# 2022 #

• Charles Yohane (1973-2022) - Zimbabwean footballer - shot dead during a car jacking in Mzimhlophe, South Africa.
• Antonio Salazar (1989-2022) - Mexican footballer - burned and left in the trunk of his car in Tonalá, Mexico.
• Maiquel Falcão (1981-2022) - Brazilian mixed martial artist - stabbed outside a bar in Pelotas, Brazil.
• Federico Martín Aramburú (1980-2022) - Argentine rugby player - shot in a drive-by shooting in Paris, France.
• Bobby East (1984-2022) - American racing driver - stabbed at at gas station in Westminster, California, USA.
• Adreian Payne (1991-2022) - American basketball player - shot at an acquaintance home in Orlando, Florida, USA.
• Sandeep Nangal Ambian (1983-2022) - British-Indian kabaddi player - shot at a kabaddi tournament site in Mallian Khurd, India.
• Germán Ferreira (1991-2022) - Uruguayan footballer - murdered in Minas, Uruguay.
• Christian Saulsberry (1997-2022) - American gridiron football player - shot at a party in Walls, Mississippi, USA.

# 2021 #

• Agnes Tirop (1995-2021) - Kenyan long distance runner - stabbed by her husband in Iten, Kenya.
• Nathalie Maillet (1970-2021) - French-Luxembourgish racing driver - shot by her estranged husband, who committed suicide afterwards, in her home in Gouvy, Belgium.
• Álex Quiñónez (1989-2021) - Ecuadorian sprinter - shot during a robbery in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
• Jergé Hoefdraad (1986-2021) - Dutch footballer - shot at a party in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• Osagi Bascome (1998-2021) - Bermudian footballer - stabbed outside a restaurant on St. David's Island, Bermuda.
• Dwayne Sandy (1989-2021) - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines footballer - shot in Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
• Yevgen Sotnikov (1980-2021) - Ukrainian judoka - murdered in prison in Kirovske, Ukraine.

# 2020 #

• Abdiwali Olad Kanyare (1980-2020) - Somalian footballer - shot while praying in a mosque in Afgooye, Somalia.
• Kennedy Isles (1991-2020) - Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer - shot in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
• Irvino English (1977-2020) - Jamaican footballer - murdered in Kingston, Jamaica.
• Juan Diego González (1980-2020) - Colombian footballer - murdered and dismembered in Copacabana, Colombia.
• Reche Caldwell (1979-2020) - American gridiron football player - shot during a robbery in Tampa, Florida, USA.
• De'Runnya Wilson (1994-2020) - American gridiron football player - shot in his home in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
• Narciso Elvira (1967-2020) - Mexican baseball player - shot in Veracruz, Mexico.
• Dan Walters (1966-2020) - American baseball player - shot and hit by a car in San Diego, California, USA in 2003, died of his injuries in Santee, California, USA in 2020.

# 2019 #

• Gerardo Mendoza (1989-2019) - Venezuelan footballer - killed at home by burglars in Trujillo, Venezuela.
• Kelvin Maynard (1987-2019) - Surinamese footballer - shot in his car in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• Marc Batchelor (1970-2019) - South African footballer - murdered outside his home in Olivedale, South Africa.
• Tarania Clarke (1999-2019) - Jamaican footballer - stabbed over a dispute about a mobile phone in Kingston, Jamaica.
• William Haye (1948-2019) - Jamaican cricketer - shot in his home in Jamaica.
• Mário Sabino (1972-2019) - Brazilian judoka - shot in Bauru, Brazil.
• T.J. Cunningham (1972-2019) - American gridiron football player - shot by a neighbor at Eaglecrest High School in Parker, Colorado, USA.
• Eric Patterson (1993-2019) - American gridiron football player - shot by a home intruder in his home in Tampa, Florida, USA.
• Valdiram (1982-2019) - Brazilian footballer - beaten in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
• Barry Bennett (1955-2019) - American gridiron football player - shot by his son at home in Long Prairie, Minnesota, USA.
• Atta Elayyan (1985-2019) - Jordanian-New Zealand futsal player - shot during a terrorist attack in a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand.

