One of the best runners in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Osman Junuzovic, passed away

Answer: an undiagnosed heart problem.

Well, I'm not so sure about that. Imagine how many times he ran hard. He could have died earlier even it was am undiagnosed heart problem.

Why start a thread for one person who died. 3 million Americans will die this year. Why is this one more important to you than the others?

Well, this is a website about running.

Potential EPO that went wrong?

If this guy had a heart condition he probably wouldn't be able to run at all.

Dr. of the Right wrote:

Why start a thread for one person who died. 3 million Americans will die this year. Why is this one more important to you than the others?

Start another 2999999 threads to even it out.

Dr. of the Right wrote:

Why start a thread for one person who died. 3 million Americans will die this year. Why is this one more important to you than the others?

Dear God, it's a running website. Sure, it's based in America and gravitates around American news, but I've never even been to America and it's where I consume most of my running content.

Have some sympathy. Someone died. I hope his family and his running community are all okay and get through this together

40e wrote:

What is usually the cause when a young athlete dies of a heart failure?

http://www.sarajevotimes.com/one-of-the-best-athletes-osman-junuzovic-dies-at-the-age-of-27/

Usually hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

This guy was runner he has some achievements in running. He has extraordinary ability and he proved it. So what is your problem becouse is written about him. Have mercy and don't bring your unreasonable comment.

Here are his PB's.....rather soft for all the hype----Anybody dying is important though, but to be reported here and getting a front page thread?

Outdoor

1500 Metres 3:55.27 Zenica (BIH) 10 JUN 2017 911

3000 Metres 8:12.08 Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb (CRO) 29 AUG 2017 986

5000 Metres 14:49.76 Skopje (MKD) 10 AUG 2019 841

10,000 Metres 30:34.73 Centar Safet Zajko, Sarajevo (BIH) 12 JUL 2020 906

2000 Metres Steeplechase 6:20.92 Tampere (FIN) 20 JUL 2009 796

3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:47.47 Pravets (BUL) 03 SEP 2019 1047

10 Kilometres 29:47 Banja Luka (BIH) 07 SEP 2019

40e wrote:

What is usually the cause when a young athlete dies of a heart failure?

http://www.sarajevotimes.com/one-of-the-best-athletes-osman-junuzovic-dies-at-the-age-of-27/

Has to be COVID. Young healthy people have never died of heart related issues until COVID came along. Not once, ever.

30:45X-C1978 wrote:

Here are his PB's.....rather soft for all the hype----Anybody dying is important though, but to be reported here and getting a front page thread?

Outdoor

1500 Metres 3:55.27 Zenica (BIH) 10 JUN 2017 911

3000 Metres 8:12.08 Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb (CRO) 29 AUG 2017 986

5000 Metres 14:49.76 Skopje (MKD) 10 AUG 2019 841

10,000 Metres 30:34.73 Centar Safet Zajko, Sarajevo (BIH) 12 JUL 2020 906

2000 Metres Steeplechase 6:20.92 Tampere (FIN) 20 JUL 2009 796

3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:47.47 Pravets (BUL) 03 SEP 2019 1047

10 Kilometres 29:47 Banja Luka (BIH) 07 SEP 2019

*Americans that have bronze world championship medals test positive*

LRC: THEYRE INNOCENT!

*Club Runner from Bosnia that runs some very solid but achievable times suddenly fatally dies at a young age*

LRC: HES TAKING EPO!

Sarcasm aside, all my condolences to the family

I've spent most summers in Bosnia and Croatia for decades, know Sarajevo well, and done some work with their athletics federation.

It's a small place and runners of that calibre (indeed, endurance athletes in general) don't pop up that often down there. It's also a poor place with huge youth unemployment. There is virtually no sponsorship for anything but football, and minimal interest in athletics - Tuka was world class for years before most locals had heard of him. It's ridiculous to think that someone at his level, who isn't going to start getting big bucks even if he gets 15 seconds faster, would be spending money on EPO.

Condolences to his family should be your only thoughts.

cardiac issue.

30:45X-C1978 wrote:

but to be reported here and getting a front page thread?

Yeah well, when someone starts a new thread it goes straight to the top of the message board front page, funny that.

Also, the more people like you who keep posting on it saying disparaging things, the longer it will stay there.

What happened to Amel Tuka? He is no where near his 2015 shape?