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Latest revision as of 11:24, 4 February 2026
This article contains a list of the oldest living olympians. Of those verified living, the oldest is Rhoda Wurtele.
Oldest living olympians
| Rank | Name | Date of birth | Country | Sport | Medal(s) | Olympic(s) | Age (years, days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhoda Wurtele | January 21, 1922 |  Canada
|
Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 104 years, 18 days |
| 2 | William de Rham | August 22, 1922 |  Switzerland
|
Equestrian | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 103 years, 170 days |
| 3 | Wu Chengzhang | February 8, 1924 |  China
|
Basketball | 0 | London (1948) | 102 years, 0 days |
| 4 | Birte Christoffersen | March 28, 1924 |  Denmark
|
Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | London (1948), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 101 years, 317 days |
| 5 | Yulen Uralov | November 23, 1924 |  Soviet Union
|
Fencing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 101 years, 77 days |
| 6 | Colette Fanara | February 15, 1925 |  France
|
Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 100 years, 358 days |
| 7 | Erna Herbers | May 2, 1925 |  Germany
|
Swimming | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 100 years, 282 days |
| 8 | Ricardo Primitivo González | May 12, 1925 |  Argentina
|
Basketball | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 100 years, 272 days |
| 9 | Günther Haase | June 11, 1925 | Germany
|
Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952) | 100 years, 242 days |
| 10 | Giacomo Mosele | July 30, 1925 |  Italy
|
Cross-country Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 100 years, 193 days |
| 11 | Freddy Ehrström | August 29, 1925 |  Finland
|
Sailing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 100 years, 163 days |
| 12 | André-Jacques Marie | October 14, 1925 | France
|
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 100 years, 117 days |
| 13 | Egon Schöpf | October 16, 1925 |  Austria
|
Alpine Skiing | 0 | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 100 years, 115 days |
| 14 | Maud von Rosen | December 24, 1925 |  Sweden
|
Equestrian | 1 (1 Bronze) | Munich (1972) | 100 years, 46 days |
| 15 | Ninel Krutova | January 3, 1926 | Soviet Union
|
Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 100 years, 36 days |
| 16 | Trude Klecker | February 7, 1926 | Austria
|
Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 100 years, 1 day |
| 17 | Micheline Desmazières | February 23, 1926 | France
|
Alpine Skiing | 0 | St. Moritz (1948) | 99 years, 350 days |
| 18 | Giorgio Bongiovanni | March 4, 1926 | Italy
|
Basketball | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 341 days |
| 19 | Gordon Ingate | March 29, 1926 |  Australia
|
Sailing | 0 | Munich (1972) | 99 years, 316 days |
| 20 | Adriana Millard | May 13, 1926 |  Chile
|
Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 271 days |
| 21 | Carmen Vall | June 17, 1926 |  Spain
|
Fencing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 99 years, 236 days |
| 22 | Luis Molné | June 26, 1926 | Spain
|
Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 99 years, 227 days |
| 23 | Anthony Purssell | July 5, 1926 | .svg){kind=small} Great Britain
|
Rowing | 0 | London (1948) | 99 years, 218 days |
| 24 | Cheng Chi-sen | July 13, 1926 |  Chinese Taipei
|
Sport Shooting | 0 | Mexico City (1968) | 99 years, 210 days |
| 25 | Hyacinth Walters | July 15, 1926 |  Jamaica
|
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 208 days |
| 26 | Léon Roth | September 10, 1926 |  Luxembourg
|
Canoeing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 151 days |
| 27 | Ernesto Sastre | December 17, 1926 |  Colombia
|
Fencing | 0 | Tokyo (1964) | 99 years, 53 days |
| 28 | Jaime Piqueras | January 8, 1927 |  Peru
|
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 99 years, 31 days |
| 29 | Mario Rosas | January 14, 1927 | Colombia
|
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 99 years, 25 days |
| 30 | Jean Hamilius | February 5, 1927 | Luxembourg
|
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 3 days |
| 31 | Carlos Caballero | February 15, 1927 | Colombia
|
Weightlifting | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 98 years, 358 days |
| 32 | Harold Frederick | February 18, 1927 |  United States Virgin Islands
|
Sport Shooting | 0 | Munich (1972),Montreal (1976) | 98 years, 355 days |
| 33 | Gábor Benedek | March 23, 1927 |  Hungary
|
Modern Pentathlon | 2 (1 Gold, 1 Silver) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 322 days |
| 34 | Zbigniew Żarnowiecki | April 15, 1927 |  Poland
|
Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 299 days |
| 35 | Pedro Cabrera | April 26, 1927 | Spain
|
Fencing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 98 years, 288 days |
| 36 | Wang Yih-jiun | May 17, 1927 | Chinese Taipei
|
Basketball | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 267 days |
| 37 | Léon Letsch | May 23, 1927 | Luxembourg
|
Football | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 261 days |
