When was the last Olympic event where someone died? I believe it is Knut Jensen in 1960?
Because the womens surfing could be the next...
outside of the women who are on the WSL most are unequipped to surf such a big, powerful wave. And given that they are ~50kg instead of ~85kg that force is far more dangerous. Even the women who are in the Challenger Series (Euros and others not in WSL)... I mean... they might have surfed a comp with waves this big ONCE in their life, many never... and the ones BELOW challenger level... hell, this aint Hossegor or Ericeira, may as well be a different sport.
Made more stark by the fact that the best womens surfers are even more concentrated nation wise... ~9 from USA, ~6 from Aus and ~3 from Brazil. (then Hennessy for Costa Rica and Defay for France)
Only 9 of the best ~25 surfers in the world are here... 5 of the top 10 are not... and quite a few of them are not top 100. Some are not top ~200!
* same applies to a lesser extent in mens too... some of the guys in their heats just looked overawed by the volume.