Post by Bushman on May 1, 2012 20:18:22 GMT
Rangers Supporter Alexander Dale Oen. RIP
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By Mirror.co.uk
1 May 2012 14:45
Olympic swimmer dies: Norwegian hopeful Alexander Dale Oen suffers cardiac arrest
Twenty-six-year-old world champion tragically passes away at training camp
Norway's Alexander Dale Oen reacts after he competed in the final of the men's 100-metre breaststroke swimming event Champion: Oen was tipped to shine at London 2012
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Norwegian world swimming champion Alexander Dale Oen has died suddenly during a training camp in the USA.
The 26-year-old, who won the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke event at last year's World Championships, suffered a cardiac arrest and passed away following a training session in Flagstaff, Arizona.
In a statement, the Norwegian Swimming Federation said that on Monday evening a teammate, who noticed that Oen had spent a long time in the shower, entered the bathroom and found the 26-year-old lying on the floor.
After immediate attempts to resuscitate him failed, Oen was swiftly rushed to hospital, but he was pronounced dead less than 90 minutes after he was first found.
Gold medalist Alexander Dale Oen of Norway celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's 100m Breaststroke final Gold medal: Oen celebrates becoming world champion in Shanghai, 2011
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The Norwegian Swimming Federation statement said: "We are all in shock and this is an out-of-body experience for the whole team over here.
"Our thoughts now go primarily to families who have lost Alexander too early.
"This is the toughest day the sport of swimming in Norway has ever had."
The Federation said that Oen had undertaken a light day of training that day, including a round of golf, and that he had seemed healthy.
Oen, who won a silver medal during the 2008 Beijing Games, was tipped to be one of Norway's star performers at the upcoming Olympics.
www.mirror.co.uk/sport/swimmer-dies-world-champion-alexander-814080
QPR NORWAY
www.qpr.no/
By Mirror.co.uk
1 May 2012 14:45
Olympic swimmer dies: Norwegian hopeful Alexander Dale Oen suffers cardiac arrest
Twenty-six-year-old world champion tragically passes away at training camp
Norway's Alexander Dale Oen reacts after he competed in the final of the men's 100-metre breaststroke swimming event Champion: Oen was tipped to shine at London 2012
Getty
Norwegian world swimming champion Alexander Dale Oen has died suddenly during a training camp in the USA.
The 26-year-old, who won the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke event at last year's World Championships, suffered a cardiac arrest and passed away following a training session in Flagstaff, Arizona.
In a statement, the Norwegian Swimming Federation said that on Monday evening a teammate, who noticed that Oen had spent a long time in the shower, entered the bathroom and found the 26-year-old lying on the floor.
After immediate attempts to resuscitate him failed, Oen was swiftly rushed to hospital, but he was pronounced dead less than 90 minutes after he was first found.
Gold medalist Alexander Dale Oen of Norway celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's 100m Breaststroke final Gold medal: Oen celebrates becoming world champion in Shanghai, 2011
Getty
The Norwegian Swimming Federation statement said: "We are all in shock and this is an out-of-body experience for the whole team over here.
"Our thoughts now go primarily to families who have lost Alexander too early.
"This is the toughest day the sport of swimming in Norway has ever had."
The Federation said that Oen had undertaken a light day of training that day, including a round of golf, and that he had seemed healthy.
Oen, who won a silver medal during the 2008 Beijing Games, was tipped to be one of Norway's star performers at the upcoming Olympics.
www.mirror.co.uk/sport/swimmer-dies-world-champion-alexander-814080