List of oldest living olympians
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This article contains a list of the oldest living olympians. Of those verified living, the oldest living actually 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
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Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 103 years, 338 days |
| 2 | William de Rham | August 22, 1922 |  Switzerland
|
Equestrian | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 103 years, 125 days |
| 3 | Wu Chengzhang | February 8, 1924 |  China
|
Basketball | 0 | London (1948) | 101 years, 320 days |
| 4 | Birte Christoffersen | March 28, 1924 |  Denmark
|
Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | London (1948), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 101 years, 272 days |
| 5 | Yulen Uralov | November 23, 1924 |  Soviet Union
|
Fencing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 101 years, 32 days |
| 6 | Yoshio Iimuro | January 18, 1925 |  Japan
|
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 100 years, 341 days |
| 7 | Colette Fanara | February 15, 1925 |  France
|
Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 100 years, 313 days |
| 8 | Erna Herbers | May 2, 1925 |  Germany
|
Swimming | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 100 years, 237 days |
| 9 | Ricardo Primitivo González | May 12, 1925 |  Argentina
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Basketball | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 100 years, 227 days |
| 10 | Günther Haase | June 11, 1925 | Germany
|
Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952) | 100 years, 197 days |
| 11 | Giacomo Mosele | July 30, 1925 |  Italy
|
Cross-country Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 100 years, 148 days |
| 12 | Freddy Ehrström | August 29, 1925 |  Finland
|
Sailing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 100 years, 118 days |
| 13 | André-Jacques Marie | October 14, 1925 | France
|
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 100 years, 72 days |
| 14 | Egon Schöpf | October 16, 1925 |  Austria
|
Alpine Skiing | 0 | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 100 years, 70 days |
| 15 | Maud von Rosen | December 24, 1925 |  Sweden
|
Equestrian | 1 (1 Bronze) | Munich (1972) | 100 years, 1 day |
| 16 | Ninel Krutova | January 3, 1926 | Soviet Union
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Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 99 years, 356 days |
| 17 | Trude Klecker | February 7, 1926 | Austria
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Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 99 years, 321 days |
| 18 | Micheline Desmazières | February 23, 1926 | France
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Alpine Skiing | 0 | St. Moritz (1948) | 99 years, 305 days |
| 19 | Giorgio Bongiovanni | March 4, 1926 | Italy
|
Basketball | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 296 days |
| 20 | Gordon Ingate | March 29, 1926 |  Australia
|
Sailing | 0 | Munich (1972) | 99 years, 271 days |
| 21 | Adriana Millard | May 13, 1926 |  Chile
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Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 226 days |
| 22 | Carmen Vall | June 17, 1926 |  Spain
|
Fencing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 99 years, 191 days |
| 23 | Luis Molné | June 26, 1926 | Spain
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Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 99 years, 182 days |
| 24 | Anthony Purssell | July 5, 1926 | .svg){kind=small} Great Britain
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Rowing | 0 | London (1948) | 99 years, 173 days |
| 25 | Cheng Chi-sen | July 13, 1926 |  Chinese Taipei
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Sport Shooting | 0 | Mexico City (1968) | 99 years, 165 days |
| 26 | Hyacinth Walters | July 15, 1926 |  Jamaica
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Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 163 days |
| 27 | Léon Roth | September 10, 1926 |  Luxembourg
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Canoeing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 106 days |
| 28 | Ernesto Sastre | December 17, 1926 |  Colombia
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Fencing | 0 | Tokyo (1964) | 99 years, 8 days |
| 29 | Jaime Piqueras | January 8, 1927 |  Peru
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Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 351 days |
| 30 | Mario Rosas | January 14, 1927 | Colombia
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Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 345 days |
| 31 | Jean Hamilius | February 5, 1927 | Luxembourg
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Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 323 days |
| 32 | Carlos Caballero | February 15, 1927 | Colombia
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Weightlifting | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 98 years, 313 days |
| 33 | Harold Frederick | February 18, 1927 |  United States Virgin Islands
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Sport Shooting | 0 | Munich (1972),Montreal (1976) | 98 years, 310 days |
| 34 | Gábor Benedek | March 23, 1927 |  Hungary
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Modern Pentathlon | 2 (1 Gold, 1 Silver) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 277 days |
| 35 | Zbigniew Żarnowiecki | April 15, 1927 |  Poland
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Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 254 days |
| 36 | Pedro Cabrera | April 26, 1927 | Spain
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Fencing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 98 years, 243 days |
| 37 | Wang Yih-jiun | May 17, 1927 | Chinese Taipei
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Basketball | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 222 days |
| 38 | Léon Letsch | May 23, 1927 | Luxembourg
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Football | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 216 days |
| 39 | Kjell Tånnander | June 25, 1927 | Sweden
