Overview
- Mateusz Chmura, a 33-year-old Polish competitor, collapsed onstage while competing in Classic Bodybuilding Medium at the PCA British finals on Sunday, Oct. 18 and received CPR twice before being taken to hospital.
- Event staff evacuated the Telford International Centre auditorium during the emergency and, after consulting athletes, organizers later resumed the competition.
- Multiple medical teams, including on-site paramedics, local ambulance crews and Midlands Air Ambulance, plus nurses and doctors who were present, worked to stabilise Chmura and assisted with his transfer to hospital.
- The PCA confirmed Chmura’s death hours after his hospital arrival and the athlete’s wife, Patrycja, has publicly denied authorising a fundraising page that has circulated online.
- No official cause of death has been released; Chmura had made his competitive debut two weeks earlier on Oct. 4 and his passing has prompted calls for privacy for the family and caution about post-tragedy online scams.