Will mark brainliest :-) Click on the 3 pairs of lines from the poem that deal with the early death of the athlete.

1 THE time you won your town the race
We chaired you through the market-place

2 Smart lad, to slip betimes away
From fields where glory does not stay

3 Eyes the shady night has shut
Cannot see the record cut

4 And silence sounds no worse than cheers
After earth has stopped the ears

5 Runners whom renown outran
And the name died before the man

from what i understand it starts talking about the death at line 2.

Explanation:

2. smart lad, to slip betimes away from fields where glory does not stay

-- i believe ita saying the athletes final rest, when they fall asleep ans go to heaven where glory doesnt follow, the field being a treasure hidden in a field based on matthew 13:44

3. eyes shady night has shut cannot see the cord cut

-- i think this one directly talks about the injury itself.

5. runners whom renown outran and the name died before the man

--i believe this is discussing the career was cut short, possible due to a fatal injury or health problem. they could not yet get their name well known before having to quit, and eventually pass on.

hope this helps