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, 11 days
|
| 2
|
William de Rham
|
August 22, 1922
|
 Switzerland
|
Equestrian
|
0
|
Melbourne (1956)
|
103 years, 163 days
|
| 3
|
Wu Chengzhang
|
February 8, 1924
|
 China
|
Basketball
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
101 years, 358 days
|
| 4
|
Birte Christoffersen
|
March 28, 1924
|
 Denmark
|
Diving
|
1 (1 Bronze)
|
London (1948), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960)
|
101 years, 310 days
|
| 5
|
Yulen Uralov
|
November 23, 1924
|
 Soviet Union
|
Fencing
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
101 years, 70 days
|
| 6
|
Colette Fanara
|
February 15, 1925
|
 France
|
Gymnastics
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
100 years, 351 days
|
| 7
|
Erna Herbers
|
May 2, 1925
|
 Germany
|
Swimming
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
100 years, 275 days
|
| 8
|
Ricardo Primitivo González
|
May 12, 1925
|
 Argentina
|
Basketball
|
0
|
London (1948), Helsinki (1952)
|
100 years, 265 days
|
| 9
|
Günther Haase
|
June 11, 1925
|
Germany
|
Diving
|
1 (1 Bronze)
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
100 years, 235 days
|
| 10
|
Giacomo Mosele
|
July 30, 1925
|
 Italy
|
Cross-country Skiing
|
0
|
Oslo (1952)
|
100 years, 186 days
|
| 11
|
Freddy Ehrström
|
August 29, 1925
|
 Finland
|
Sailing
|
0
|
Rome (1960)
|
100 years, 156 days
|
| 12
|
André-Jacques Marie
|
October 14, 1925
|
France
|
Athletics
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
100 years, 110 days
|
| 13
|
Egon Schöpf
|
October 16, 1925
|
 Austria
|
Alpine Skiing
|
0
|
St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952)
|
100 years, 108 days
|
| 14
|
Maud von Rosen
|
December 24, 1925
|
 Sweden
|
Equestrian
|
1 (1 Bronze)
|
Munich (1972)
|
100 years, 39 days
|
| 15
|
Ninel Krutova
|
January 3, 1926
|
Soviet Union
|
Diving
|
1 (1 Bronze)
|
Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960)
|
100 years, 29 days
|
| 16
|
Trude Klecker
|
February 7, 1926
|
Austria
|
Alpine Skiing
|
0
|
Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956)
|
99 years, 359 days
|
| 17
|
Micheline Desmazières
|
February 23, 1926
|
France
|
Alpine Skiing
|
0
|
St. Moritz (1948)
|
99 years, 343 days
|
| 18
|
Giorgio Bongiovanni
|
March 4, 1926
|
Italy
|
Basketball
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
99 years, 334 days
|
| 19
|
Gordon Ingate
|
March 29, 1926
|
 Australia
|
Sailing
|
0
|
Munich (1972)
|
99 years, 309 days
|
| 20
|
Adriana Millard
|
May 13, 1926
|
 Chile
|
Athletics
|
0
|
London (1948), Helsinki (1952)
|
99 years, 264 days
|
| 21
|
Carmen Vall
|
June 17, 1926
|
 Spain
|
Fencing
|
0
|
Rome (1960)
|
99 years, 229 days
|
| 22
|
Luis Molné
|
June 26, 1926
|
Spain
|
Alpine Skiing
|
0
|
Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956)
|
99 years, 220 days
|
| 23
|
Anthony Purssell
|
July 5, 1926
|
 Great Britain
|
Rowing
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
99 years, 211 days
|
| 24
|
Cheng Chi-sen
|
July 13, 1926
|
 Chinese Taipei
|
Sport Shooting
|
0
|
Mexico City (1968)
|
99 years, 203 days
|
| 25
|
Hyacinth Walters
|
July 15, 1926
|
 Jamaica
|
Athletics
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
99 years, 201 days
|
| 26
|
Léon Roth
|
September 10, 1926
|
 Luxembourg
|
Canoeing
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
99 years, 144 days
|
| 27
|
Ernesto Sastre
|
December 17, 1926
|
 Colombia
|
Fencing
|
0
|
Tokyo (1964)
|
