Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat was among the ten people killed when two helicopters collided in Argentina.
Boxer Alexis Vastine who won bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics was also among the victims.
So too was Florence Arthaud, one of the first women to carve out a name for herself in the world of sailing.
The crash happened during filming of TV survival show Dropped for TF-1.
Members of the production company, and two pilots, were also killed.
The crash happened in the western province of La Rioja near the Andes mountains.