronounced dead the following morning.
January 7:
Gefrison Cande Age: 28
In the ninth minute of a regional league game against São Domingos FC, in Mértola, he collapsed on the pitch and never recovered. He was transported to Beja Hospital where his death was confirmed.
May 18:
Afonso Rossa Age: 19
Suffered a heart attack during the team’s warm-up, in a qualifying match for the local U20 competition.
July 5:
Ahmed Refaat Age: 31
Suffered a heart attack during a match against Al Ittihad Alexandria Club.
August 27:
Juan Izquierdo Age: 27
Fainted on the field during a round of 16 match for the 2024 Copa Libertadoresagainst São Paulo FC on August 22. He was taken by ambulance to the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospitalin São Paulo but suffered cardio-respiratory arrest and was declared brain dead on August 27.
Julien Arnold
November 24: Edmonton actor Julien Arnold dies during ‘A Christmas Carol’ performance
I also encountered an extraordinary database which contains “sudden deaths” in sports. Since this database is very large I was not able to insert all the names : The Courier Journal’s database of sudden death in sports since 1909.
References :
The Courier Journal’s database of sudden death in sports since 1909.
Young Athletes Are Becoming Corpses at an Alarming Rate | Gates of Vienna
The Caddie Network
Top 5 Most Shocking Deaths – The Show Won’t Go On by Jeff Abraham and Burt Kearns
At least 69 athletes collapse in one month, many dead By Bruce Foster
List of entertainers who died during a performance
Performers Who Died In Front Of Their Audiences By Brian Boone and DB Kelly
List of association footballers who died after on-field incidents
10 Times Performers Died On Stage And The Show Just Went On by Ward Hazell
25 Performers Who Died Tragically on Stage
List of gridiron football players who died during their careers
THE TOP TEN MOST SHOCKING, BIZARRE, AND HISTORIC DEATHS OF ROCK & ROLL DRUMMERS ONSTAGE By Burt Kearns
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