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After the death of Marc-Vivien Foé of Cameroon during a 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup match, his autopsy revealed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Miklós "Miki" Fehér, a Hungarian football player who died during a match on January 25, 2004, also suffered from HCM.

Other noted athletes believed or suspected to have died from HCM include NFL players Thomas Herrion, Mitch Frerotte, Damien Nash, Gaines Adams , and Derrick Faison; NBA players Reggie Lewis, Jason Collier, and Kevin Duckworth; NHL player Sergei Zholtok; baseball pitcher Joe Kennedy; long distance runner Ryan Shay; Loyola Marymount basketball star Hank Gathers; NFL Defensive End Kansas State football player Anthony Bates; OHL Windsor Spitfires captain Mickey Renaud; and Russian hockey star Alexei Cherepanov.

On December 10, 2008, NBA player Cuttino Mobley announced his retirement due to worsening HCM.

British comedy actor Leonard Rossiter died from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in 1984 while waiting to go onstage at the Lyric Theatre, London.

Jesse Marunde, an American strongman, died of HCM in 2007 after a workout at his gym.