{"id":32392,"date":"2026-10-23T06:20:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T06:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=32392"},"modified":"2026-10-23T06:20:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T06:20:38","slug":"mateusz-chmura-bodybuilder-dies-after-collapsing-on-stage-the-day-before-his-34th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=32392","title":{"rendered":"Mateusz Chmura: Bodybuilder dies after collapsing on stage the day before his 34th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div id=\"mos-11bcf0a8-7cc4-4442-8af9-e3e33a1f030a\" style=\"display: contents;\">\n<div class=\"bookmark-experience\" id=\"bookmark-modal-94a8ebe321ffM1ru84tr7rZ430\">\n<div class=\"modal\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"bookmark-headline\">\n    <button class=\"close-btn\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close\" onclick=\"this.closest('.bookmark-experience').style.display='none'\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"close-btn__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"logo-row\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/MOS+prompts\/Independent+Membership+White.png\" alt=\"Independent Membership\" class=\"logo-premium-image\"\/>\n    <\/div>\n<p class=\"body-text\">Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"\/subscribe?regSourceMethod=Bookmarks\" class=\"subscribe-link\" target=\"_parent\">Join today<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"login-copy\">\n      Already a member?<br \/>\n      <a href=\"#\" class=\"login-link login-trigger\" external-event=\"openLogin\">Log in<\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A bodybuilder has died after collapsing on stage during a competition, just twenty-four hours before his 34th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Mateusz Chmura, 33, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/wakefield\">Wakefield<\/a>, collapsed while competing in the Classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/bodybuilding\">Bodybuilding<\/a> Medium event at the PCA British Finals at the Telford International Centre on Sunday (18 Oct).<\/p>\n<p>The Physical Culture Association (PCA), which hosted the event, said that Chmura was attended to by paramedics, local ambulance staff and the Midlands Air Ambulance crew prior to being taken to hospital. <\/p>\n<p>Despite attempts to save him, he later died.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on Monday, the PCA said: &#8220;It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Mateusz Chmura, 33, from Wakefield, has passed away.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our deepest condolences go to his wife, family, friends and everyone who knew and loved him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-ac2e9cd-2 cySFGV sc-ac2e9cd-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-ac2e9cd-0 kBVxEi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/10\/21\/8\/01\/Jam_Press_JMP926221.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/10\/21\/8\/01\/Jam_Press_JMP926221.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/10\/21\/8\/01\/Jam_Press_JMP926221.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;crop=3%3A2%2Csmart&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mateusz Chmura died after collapsing on stage\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 YlsWU hgzWpY\">Mateusz Chmura died after collapsing on stage<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 gjqsiM\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->JamPress<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The PCA halted the contest while Chmura received medical treatment, before resuming the event following a meeting with the remaining athletes.<\/p>\n<p>Chmura made his bodybuilding debut two weeks earlier, coming second in the PCA First Timers show in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/yorkshire\">Yorkshire<\/a> on 4 October. He would have turned 34 on Monday 19 October.<\/p>\n<p>Following his death, his wife Patrycja Chmura alerted the public to an unauthorised online fundraiser claiming to collect money for the family.<\/p>\n<p>Writing via her late husband&#8217;s Instagram page, she confirmed she had no association with the campaign and had not granted permission for anyone to accept donations on their behalf.<\/p>\n<p>She said: &#8220;I want to make it clear that I have nothing to do with this fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I did not create it, I did not give permission for it to be created, and I have not authorised anyone to collect money on behalf of me or my family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She urged people not to contribute, adding: &#8220;I beg you, please do not donate to this fundraiser.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She said that any legitimate campaign would be announced through an official channel if the family chose to launch one. She also thanked supporters for their messages of sympathy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going through something incredibly painful and right now I simply do not have the words or the strength to say much more,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The couple married two months ago and had trained together less than 48 hours before Chmura collapsed. No official cause of death has been announced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/mateusz-chmura-death-cause-bodybuilder-b3070687.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in A bodybuilder has died after collapsing on stage during a competition, just twenty-four hours before his 34th birthday. 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