How many athletes have died because of injuries sustained in a game?

Answer 1

About a million people have died from extreme sports. Some of which include working out alone.

Answer 2

Its probably very tough to say, because there are lots of extreme sports, most of which have an element of danger involved, so probably quite a few people. An exact number would not be possible to specify.

Answer 3

In 2010, a Chicago Bears fan fell out of the stadium and died. In the past 20 years, many fans fell out of upper decks at Baseball games; most were deadly. Also in 2010, a two year old fell out a sky box at a Lakers game and he died.

Answer 4

About 3.5 million people are hurt in various sports. The sports with the most injuries is Basketball with a half a million getting hurt. This is followed by bicycle accidents with head injuries resulting in death. Drowning while swimming and skiing accidents also are high in death data. The sources I used to get this information did not break down the exact number of deaths out of each sport, just the numbers hurt in each sport.

Answer 5

Annual Sports Deaths. Three to four million young men and women participate annually in organized high school and college athletics in the United States.