# 2018 #

• Celia Barquín Arozamena (1996-2018) - Spanish golfer - murdered by a homeless man on the Coldwater Golf Links in Ames, Iowa, USA.
• Mlungisi Bali (1990-2018) - South African rugby player - stabbed during a traditional ceremony in Mdantsane, South Africa.
• Tazir Kariyev (1989-2018) - Russian footballer - shot in Kropotkin, Russia.
• Denis Ten (1993-2018) - Kazakhstani figure skater - stabbed by two carjackers who attempted to steal his car mirrors in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
• Óscar Munguía (1991-2018) - Honduran footballer - shot in a hotel in La Ceiba, Honduras.
• Alejandro Peñaranda (1993-2018) - Colombian footballer - shot at the house of a fellow footballer in Cali, Colombia.
• Daniel Correa (1994-2018) - Brazilian footballer - beaten and mutilated after a party in São José dos Pinhais, Brazil.
• Facundo Espíndola (1992-2018) - Argentine footballer - stabbed by a fellow footballer outside a bar in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

# 2017 #

• Viktor Chanov (1959-2017) - Ukrainian footballer - beaten to death in Kyiv, Ukraine.
• Amílcar Henríquez (1983-2017) - Panamanian footballer - died in a drive-by shooting outside his house in Colón, Panama.
• Raúl Castañeda (1982-2017) - Mexican boxer - shot at an ambush in La Paz, Mexico.
• Inkululeko Suntele (1994-2017) - Lesotho boxer - stabbed in Maseru, Lesotho.
• Georges Griffiths (1990-2017) - Ivorian footballer - shot while trying to prevent his car being stolen in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
• Edwin Mosquera (1985-2017) - Colombian weightlifter - shot in Palmira, Colombia.
• Johnson Kendrick (1992-2017) - Brazilian footballer - shot during a robbery in Guarujá, Brazil.
• Robert Curtis (1990-2017) - American gridiron football and basketball player - shot outside a Home Depot store in Victorville, California, USA.
• David Alonso López (1977-2017) - Mexican boxer - shot while driving his car in Nogales, Mexico.
• Roy Richards (1983-2017) - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines footballer - shot at a shop in Barrouallie, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
• Juan Pablo Pernalete (1996-2017) - Venezuelan basketball player - killed by a tear gas canister fired by a National Guardsman during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela.

# 2016 #

• Halambage Premasiri (1964-2016) - Sri Lankan footballer - shot in his car in Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka.
• Francisco García Moreno (1947-2016) - Mexican water polo player - murdered during an armed robbery in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
• Fiqre Crockwell (1985-2016) - Bermudian cricketer - shot in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda.
• Robert Eddins (1988-2016) - American gridiron football player - killed in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
• Antonio Armstrong (1973-2016) - American gridiron football player - shot by his son in their home in Houston, Texas, USA.
• Joe McKnight (1988-2016) - American gridiron football player - shot during a road rage incident in Terrytown, Louisiana, USA.
• Will Smith (1981-2016) - American gridiron football player - shot during a road rage incident in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
• Rodrigo Espíndola (1989-2016) - Argentine footballer - shot during a robbery in Monte Grande, Argentina.
• Ryan Jimmo (1981-2016) - Canadian mixed martial artist - ran over with a truck in a parking lot in Edmonton, Canada.
• Remigijus Morkevicius (1982-2016) - Lithuanian kickboxer - shot outside his home in Kaunas, Lithuania.
• John Barfield (1964-2016) - American baseball player - shot by an acquaintance in his apartment in Little Rock, Arkansas.

# 2015 #

• Sergei Lashchenko (1987-2015) - Ukrainian kickboxer - shot dead during an argument in Odessa, Ukraine.
• Wasantha Soysa (?-2015) - Sri Lankan karateka - attacked by a mob of 25 people at his night club in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
• Alfredo Pacheco (1982-2015) - Salvadorean footballer - shot at a gas station in Santa Ana, El Salvador.
• Vladislav Yefimov (1977-2015) - Russian footballer - shot and stabbed during a robbery in Vyshny Volochyok, Russia.
• Juan José Estrada (1963-2015) - Mexican boxer - stabbed during a family dispute in Tijuana, Mexico.
• Jaime Romero Móran (1993-2015) - Mexican artistic gymnast - shot in Guadalajara, Mexico.
• O'Neil Bell (1974-2015) - Jamaican boxer - shot while being robbed in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
• Arnold Peralta (1989-2015) - Honduran footballer - shot outside a shopping mall in La Ceiba, Honduras.
• Walter López (1977-2015) - Honduran footballer - shot outside the Estadio Comunal stadium in La Mesilla, Guatemala.
• Denis Thwaites (1944-2015) - English footballer - shot during a terrorist attack on the beach in Port el Kantaoui, Tunisia.
• Peter Tarsey (1937-2015) - British diver - shot together with his wife in their home in Xalo, Spain.
• Yuliya Balykina (1984-2015) - Belarusian sprinter - murdered by a former boyfriend in Minsk, Belarus.
• Darryl Hamilton (1964-2015) - American baseball player - shot by his girlfriend in a murder-suicide in their home in Pearland, Texas, USA.
• Zaevion Dobson (2000-2015) - American gridiron football player - shot while shielding three girls in a drive-by shooting in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
• Michael Wright (1980-2015) - Turkish-American basketball player - beaten with an axe in his car in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
• Ricardo dos Santos (1990-2015) - Brazilian surfer - shot by an off-duty police officer outside his home in Florianópolis, Brazil.
• Garrett Swasey (1971-2015) - American figure skater - shot during a mass shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.

