The medical examiner's office issues its finding in the death of a Olympic silver medalist found dead Tuesday morning.
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The medical examiner's office issues its finding in the death of a Olympic silver medalist found dead Tuesday morning at the Solana Beach home of a friend.
Officials said Wednesday that San Diego native Mike Whitmarsh committed suicide.
Whitmarsh was found Tuesday in the garage a friend's Solana Beach home. He was 46 years old.
Whitmarsh died from carbon-monoxide poisoning after inhaling car-exhaust fumes, according to the medical examiner's office.
The San Diego native played basketball for the University of San Diego and had a brief stint in the NBA. He later took up volleyball and won a medal at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.
Whitmarsh is survived by his wife and two children.
