- Apr 1 Hans "Buffy" Ettmayer, Austrian soccer midfielder (30 caps; FC Wacker Innsbruck, VfB Stuttgart, Hamburger SV, Freiburger FC), dies at 76
- Apr 1 Ken Buchanan, Scottish boxer (undisputed world lightweight champion 1971), dies from dementia at 77
- Apr 2 Salim Durani, Indian cricket all-rounder (29 Tests, 1 x 100, 74 wickets, BB 6/73; Saurashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan), dies from cancer at 88
- Apr 4 Birger Jensen, Danish soccer goalkeeper (19 caps; Club Brugge KV 328 games), dies at 72
Craig Breedlove (1937-2023)
Apr 4 American auto racer (5 x world land speed record holder; first to reach 500mph (800km/h) and 600mph (970km/h), dies of cancer at 86
- Apr 5 Ian McIntosh, Zimbabwean rugby union coach (South Africa 1993-94; Natal), dies at 84
- Apr 5 Sergio "Bobo" Gori, Italian soccer midfielder, forward (3 caps; Vicenza, Cagliari 166 games, Juventus), dies at 77
- Apr 5 Sudhir Naik, Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Bombay), dies at 78
- Apr 9 Fred Pancoast, American college football coach (University of Tampa, Memphis State University, Vanderbilt University), dies at 90
- Apr 11 Miguel Escobar, Colombian soccer defender (15 caps; Deportivo Pereira, Deportivo Cali), dies at 77
- Apr 14 Ken Archer, Australian cricket batsman (5 Tests; Queensland CA), dies at 95
- Apr 15 Faith Thomas, Australian cricket fast bowler (1 WTest; first Indigenous woman to represent Australia in any sport; South Australia), dies at 90
- Apr 16 Eddie Colquhoun, Scottish soccer centre back (11 caps; Sheffield United 363 games), dies at 78
- Apr 19 Dave Wilcox, American Pro Football HOF linebacker (First-team All-Pro 1971, 72; 7 x Pro Bowl; San Francisco 49ers), dies at 80
- Apr 20 Josep Maria Fusté, Spanish soccer midfielder (8 caps; FC Barcelona), dies at 82
- Apr 22 Mick Loftus, Irish Gaelic footballer (Mayo) and executive (President Gaelic Athletic Association 1985–88), dies at 93
- Apr 22 Mike Coulman, English rugby union prop (9 Tests England, 1 British & Irish Lions; Moseley RUFC) and rugby league front rower (3 Tests GB, 5 England; Salford RLFC), dies at 78
- Apr 23 Dick Towers, American college football coach (Southern Illinois University 1967-73) and executive (AD Kansas State University 1981-85), dies from multiple myeloma at 92
- Apr 25 Vera Krepkina, Russian athlete (Olympic gold USSR long jump 1960; WR 4×100m relay 1956, tied WR 100m 11.3s 1958), dies at 90
- Apr 27 Dick Groat, American baseball shortstop (NL MVP & NL batting champion 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates; 8 x MLB All-Star; St. Louis Cardinals) and College Basketball HOF guard (Duke Uni; Fort Wayne Pistons), dies at 92
- Apr 28 Jim Fox, British pentathlete (Olympics gold team 1976), dies at 81
- Apr 28 Taini Jamison (née Royal), New Zealand netball coach (New Zealand 1967-71; World C'ship 1967), dies at 95
- Apr 29 Mike Shannon, American baseball utility (World Series 1964, 67 St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (St. Louis Cardinals radio 1972-2021), dies of long COVID at 83
- Apr 29 Yuri Korolyov, Russian artistic gymnast (World All-Around Champion 1981, 85; World Cup All-Around Co-Champion 1986), dies at 60
Ralph Boston (1939-2023)
Apr 30 American athlete (Olympic gold long jump 1960, silver 1964, bronze 1968; first to break 27 feet [8.2m] barrier), dies after a stroke at 83
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