# 2014 #

• Antonio Cermeño (1969-2014) - Venezuelan boxer - shot dead by kidnappers in Miranda, Venezuela.
• Chiwanki Lyainga (1983-2014) - Zambian footballer - stabbed to death during a bar argument in Lusaka, Zambia.
• Jhonny Perozo (1985-2014) - Venezuelan footballer - killed during a fight in an entertainment center in Lagunillas, Venezuela.
• Mille Markovic (1961-2014) - Swedish boxer - shot in the head while in his car in Stockholm, Sweden.
• Senzo Meyiwa (1984-2014) - South African footballer - shot during a robbery of his girlfriend's house in Vosloorus, South Africa.
• Gerard Kavanagh (1970-2014) - Irish boxer - shot at Harmon's Irish Bar in Elvira, Spain.
• Enzo Pastor (1982-2014) - Filipino racing driver - shot while driving in his car in Quezon City, Philippines.
• Piauí (1986-2014) - Brazilian footballer - shot in Floriano, Brazil.
• Jakell Mitchell (1996-2014) - American gridiron football player - shot at a party in Auburn, Alabama, USA.
• Juan Joseph (1987-2014) - American gridiron football player - shot outside the Allure nightclub in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
• April Jace (1974-2014) - American sprinter - shot by her husband in Los Angeles, California, USA.

# 2013 #

• Jakkrit Panichpatikum (1973-2013) - Thai sport shooter - shot dead in his car by a killer hired by his mother-in-law in Bangkok, Thailand.
• John Commins (1941-2013) - South African cricketer - murdered in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Chechenol Mongush (1972-2013) - Russian wrestler - strangled in Kyzyl, Russia.
• Genaro García (1977-2013) - Mexican boxer - shot after being pulled out of his car in Puebla, Mexico.
• Ingrid Visser (1977-2013) - Dutch volleyball player - tortured and murdered together with her boyfriend in Molina de Segura, Spain.
• João Rodrigo (1977-2013) - Brazilian footballer - murdered and dismembered by drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• David McMillan (1981-2013) - American gridiron football player - shot in a robbery attempt in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
• Odin Lloyd (1985-2013) - American gridiron football player - shot by a fellow football player in an industrial park in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, USA.
• Rod Craig (1958-2013) - American baseball player - stabbed at a homeless encampment in Los Angeles, California, USA.
• Otávio Jordão da Silva (1993-2013) - Brazilian football referee - stoned and dismembered by football spectators in Pio XII, Brazil.

# 2012 #

• Marwan Arafat (1945-2012) - Syrian football referee - assassinated by militants on the Daraa-Damascus road in Syria.
• Ghiath Tayfour (1969-2012) - Syrian boxer - assassinated by opposition forces to the government in Aleppo, Syria.
• Corrie Sanders (1966-2012) - South African boxer - shot during an armed robbery at the Thatch Haven restaurant in Brits, South Africa.
• Jeffrey Ntuka (1985-2012) - South African footballer - stabbed in Kroonstad, South Africa.
• Shaun Cummins (1968-2012) - British boxer - murdered and dismembered by his carer in his home in Leicester, England. Cummins was paralysed after a motorcycle accident in 2004.
• Pascual Pérez (1957-2012) - Dominican baseball player - beaten with a hammer and stabbed in the neck in a robbery in his home in San Gregorio de Nigua, Dominican Republic.
• Kuntal Chandra (1984-2012) - Bangladeshi cricketer - strangled in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Danny Clyburn (1974-2012) - American baseball player - shot in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA.
• Héctor Camacho (1962-2012) - Puerto Rican boxer - shot in a car outside a bar in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• Gavin Smith (1954-2012) - American basketball player - murdered in Oak Park, California, USA.
• Louis Vorster (1966-2012) - South African-Namibian cricketer - shot during a robbery in Pretoria, South Africa.
• Brandon Brown (1986-2012) - American gridiron football player - beaten by rival football players in McPherson, Kansas, USA.
• Jerry Schild (1954-2012) - American racing driver - murdered in Tioga, North Dakota, USA.