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Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 183 days |
| 40 | Bryan Harper | July 12, 1927 | Australia
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Canoeing | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 166 days |
| 41 | Enrique Beckles | August 5, 1927 | Argentina
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Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 142 days |
| 42 | Arturo Nourdin | August 16, 1927 | Chile
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Football | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 131 days |
| 43 | Barbara Grocholska | August 24, 1927 | Poland
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Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 98 years, 163 days |
| 44 | Trude Beiser | September 2, 1927 | Austria
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Alpine Skiing | 3 (2 Gold, 1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 98 years, 114 days |
| 45 | Peter Kennedy | September 4, 1927 |  United States
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Figure Skating | 1 (1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 98 years, 112 days |
| 46 | Florence Vallée | September 5, 1927 | France
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Gymnastics | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 111 days |
| 47 | Carmen Phipps | October 9, 1927 | Jamaica
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Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 77 days |
| 48 | Muhammad Ashraf | October 11, 1927 |  Pakistan
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Wrestling | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 75 days |
| 49 | Marion Davies | October 12, 1927 | Great Britain
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Figure Skating | 0 | St. Moritz (1948) | 98 years, 74 days |
| 50 | Edvin Vesterby | October 23, 1927 | Sweden
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Wrestling | 1 (1 Silver) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 98 years, 63 days |
| 51 | Bud Held | October 25, 1927 | United States
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Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 61 days |
| 52 | James Lauf | November 1, 1927 | United States
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Cycling | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 54 days |
| 53 | Madeleine Jouffroy | November 20, 1927 | France
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Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 35 days |
| 54 | Villy Moll Nielsen | November 22, 1927 | Denmark
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Field Hockey | 0 | Rome (1960) | 98 years, 33 days |
| 55 | Richard Walpole | December 10, 1927 | Australia
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Cross-country Skiing | 0 | Squaw Valley (1960) | 98 years, 15 days |
| 56 | Kevin Wilson | December 15, 1927 | Australia
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Sailing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 10 days |
| 57 | Max Baldwin | January 4, 1928 | Australia
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Canoeing | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 355 days |
| 58 | Herb Barten | January 13, 1928 | United States
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Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 346 days |
| 59 | Betty Kretschmer | January 24, 1928 | Chile
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Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 335 days |
| 60 | Norman Rule | January 28, 1928 | Australia
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Sport Shooting | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960), Tokyo (1964) | 97 years, 331 days |
| 61 | Ibrahim El-Attar | February 22, 1928 |  Egypt
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Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 306 days |
| 62 | Paulette Veste | February 24, 1928 | France
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Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 304 days |
| 63 | Isidoro Pérez | March 5, 1928 | Spain
|
Swimming | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 295 days |
| 64 | Stoyanka Angelova | March 28, 1928 |  Bulgaria
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Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 272 days |
| 65 | Keith Woolnough | April 11, 1928 | Australia
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Australian Rules Football | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 258 days |
| 66 | Rainer Pelkonen | April 19, 1928 | Finland
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Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 250 days |
| 67 | Cees Gravesteijn | April 21, 1928 |  Netherlands
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Canoeing | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 248 days |
| 68 | Paul Laporte | May 9, 1928 | Canada
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Sport Shooting | 0 | Montreal (1976) | 97 years, 230 days |
| 69 | Jindřich Mikulec | May 11, 1928 |  Czechoslovakia
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Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 228 days |
| 70 | Joaquim Granger | May 31, 1928 |  Portugal
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Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 208 days |
| 71 | Alan Rice | June 2, 1928 | United States
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Wrestling | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 206 days |
| 72 | Edmar de Salles | June 15, 1928 |  Brazil
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Sport Shooting | 0 | Mexico City (1968) | 97 years, 193 days |
| 73 | Otto Michtits | June 20, 1928 | Austria
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Boxing | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 188 days |
| 74 | Richard Schoon | June 23, 1928 |  Singapore
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Field Hockey | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 185 days |
| 75 | Walter Konrad | July 4, 1928 | Germany
