The Olympics are the pinnacle of human sport, and those men and women who become Olympians are icons, held up as examples of what people can achieve physically and mentally at our absolute peak. They are the very best of us, what we aspire to.

So it's always a shocking tragedy when one of those Olympains passes away before their time, whether from accident, illness, or for any other reason. And saly, it's happened far too many times. From Florence Griffith-Joyner, Drazen Petrovic, and Flo Hyman, to Steve Prefontaine, Lillian Board, and Andrew Simpson, here's a heartbreaking look at Olympians who died too soon.

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Florence Griffith Joyner | 0:16
Drazen Petrovic | 1:32
Flo Hyman | 2:43
Camille Muffat and Alexis Vastine | 4:00
Steve Prefontaine | 5:09
Lara Van Ruijven | 6:22
Andrew Simpson | 7:25
Lillian Board | 8:31
Matti Nykanen | 9:30
Mika Myllylä | 10:31

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