# 2011 #

• Solly Tyibilika (1979-2011) - South African rugby player - shot at a tavern in Gugulethu, South Africa.
• Aleksandar Pejanovic (1974-2011) - Serbian-Montenegrin boxer - shot by his neighbor at a café in Podgorica, Montenegro.
• Aquila Emil (1967-2011) - Papua New Guinean rugby player - shot by a former staff member of the Prime Minister in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
• Abdul Chiari (1971-2011) - Panamanian footballer - shot in front of the Estadio Armando Dely Valdés football stadium in Colón, Panama.
• Nauman Habib (1979-2011) - Pakistani cricketer - murdered in Hayatabad, Pakistan.
• Abrar Hussain (1961-2011) - Pakistani boxer - shot outside his office in Quetta, Pakistan.
• Doctor X (1968-2011) - Mexican pro wrestler - shot when he tried to break up a fight at a religious party in Iztapalapa, Mexico.
• Ignacio Flores (1953-2011) - Mexican footballer - shot while driving his truck in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
• Rafael Guzmán (1986-2011) - Mexican boxer - shot in Guadalajara, Mexico.
• Humberto Tapia (1986-2011) - Mexican boxer - shot by his boxing promoter in Hermanos Ulloa Gym in Tijuana, Mexico.
• Rouhollah Dadashi (1982-2011) - Iranian powerlifter - stabbed in a fight with the driver of another car in Karaj, Iran.
• Kert Kesküla (1975-2011) - Estonian basketball player - beaten and stabbed by a gang of teenage robbers in Tallinn, Estonia.
• Greg Halman (1987-2011) - Dutch baseball player - stabbed by his psychotic brother in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
• Édison Chará (1980-2011) - Colombian footballer - shot by hitmen in Cali, Colombia.
• William Morais (1991-2011) - Brazilian footballer - shot during a robbery at home in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
• Chauncey Hardy (1988-2011) - American basketball player - beaten at a nightclub in Giurgiu, Romania.

# 2010 #

• Améleté Abalo (1962-2010) - Togolese footballer - killed in a terrorist attack on the Togo national football team bus in Cabinda, Angola.
• Eddie Moussa (1984-2010) - Lebanese-Swedish footballer - shot to death at Café Oasen in Södertälje, Sweden.
• Nelson Rivera (1991-2010) - Salvadorean footballer - shot while traveling in a car in San Salvador, El Salvador.
• Philip Tisson (1985-2010) - Saint Lucian footballer - shot in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
• Yuri Shishlov (1945-2010) - Russian footballer - shot as revenge for testifying in a court case in Moscow, Russia.
• La Fiera (1961-2010) - Mexican pro wrestler - stabbed during a mugging in Mexico City, Mexico.
• Édgar García de Dios (1977-2010) - Mexican footballer - shot while taking a taxi in Naucalpan, Mexico.
• El Hijo de Cien Caras (1976-2010) - Mexican pro wrestler - shot in his car in Coyoacán, Mexico.
• Guillermo Meza (1988-2010) - Mexican footballer - shot in Mexico City, Mexico.
• Brandon Joyce (1984-2010) - American gridiron football player - shot in a robbery in St. Charles, Missouri, USA.
• Rosalind Ross (1980-2010) - American basketball player - shot by her partner at a drive-thru restaurant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
• Lorenzen Wright (1975-2010) - American basketball player - shot in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
• Yeardley Love (1987-2010) - American lacrosse player - beaten in her apartment in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
• Garry Purdham (1978-2010) - English rugby player - shot by a spree killer in Gosforth, England.

