- Aug 1 Eric Tindill, New Zealand rugby union halfback (1 cap; Wellington RFU), cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests, 7 dismissals) and international umpire (1 Test), dies at 99
- Aug 10 Antonio Pettigrew, American athlete (World C'ship gold 400m 1991), dies by overdose medication containing diphenhydramine at 42
- Aug 11 Markus Liebherr, Swiss businessman and sports executive (owner Southampton FC 2008-10), dies of a heart attack at 62
- Aug 16 Bobby Thomson, Scottish-American baseball player, dies at 86
- Aug 18 Hal Connolly, American Athlete and hammer thrower (b.1931)
- Aug 18 Scott Davis, American Announcer of Track and Field (b.1943)
- Aug 22 Stjepan Bobek, Yugoslav football player (b. 1923)
- Aug 27 Anton Geesink, Dutch judoka (first non-Japanese world champion, Olympic gold 1964), dies at 76
- Aug 30 Francisco Varallo, Argentine footballer (played for Argentina 1930-37), dies at 100
- Aug 31 Laurent Fignon, French road cyclist (Tour de France 1983, 84; Giro d'Italia 1989; FICP World #1 1989), dies of cancer at 50
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