- Jul 1 Fred Trueman, England cricket fast bowler (England 67 Tests, 307 wickets), dies of small cell carcinoma at 75
Gert Fredriksson (1919-2006)
Jul 5 Swedish canoeist (6 Olympic gold 1948, 52, 56, 60), dies at 86
- Jul 11 John Spencer, English snooker player (b. 1935)
- Jul 16 Ossi Reichert, German alpine skier (Olympic gold women's giant slalom 1956; silver slalom 1952), dies at 80
- Jul 30 Al Balding, Canadian golfer (first Canadian to win PGA Tour event in US, 4-time winner), dies of cancer at 82
- Jul 31 Paul Eells, American sportscaster ("Voice of the Razorbacks"), dies at 70
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