# 2009 #

• Jackie Pretorius (1934-2009) - South African racing driver - attacked by burglars in his home in Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Július Nôta (1971-2009) - Slovak footballer - stabbed to death while walking his dog in Rimavské Janovce, Slovakia.
• Marian Cozma (1982-2009) - Romanian handball player - stabbed at a bar in Veszprém, Hungary.
• Abel Tador (1984-2009) - Nigerian footballer - shot by armed robbers in Niger Delta, Nigeria.
• Victor Helu (1983-2009) - Namibian footballer - stabbed in Windhoek, Namibia.
• Espectrito II (1975-2009) - Mexican pro wrestler - poisoned by prostitute robbers in Mexico City, Mexico.
• La Parkita (1975-2009) - Mexican pro wrestler - poisoned by prostitute robbers in Mexico City, Mexico.
• Orane Simpson (1983-2009) - Jamaican footballer - attacked and stabbed in Kingston, Jamaica.
• Robbie McCallion (1979-2009) - Irish Gaelic footballer - struck by a vehicle in Dublin, Ireland.
• Ricardo Londoño (1949-2009) - Colombian racing driver - shot in his hotel in San Bernardo del Viento, Colombia.
• Kiril Vajarov (1988-2009) - Bulgarian ice hockey player - stabbed in a nightclub in Sofia, Bulgaria.
• Steve McNair (1973-2009) - American gridiron football player - shot by his girlfriend in a murder-suicide in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
• Lavelle Felton (1979-2009) - American basketball player - shot in his car at a gas station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
• Vernon Forrest (1971-2009) - American boxer - shot during a robbery at a gas station in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
• Jasper Howard (1989-2009) - American gridiron football player - stabbed outside a school dance in Mansfield, Connecticut, USA.
• Dave Laut (1956-2009) - American shot putter - shot by his wife in his home in Oxnard, California, USA.
• Edward Arthur Thomas (1950-2009) - American gridiron football coach - shot by a former player in the weight room of the his football team in Parkersburg, Iowa.
• Eli Uzan (1963-2009) - Israeli footballer - shot in his car in Beersheba, Israel.

# 2008 #

• Kuruppu Karunaratne (1960-2008) - Sri Lankan long distance runner - killed by a suicide bomber at a marathon in Weliveriya, Sri Lanka.
• Eudy Simelane (1977-2008) - South African footballer - raped, beaten and stabbed in KwaThema, South Africa.
• Rahatullah (1989-2008) - Pakistani cricketer - shot in Peshawar, Pakistan.
• Wesley Ngetich Kimutai (1977-2008) - Kenyan marathon runner - shot with a poison arrow in Emarti, Kenya.
• Lucas Sang (1961-2008) - Kenyan sprinter - stoned and burnt by a mob in Eldoret, Kenya.
• Shane Geoghegan (1980-2008) - Irish rugby player - shot in a gang feud after being mistaken for a drug dealer in Limerick, Ireland.
• Tamás Bujkó (1962-2008) - Hungarian judoka - thrown acid at, stabbed and beaten at the Sudbury Hill underground station in London, England.
• Thiago da Silva (1983-2008) - Brazilian footballer - tortured and shot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• Ivan Caesar (1967-2008) - American gridiron football player - shot at home in Orlando, Florida, USA.
• Darío Dubois (1971-2008) - Argentine footballer - shot while leaving his place of work.
• Lakshman de Alwis (1940-2008) - Sri Lankan sprinter and athletics coach - killed by a suicide bomber at a marathon in Weliveriya, Sri Lanka.
• Justin Eilers (1978-2008) - American mixed martial artist - shot by his stepfather at his mother's home in Nampa, Idaho, USA.
• Rhoshii Wells (1976-2008) - American boxer - shot in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

# 2007 #

• James Oyebola (1961-2007) - Nigerian-British boxer - shot after assisting staff at the Chateau 6 nightclub in London, England.
• Peter Burgstaller (1964-2007) - Austrian footballer - shot during a robbery at a golf course in Durban, South Africa.
• Nancy Benoit (1964-2007) - American pro wrestling manager - strangled by her husband at home in Fayetteville, Georgia, USA.
• Jerome Lambert (1971-2007) - American basketball player - shot in Rosston, Arkansas, USA.
• Howard Porter (1948-2007) - American basketball player - beaten in a robbery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
• Darrent Williams (1982-2007) - American gridiron football player - shot in a drive-by shooting in Denver, Colorado, USA.
• Sean Taylor (1983-2007) - American gridiron football player - shot by burglars in his home in Miami, Florida, USA.
• Jovan Manovic (1977-2007) - Croatian basketball player - killed in a café in Belgrade, Serbia.
• Iron Mike Steele (1955-2007) - American pro wrestler - deliberately rammed off his motorcycle in Tampa, Florida, USA.
• Hussein Dokmak (1981-2007) - Lebanese footballer - killed by a car bomb outside the Rafic El-Hariri Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon.
• Hussein Naeem (1987-2007) - Lebanese footballer - killed by a car bomb outside the Rafic El-Hariri Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon.

