Sudden death in sportsmen - 2002

10-2-2002

14-year-old Irish swimmer Ciara Agnew dies on the bus from school to home due to a cardiac arrest.

5-4-2002

19-year-old American basketball player Cedric Barovero of Anderson University dies from a heart attack caused by an enlarged heart.

10-6-2002

32-year-old Irish construction worker Brian Bergin dies from the effects of a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy while jogging.

15-6-2002

14-year-old Irish basketball player and swimmer Nicola Ryan dies during the sleep of the consequences of cardiac arrest.

22-6-2002

33-year-old American baseball player Darryl Kile dies from a heart attack. His father had died at the age of 44 also of a heart attack.

15-8-2002

16-year-old Irish student Robert Manning dies of the consequences of cardiac arrest during a rugby game.

29-8-2002

19-year-old Belgian cyclist Johan Mannaert dies in bed on the consequences of cardiac arrest.

2-9-2002

27-year-old Portuguese basketball player Paolo Pinto dies from the consequences of cardiac arrest.

15-9-2002

18-year-old American football player, volleyball player and wrestler Matt Sklom dies of heart failure during training

10-10-2002

28-year-old Brazilian footballer Marco Dos Santos dies from the effects of a heart attack after he scored a goal for his Peruvian club Deportivo Wanka.

2-11-2002

19-year-old American basketmaker Derek Smith dies from the effects of a heart attack during a match at Grand Valley State University.

12-12-2002

23-year old footballer Stefan Toleski from Macedonia dies during a league match from the consequences of cardiac arrest.