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Olympic bobsledder Simon Dunn of Australia died suddenly at age 35.
He was found at his home in Sydney and the death is not being treated as suspicious. Police assume there is a medical reason for the young athlete’s passing.
Dunn gained widespread media attention in 2014 when he became the country’s first openly gay Olympic bobsledder.
Australian Olympic bobsledder, Simon Dunn has #DiedSuddendly at the age of 35. As usual, no cause of death was given but Dunn was healthy as a horse. #SuddenDeaths2023 #VaccineDeaths #StoptheShotsNow #mRNA #DiedSuddenlyNews #Myocarditis pic.twitter.com/qbk04hDYjB
— Vidmax.com (@Newsfilter2) January 25, 2023
He retired from the team in 2016 and instead played for an all-gay rugby team. Dunn was also an LGBTQ activist.
“About 10 am on Saturday, January 21, 2023, police were called to a unit on Crown Street, Surry Hills, after reports the body of a man had been found inside,” a report said.
“The body is believed to be that of the 35-year-old occupant. Officers from Surry Hills Police Area Command have commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding his death, which is not being treated as suspicious.”
I wouldn’t be the photographer I am if it weren’t for my friend @BySimonDunn. I shall miss him very much, but always cherish the memory of our shoots and time together. #SimonDunn pic.twitter.com/Oj4ZHivf2b
— L E O H O L D E N (@snootyfoximages) January 23, 2023
More from Breitbart News:
In 2021, Dunn attempted to make a bobsledding comeback by working to join the Australian team for the 2022 Winter Olympics. But his dream was dashed when he ruptured a bicep muscle during training…
Dunn blasted the homophobic culture of rugby, saying, “There is still homophobia in sport. It’s a culture that has been created and embedded over decades, and I think we’re still at the tail end of that with the work we need to do to put an end to it,” the Daily Mail reported.
Activists also praised him for publicly kissing his partner after his rugby team, the Sydney Convicts, won their final in 2018.