# 2006 #

• Corinne Rey-Bellet (1972-2006) - Swiss alpine skier - shot to death by her husband in her parents home in Les Crosets, Switzerland.
• Selvin González (1981-2006) - Salvadorean footballer - shot by home invaders in his girlfriend's house in Soyapango, El Salvador.
• Samuel Félix (1977-2006) - Mexican modern pentathlete - shot in his home in Lamont, California, USA.
• Raatbek Sanatbayev (1969-2006) - Kyrgyzstani wrestler - shot outside a shopping center in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
• Trevor Berbick (1954-2006) - Jamaican boxer - beaten by his nephew with a steel pipe at a church in Norwich, Jamaica.
• Gianmario Roveraro (1936-2006) - Italian high jumper - beaten to death near Parma, Italy.
• Kiyan Prince (1990-2006) - English footballer - stabbed by a fellow student outside his school in London, England.
• Tue Bjørn Thomsen (1972-2006) - Danish boxer - stabbed in a bar fight in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Elson Becerra (1978-2006) - Colombian footballer - shot in a night club in Cartagena, Colombia.
• Martín Zapata (1970-2006) - Colombian footballer - killed in Cali, Colombia.
• Rogério Lobo (1971-2006) - Brazilian boxer - shot during a robbery of his restaurant in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
• Simon Shanks (1971-2006) - American gridiron football player - shot during a robbery at his home in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
• Ryan Francis (1987-2006) - American basketball player - shot in his car in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
• Bryan Pata (1984-2006) - American gridiron football player - shot by a fellow football player outside his apartment in Kendall, Florida, USA.
• Ozell Jones (1960-2006) - American basketball player - shot in his apartment in Lancaster, California, USA.

# 2005 #

• Mzukisi Sikali (1971-2005) - South African boxer - stabbed to death by muggers in Uitenhage, South Africa.
• William López (1978-2005) - Salvadorean footballer - shot by gang members in Quezaltepeque, El Salvador.
• Luis Caballero (1962-2005) - Paraguayan footballer - killed during a robbery in his office in Asunción, Paraguay.
• Bayaman Erkinbayev (1967-2005) - Kyrgyzstani wrestler - shot at home in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
• Koba Kurtanidze (1964-2005) - Georgian judoka - died after six years in a coma in Gori, Georgia, after falling out of a car during a carjacking.
• Simon Webb (1949-2005) - British chess player - stabbed by his son in his home in Stockholm, Sweden.
• Peter Smit (1961-2005) - Dutch martial artist - shot in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
• Agapito Sánchez (1970-2005) - Dominican boxer - shot by an off-duty Air Force sergeant in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
• Lucio España (1971-2005) - Colombian footballer - shot during a robbery in Jamundí, Colombia.
• David Lang (1967-2005) - American gridiron football player - shot in Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA.
• Félix Javier Pérez (1971-2005) - Puerto Rican basketball player - shot during a robbery outside his home in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
• Dmitry Nelyubin (1971-2005) - Russian track cyclist - stabbed in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
• Chris Wright (1972-2005) - American gridiron football player - shot in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
• Julian Letterlough (1969-2005) - American boxer - shot outside a bar in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.

# 2004 #

• Branko Bulatovic (1951-2004) - Montenegrin football administrator - shot in the lobby of the Serbia and Montenegro FA in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
• Albeiro Usuriaga (1966-2004) - Colombian footballer - shot in a nightclub in Cali, Colombia.
• Claudinei Resende (1978-2004) - Brazilian footballer - shot in a concert hall in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
• Brice Hunter (1974-2004) - American gridiron football player - shot outside his apartment in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
• Robert Quiroga (1969-2004) - American boxer - stabbed in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
• David Hookes (1955-2004) - Australian cricketer - beaten by a bouncer outside the Beaconsfield Hotel in Melbourne, Australia.

