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Vladimir Smirnov - Soviet fencer killed during the 1982 World Championships when his opponent's blade broke through his mask, went straight through his eye orbit and into his brain (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] hombre_fundido@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

What a crazy story. (Behr was his opponent in said match):

Forty years later, amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Behr called Smirnov's former wife in Ukraine, and gave her son-in-law and two grandchildren refuge during the war.

[–] squidsarefriends@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

What the hell. Was it on live TV?