Deaths
- February 11 — Paavo Yrjölä (77), Finnish decathlete (b. 1902)
- February 21 — Mario Lanzi (63), Italian middle distance runner (b. 1914)
- March 31 — Jesse Owens (66), American sprinter (b. 1913)
- May 9 — Rolf Hansen (73), Norwegian long-distance runner (b. 1906)
- December 24 — Heikki Liimatainen (86), Finnish long-distance runner (b. 1894)
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