# 2003 #

• Yuri Tishkov (1971-2003) - Russian footballer - stabbed outside his home in Moscow, Russia.
• Milton Flores (1974-2003) - Honduran footballer - shot in his car in the red light district of San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
• Hans Pietsch (1968-2003) - German Go player - shot by armed robbers in Amatitlán, Guatemala.
• Dernell Stenson (1978-2003) - American baseball player - shot and run over with his car in Chandler, Arizona, USA.
• Iván Calderón (1962-2003) - Puerto Rican baseball player - shot at a bar in Loiza, Puerto Rico.
• Patrick Dennehy (1982-2003) - American basketball player - shot by a teammate in Waco, Texas, USA.
• Alex Gong (1970-2003) - American Muay Thai kickboxer - shot in San Francisco, California, USA.

# 2002 #

• Ricardo Bitancort (1972-2002) - Uruguayan footballer - stabbed to death during a fight at a dance in Montevideo, Uruguay.
• Mark Parker (1975-2002) - New Zealand cricketer - died in an Islamist terror attack in Kuta, Indonesia.
• Tibor Simon (1965-2002) - Hungarian footballer - beaten by security personnel outside a pub in Budapest, Hungary.
• Jairo Zulbarán (1970-2002) - Colombian footballer - shot in a public market in Santa Marta, Colombia.
• Damien Covington (1972-2002) - American gridiron football player - killed in a robbery in a friend's apartment.
• Jo Jo Heath (1957-2002) - American gridiron football player - stabbed in Charleroi, Pennsylvania.
• Jake Young (1968-2002) - American gridiron football player - killed by a bomb in a terrorist attack in Kuta, Indonesia.
• Hocine Soltani (1972-2002) - Algerian boxer - killed in Marseille, France. Soltani's body was missing for over two years.
• George Trapp (1948-2002) - American basketball player - stabbed by a roommate in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
• Bison Dele (1969-2002) - American basketball player - likely shot by his brother on board his boat in Tahiti, French Polynesia.

# 2001 #

• Francois Weideman (1960-2001) - South African cricketer - shot during a robbery at the CMR Golf Course in Maraisburg, South Africa.
• Matthews Motshwarateu (1958-2001) - South African long distance runner - shot outside his home in Soweto, South Africa.
• Kira Ivanova (1963-2001) - Russian figure skater - stabbed in her apartment in Moscow, Russia.
• Peter Blake (1948-2001) - New Zealand sailor - shot by pirates while monitoring environment change on the Amazon River in Macapá, Brazil.
• Manbahadur Tamang (1958-2001) - Nepalese Taekwondo practitioner - murdered by Maoist in Nuwakot District, Nepal.
• David Nelson (1962-2001) - English rugby player - shot at the Wilson's Arms pub in Seacroft, England.
• Ed Vijent (1963-2001) - Dutch footballer - stabbed after an argument about parking spaces by a neighbour in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• Eddie Melo (1960-2001) - Portuguese-Canadian boxer - shot by mob hitmen outside Amici Sport Café in Mississauga, Canada.
• Robert W. Camac (1940-2001) - American race horse trainer - shot at his farm in Oldmans Township, New Jersey, USA.
• Garnet Bailey (1948-2001) - Canadian ice hockey player - died in a plane crash terrorist attack in Manhattan, New York, USA.
• Mark Bavis (1970-2001) - American ice hockey player - died in a plane crash terrorist attack in Manhattan, New York, USA.
• Nezam Hafiz (1969-2001) - Guyanese-American cricketer - died in a plane crash terrorist attack in Manhattan, New York, USA.
• Dan Trant (1961-2001) - American basketball player - died in a plane crash terrorist attack in Manhattan, New York, USA.
• Eamon McEneaney (1954-2001) - American lacrosse player - died in a plane crash terrorist attack in Manhattan, New York, USA.
• Miodrag Stojanovic (1950-2001) - Serbian boxer - shot outside the Partizan Stadium in Belgrade, Serbia.
• Sulaiman bin Hashim (1983-2001) - Singaporean footballer - stabbed by a gang in Clarke Quay, Singapore.
• Jimmy Millen (1973-2001) - English boxer - shot in a drive-by shooting outside his home in Hastings, England.
• Mari-Rae Sopper (1966-2001) - American gymnastics coach - died in a plane crash terrorist attack in Arlington County, Virginia, USA.

