- Mar 2 Sandra Schmirler, Canadian curler (Olympic gold team 1998; World C'ship gold 1993, 94, 87), dies of metastatic adenocarcinoma at 36
- Mar 6 Chris Balderstone, English cricket batsman (England, belated faced WI in 1976), dies at 59
- Mar 11 Alfred Schwarzmann, German gymnast (Olympic gold individual, team, horse vault, 2 x bronze 1936; silver 1952), dies at 87
- Mar 12 Mack Robinson, American 200m dash (Olympic silver 1932), dies at 85