- Aug 12 Samuel Okwaraji, Nigerian footballer (b. 1964)
- Aug 13 Tim Richmond, American race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS at 34
- Aug 18 Imry Németh, Hungarian athlete (Olympic gold hammer throw 1948, bronze 1952; WR 1959 59.88m), dies at 72
- Aug 30 Joe Collins, American baseball first baseman (World Series 1949–53, 56; New York Yankees), dies at 66
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