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Olympic Bobsledder Pavle Jovanovic Dies at Age 43

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Pavle Jovanovic, who competed in the 2006 Turin Olympics on the United States two-man and four-man bobsled teams, died by suicide at the age of 43.

Steven Mesler, Jovanovic's former teammate, wrote the following on Instagram in part Saturday (h/t Chros McDougall of Team USA):

"Pav, I can't believe another one of these needs to be written. I can't believe it's you I'm writing this about.

"My personal legend – the athlete that set the standard for focus, dedication, meticulousness, and drive – tragically took his own life at the age of 43.