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Athletics | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 174 days |
| 76 | Héctor Tomasi | July 5, 1928 | Argentina
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Bobsleigh | 0 | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952), Innsbruck (1964) | 97 years, 173 days |
| 77 | Paul Wyss | July 7, 1928 | Switzerland
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Ice Hockey | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 171 days |
| 78 | John Dwyer | July 10, 1928 | Australia
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Field Hockey | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 168 days |
| 79 | Hans Andersson-Tvilling | July 15, 1928 | Sweden
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Ice Hockey | 1 (1 Bronze) | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 97 years, 163 days |
| 80 | Jervis Percy | July 21, 1928 | Gret Britain
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Modern Pentathlon | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 157 days |
| 81 | Richard Krust | August 4, 1928 | Germany
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Archery | 0 | Munich (1972) | 97 years, 143 days |
| 82 | Ennio Mattarelli | August 5, 1928 | Italy
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Sport Shooting | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 142 days |
| 83 | Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones | August 8, 1928 |  Bermuda
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Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 139 days |
| 84 | Sheila Lerwill | August 16, 1928 | Great Britain
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Athletics | 1 (1 Silver) | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 131 days |
| 85 | Liliana Tagliaferri | August 20, 1928 | Italy
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Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 127 days |
| 86 | Rudolf Plyukfelder | September 6, 1928 | Soviet Union
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Weightlifting | 1 (1 Gold) | Tokyo (1964) | 97 years, 110 days |
| 87 | Ronald Coder | September 14, 1928 | United States
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Football | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 102 days |
| 88 | Egon Rusch | September 18, 1928 | Austria
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Boxing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 97 years, 98 days |
| 89 | Harry Adler | September 21, 1928 | Brazil
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Sailing | 0 | Tokyo (1964) | 97 years, 95 days |
| Vic Middleton | Australia
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Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | |||
| 91 | Gladys Erbetta | September 28, 1928 | Argentina
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Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 88 days |
| 92 | Janez Pavčič | October 18, 1928 | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
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Cross-country Skiing | 0 | Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 97 years, 68 days |
| 93 | Francisc Horvath | October 19, 1928 |  Romania
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Wrestling | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 67 days |
| 94 | George Stanich | November 4, 1928 | United States
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Athletics | 1 (1 Bronze) | London (1948) | 97 years, 51 days |
| 95 | Rino Lavelli | November 12, 1928 | Italy
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Athletics | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 43 days |
| 96 | Rupert de Larrinaga | November 19, 1928 | Great Britain
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Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 36 days |
| 97 | Thomas Gayford | November 21, 1928 | Canada
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Equestrian | 1 (1 Gold) | Helsinki (1952), Rome (1960), Mexico City (1968) | 97 years, 34 days |
| Otto Vonlaufen | Switzerland
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Rowing | 0 | London (1948) | |||
| Taisto Lehto | Finland
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Pesäpallo | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | |||
| 100 | Thad McArthur | November 23, 1928 | United States
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Modern Pentathlon | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 32 days |
Possibly oldest living olympians
| Name | Date of birth | Country | Sport | Medal(s) | Olympic(s) | Age (years, days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolf Stoltenberg | January 8, 1922 | Germany
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Field Hockey | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 103 years, 351 days |
| Choomphol Chaiyanitr | March 22, 1922 |  Thailand
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Sport Shooting | 0 | Tokyo (1964), Mexico City (1968) | 103 years, 278 days |
| Abdallah Sidani | 1923 |  Lebanon
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Wrestling | 0 | London (1948) | 101 years, 359 days to 102 years, 358 days |
| Anwar Baig | November, 1924 | Pakistan
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Field Hockey | 0 | London (1948) | 101 years, 25 days to 101 years, 54 days |
| Tong Suet-fong | December 13, 1924 | Chinese Taipei
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Basketball | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 101 years, 12 days |
| Chen An-hu | December 31, 1924 | Chinese Taipei
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Sport Shooting | 0 | Rome (1960) | 100 years, 359 days |
| Suhas Chatterjee | 1925 |  India
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Water Polo | 0 | London (1948) | 99 years, 359 days to 100 years, 358 days |
| Czesław Zając | January 20, 1927 | Poland
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Sport Shooting | 0 | Rome (1960) | 98 years, 339 days |
| Marija Radosavljević | July 18, 1927 | Yugoslavia
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Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 160 days |