Nodar Kumaritashvili
Georgian luge athlete (1988-2010) · Georgia · On the map · Athletes · Died at 21
Nodar Kumaritashvili was a Georgian luge athlete who suffered a fatal crash during a training run for the 2010 Winter Olympics competition in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, on the day of the opening ceremony.
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Spectators at the Whistler Sliding Centre look down the track as sliders pass the point where Kumaritashvili crashed.
Georgian athletes during the opening ceremony
The wall that was installed just past the final turn of the Whistler Sliding Centre after the death of Kumaritashvili
Kumaritashvili memorial, Whistler, 2010
2010 Georgian postal stamp commemorating KumaritashviliAwards
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He became the fourth athlete to die during preparations for a Winter Olympics, and the eighth athlete to die as a result of Olympic competition or during practice at their sport's venue at an Olympic Games.