# 2000 #

• Wirantha Fernando (1959-2000) - Sri Lankan cricketer - killed in his sister-in-law's house by a mob of 20 people armed with knives and swords in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
• Matija Ljubek (1953-2000) - Croatian sprint canoeist - shot by an estranged brother-in-law in Valpovo, Croatia.
• Buster Matheney (1956-2000) - American basketball player - shot in Los Angeles, California, USA.
• Fred Lane (1975-2000) - American gridiron football player - shot by his wife in their home in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.
• Ray Lathon (1966-2000) - American boxer - shot outside a boxing gym in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
• Luan Zylfo (1954-2000) - Albanian football referee - shot at a café in Tirana, Albania.
• Derek Dunne (1967-2000) - Irish footballer - shot outside his apartment in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• Haris Brkic (1974-2000) - Yugoslav/Serbian basketball player - shot outside the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in Belgrade, Serbia.
• Duane Thomas (1961-2000) - American boxer - murdered in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

# 1999 #

• Elena Murgoci (1960-1999) - Romanian long distance runner - stabbed outside her home by a jealous boyfriend in Targoviste, Romania.
• Thomas Americo (1958-1999) - East Timorese-Indonesian boxer - dragged from his car and shot by militia in Dili, East Timor.
• Ricky Byrdsong (1956-1999) - American basketball coach - shot in a spree killing in Evanston, Illinois, USA.
• Alfredo Layne (1959-1999) - Panamanian boxer - shot.

# 1998 #

• Tito Díaz (1970-1998) - Salvadorean footballer - shot in a bar in Santa Rosa de Lima, El Salvador.
• Adam Wright (1975-1998) - Australian rugby player - shot outside the Five Dock Hotel in Sydney, Australia.
• Tim Hall (1974-1998) - American gridiron football player - shot in a car in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
• Alan Morris (1954-1998) - English footballer - murdered outside his home in Chester, England.
• Chris Trickle (1972-1998) - American racing driver - shot on the freeway in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

# 1997 #

• Mahinda Jayaratne (1967-1997) - Sri Lankan cricketer - shot dead while helping running a local political campaign.
• Eduard Zakharov (1975-1997) - Russian boxer - stabbed at a party in Ukhta, Russia.
• Aleksey Chudinov (1972-1997) - Russian boxer - killed in Podolsk, Russia.
• Ashley Harvey-Walker (1944-1997) - English cricketer - shot at a private club in Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Don O'Riley (1945-1997) - American baseball player - shot during a robbery at a convenience store in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
• Anthony Roberts (1955-1997) - American basketball player - shot outside his apartment in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
• Don Jordan (1934-1997) - American boxer - beaten during a robbery in 1996, he died of his injuries in San Pedro, California, USA in 1997.

# 1996 #

• Eliakim Khumalo (1940-1996) - South African footballer - shot during a carjacking outside his home in Soweto, South Africa.
• Marlin Barnes (1974-1996) - American gridiron football player - beaten in his campus apartment at the University of Miami in Dade City, Florida, USA.
• Aimee Willard (1974-1996) - American lacrosse player - beaten with a tire iron in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Dave Schultz (1959-1996) - American wrestler - shot by the owner of the wrestling facility he worked at in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA.

# 1995 #

• Gus Polidor (1961-1995) - Venezuelan baseball player - killed by car thiefs in Caracas, Venezuela.
• Peter Karlsson (1966-1995) - Swedish ice hockey player - stabbed to death by a teenager who claimed Karlsson made a sexual approach towards him in Västerås, Sweden.
• William Strydom (1942-1995) - South African cricketer - shot during a robbery at his business in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
• Gojko Zec (1935-1995) - Serbian football manager - murdered during an armed robbery in Luanda, Angola.
• Sergei Kobozev (1964-1995) - Russian boxer - shot by Russian Mafia at a car repair shop in Livingston, New Jersey, USA. Kobozev was missing until his remains were found in 1999.
• Gilles Andruet (1958-1995) - French chess player - beaten, possibly because of gambling debt, in Saulx-les-Chartreux, France.
• Pedro Nolasco (1962-1995) - Dominican boxer - shot in an attempted robbery in his home in La Romana, Dominican Republic.
• Elvis Álvarez (1965-1995) - Colombian boxer - shot in Medellín, Colombia.
• Brian Smith (1940-1995) - Canadian ice hockey player - shot in the parking lot outside the radio station he was working at in Ottawa, Canada.
• Vasil Iliev (1965-1995) - Bulgarian wrestler - shot in his car outside a restaurant in Sofia, Bulgaria.