Deaths
- February 18 — Kamila Skolimowska (26), Polish hammer thrower (born 1982)
- April 6 — Svetlana Ulmasova (56), Uzbekistani long-distance runner (born 1953)
- May 8 — Fons Brydenbach (54), Belgian sprinter (born 1954)
- June 27 — Nanae Nagata (53), Japanese long-distance runner (born 1956)
- October 2 — Jørgen Jensen (65), Danish long-distance runner (born 1944)
- October 25 — Ingeborg Mello (90), Argentine discus thrower and shot putter (born 1919)
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