Yes. Here is a news article related to a 15 year old that died in 2004 doing gymnastics. http://www.farragutpress.com/articles/2004/02/381.html I know of another girl Julissa Gomez who broke her neck while competing in Japan in 1988. In 1991 she never regained consciousness after she went into a coma. She went into a coma a few days later and died in 1991 without ever regaining consciousness. In 1994,Christy Henrich died due to multiple organ failures caused by her eating disorders. She was 4-foot-11 and weighed 47 pounds.
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Yes, people have died in gymnastics, or for reasons linked to gymnastics.
Alexandra Huci passed away at age 12 after collapsing in training.
Yelena Mukhina parylsed performing a thomas salto, and she eventually died.
Julissa Gomez broke her neck performing a Yurchenko vault. She passed away after a period in vegetative state.
Christy Henrich died of anorexia after a judge told her to lose weight.
yes a lot of cheer leaders have been killed even some of the best......
just do what ur coach tells you to do and ull be fine