| 38 | Kjell Tånnander | June 25, 1927 | Sweden
|
Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 228 days |
| 39 | Bryan Harper | July 12, 1927 | Australia
|
Canoeing | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 211 days |
| 40 | Enrique Beckles | August 5, 1927 | Argentina
|
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 187 days |
| 41 | Arturo Nourdin | August 16, 1927 | Chile
|
Football | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 176 days |
| 42 | Barbara Grocholska | August 24, 1927 | Poland
|
Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 98 years, 208 days |
| 43 | Trude Beiser | September 2, 1927 | Austria
|
Alpine Skiing | 3 (2 Gold, 1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 98 years, 159 days |
| 44 | Peter Kennedy | September 4, 1927 |  United States
|
Figure Skating | 1 (1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 98 years, 157 days |
| 45 | Florence Vallée | September 5, 1927 | France
|
Gymnastics | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 156 days |
| 46 | Carmen Phipps | October 9, 1927 | Jamaica
|
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 122 days |
| 47 | Muhammad Ashraf | October 11, 1927 |  Pakistan
|
Wrestling | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 120 days |
| 48 | Marion Davies | October 12, 1927 | Great Britain
|
Figure Skating | 0 | St. Moritz (1948) | 98 years, 119 days |
| 49 | Edvin Vesterby | October 23, 1927 | Sweden
|
Wrestling | 1 (1 Silver) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 98 years, 108 days |
| 50 | Bud Held | October 25, 1927 | United States
|
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 106 days |
| 51 | James Lauf | November 1, 1927 | United States
|
Cycling | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 99 days |
| 52 | Madeleine Jouffroy | November 20, 1927 | France
|
Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 80 days |
| 53 | Villy Moll Nielsen | November 22, 1927 | Denmark
|
Field Hockey | 0 | Rome (1960) | 98 years, 78 days |
| 54 | Richard Walpole | December 10, 1927 | Australia
|
Cross-country Skiing | 0 | Squaw Valley (1960) | 98 years, 60 days |
| 55 | Kevin Wilson | December 15, 1927 | Australia
|
Sailing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 55 days |
| 56 | Max Baldwin | January 4, 1928 | Australia
|
Canoeing | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 35 days |
| 57 | Herb Barten | January 13, 1928 | United States
|
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 26 days |
| 58 | Betty Kretschmer | January 24, 1928 | Chile
|
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 15 days |
| 59 | Norman Rule | January 28, 1928 | Australia
|
Sport Shooting | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960), Tokyo (1964) | 98 years, 11 days |
| 60 | Ibrahim El-Attar | February 22, 1928 |  Egypt
|
Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 351 days |
| 61 | Paulette Veste | February 24, 1928 | France
|
Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 349 days |
| 62 | Isidoro Pérez | March 5, 1928 | Spain
|
Swimming | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 340 days |
| 63 | Stoyanka Angelova | March 28, 1928 |  Bulgaria
|
Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 317 days |
| 64 | Keith Woolnough | April 11, 1928 | Australia
|
Australian Rules Football | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 303 days |
| 65 | Rainer Pelkonen | April 19, 1928 | Finland
|
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 295 days |
| 66 | Cees Gravesteijn | April 21, 1928 |  Netherlands
|
Canoeing | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 293 days |
| 67 | Paul Laporte | May 9, 1928 | Canada
|
Sport Shooting | 0 | Montreal (1976) | 97 years, 275 days |
| 68 | Jindřich Mikulec | May 11, 1928 |  Czechoslovakia
|
Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 273 days |
| 69 | Joaquim Granger | May 31, 1928 |  Portugal
|
Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 253 days |
| 70 | Alan Rice | June 2, 1928 | United States
|
Wrestling | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 251 days |
| 71 | Edmar de Salles | June 15, 1928 |  Brazil
|
Sport Shooting | 0 | Mexico City (1968) | 97 years, 238 days |
| 72 | Richard Schoon | June 23, 1928 |  Singapore
|
Field Hockey | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 230 days |
| 73 | Walter Konrad | July 4, 1928 | Germany
|
Athletics | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 219 days |
| 74 | Héctor Tomasi | July 5, 1928 | Argentina
|
Bobsleigh | 0 | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952), Innsbruck (1964) | 97 years, 218 days |
| 75 | Paul Wyss | July 7, 1928 | Switzerland
|
Ice Hockey | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 216 days |
| 76 | Hans Andersson-Tvilling | July 15, 1928 | Sweden
|
Ice Hockey | 1 (1 Bronze) | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 97 years, 208 days |
| 77 | Richard Krust | August 4, 1928 | Germany
|
Archery | 0 | Munich (1972) | 97 years, 188 days |
| 78 | Ennio Mattarelli | August 5, 1928 | Italy
|
Sport Shooting | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 187 days |
| 79 | Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones | August 8, 1928 |  Bermuda
|
Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 184 days |
| 80 | Sheila Lerwill | August 16, 1928 | Great Britain
|
Athletics | 1 (1 Silver) | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 176 days |
| 81 | Liliana Tagliaferri | August 20, 1928 | Italy
|
Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 172 days |
| 82 | Rudolf Plyukfelder | September 6, 1928 | Soviet Union
|
Weightlifting | 1 (1 Gold) | Tokyo (1964) | 97 years, 155 days |
| 83 | Ronald Coder | September 14, 1928 | United States
|
Football | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 147 days |
| 84 | Egon Rusch | September 18, 1928 | Austria
|
Boxing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 97 years, 143 days |
| 85 | Harry Adler | September 21, 1928 | Brazil
|
Sailing | 0 | Tokyo (1964) | 97 years, 140 days |
| Vic Middleton | Australia
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Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | |||
| 87 | Janez Pavčič | October 18, 1928 | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
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Cross-country Skiing | 0 | Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 97 years, 113 days |
| 88 | Francisc Horvath | October 19, 1928 |  Romania
|
Wrestling | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 112 days |
| 89 | George Stanich | November 4, 1928 | United States
|
Athletics | 1 (1 Bronze) | London (1948) | 97 years, 96 days |
| 90 | Rino Lavelli | November 12, 1928 | Italy
|
Athletics | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 88 days |
| 91 | Rupert de Larrinaga | November 19, 1928 | Great Britain
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Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 81 days |
| 92 | Thomas Gayford | November 21, 1928 | Canada
|
Equestrian | 1 (1 Gold) | Helsinki (1952), Rome (1960), Mexico City (1968) | 97 years, 79 days |
| Otto Vonlaufen | Switzerland
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Rowing | 0 | London (1948) | |||
| Taisto Lehto | Finland
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Pesäpallo | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | |||
| 95 | Thad McArthur | November 23, 1928 | United States
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Modern Pentathlon | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 77 days |
| 96 | John H. Caldwell | November 28, 1928 | United States
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Cross-country Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 72 days |
| 97 | John Nightingale | December 2, 1928 | United States
|
Figure Skating | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 68 days |
| 98 | Lino Zecchini | December 8, 1928 | Italy
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Alpine Skiing | 0 | Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 97 years, 62 days |
| 99 | Yvonne Van Bets | December 14, 1928 |  Belgium
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Gymnastics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 56 days |
| 100 | Michael Howard | December 24, 1928 | Great Britain
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Fencing | 1 (1 Silver) | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960), Tokyo (1964) | 97 years, 46 days |
Possibly oldest living olympians
| Name | Date of birth | Country | Sport | Medal(s) | Olympic(s) | Age (years, days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Stoltenberg | January 8, 1922 | Germany
|
Field Hockey | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 104 years, 31 days |
| Choomphol Chaiyanitr | March 22, 1922 |  Thailand
|
Sport Shooting | 0 | Tokyo (1964), Mexico City (1968) | 103 years, 323 days |
| Abdallah Sidani | 1923 |  Lebanon
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Wrestling | 0 | London (1948) | 102 years, 39 days to 103 years, 38 days |
| Anwar Baig | November, 1924 | Pakistan
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Field Hockey | 0 | London (1948) | 101 years, 70 days to 101 years, 99 days |
| Chen An-hu | December 31, 1924 | Chinese Taipei
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Sport Shooting | 0 | Rome (1960) | 101 years, 39 days |
| Suhas Chatterjee | 1925 |  India
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Water Polo | 0 | London (1948) | 100 years, 39 days to 101 years, 38 days |
| Yoshio Iimuro | January 18, 1925 |  Japan
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Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 101 years, 21 days |
| Czesław Zając | January 20, 1927 | Poland
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Sport Shooting | 0 | Rome (1960) | 99 years, 19 days |
| Marija Radosavljević | July 18, 1927 | Yugoslavia
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Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 205 days |
| Otto Michtits | June 20, 1928 | Austria
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Boxing | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 233 days |