99 years, 46 days
|
| 28
|
Jaime Piqueras
|
January 8, 1927
|
 Peru
|
Athletics
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
99 years, 24 days
|
| 29
|
Mario Rosas
|
January 14, 1927
|
Colombia
|
Athletics
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
99 years, 18 days
|
| 30
|
Jean Hamilius
|
February 5, 1927
|
Luxembourg
|
Athletics
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
98 years, 361 days
|
| 31
|
Carlos Caballero
|
February 15, 1927
|
Colombia
|
Weightlifting
|
0
|
Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960)
|
98 years, 351 days
|
| 32
|
Harold Frederick
|
February 18, 1927
|
 United States Virgin Islands
|
Sport Shooting
|
0
|
Munich (1972),Montreal (1976)
|
98 years, 348 days
|
| 33
|
Gábor Benedek
|
March 23, 1927
|
 Hungary
|
Modern Pentathlon
|
2 (1 Gold, 1 Silver)
|
Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956)
|
98 years, 315 days
|
| 34
|
Zbigniew Żarnowiecki
|
April 15, 1927
|
 Poland
|
Rowing
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
98 years, 292 days
|
| 35
|
Pedro Cabrera
|
April 26, 1927
|
Spain
|
Fencing
|
0
|
Rome (1960)
|
98 years, 281 days
|
| 36
|
Wang Yih-jiun
|
May 17, 1927
|
Chinese Taipei
|
Basketball
|
0
|
Melbourne (1956)
|
98 years, 260 days
|
| 37
|
Léon Letsch
|
May 23, 1927
|
Luxembourg
|
Football
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
98 years, 254 days
|
| 38
|
Kjell Tånnander
|
June 25, 1927
|
Sweden
|
Athletics
|
0
|
London (1948), Helsinki (1952)
|
98 years, 221 days
|
| 39
|
Bryan Harper
|
July 12, 1927
|
Australia
|
Canoeing
|
0
|
Melbourne (1956)
|
98 years, 204 days
|
| 40
|
Enrique Beckles
|
August 5, 1927
|
Argentina
|
Athletics
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
98 years, 180 days
|
| 41
|
Arturo Nourdin
|
August 16, 1927
|
Chile
|
Football
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
98 years, 169 days
|
| 42
|
Barbara Grocholska
|
August 24, 1927
|
Poland
|
Alpine Skiing
|
0
|
Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956)
|
98 years, 201 days
|
| 43
|
Trude Beiser
|
September 2, 1927
|
Austria
|
Alpine Skiing
|
3 (2 Gold, 1 Silver)
|
St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952)
|
98 years, 152 days
|
| 44
|
Peter Kennedy
|
September 4, 1927
|
 United States
|
Figure Skating
|
1 (1 Silver)
|
St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952)
|
98 years, 150 days
|
| 45
|
Florence Vallée
|
September 5, 1927
|
France
|
Gymnastics
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
98 years, 149 days
|
| 46
|
Carmen Phipps
|
October 9, 1927
|
Jamaica
|
Athletics
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
98 years, 115 days
|
| 47
|
Muhammad Ashraf
|
October 11, 1927
|
 Pakistan
|
Wrestling
|
0
|
Melbourne (1956)
|
98 years, 113 days
|
| 48
|
Marion Davies
|
October 12, 1927
|
Great Britain
|
Figure Skating
|
0
|
St. Moritz (1948)
|
98 years, 112 days
|
| 49
|
Edvin Vesterby
|
October 23, 1927
|
Sweden
|
Wrestling
|
1 (1 Silver)
|
Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960)
|
98 years, 101 days
|
| 50
|
Bud Held
|
October 25, 1927
|
United States
|
Athletics
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
98 years, 99 days
|
| 51
|
James Lauf
|
November 1, 1927
|
United States
|
Cycling
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
98 years, 92 days
|
| 52
|
Madeleine Jouffroy
|
November 20, 1927
|
France
|
Gymnastics
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
98 years, 73 days
|
| 53
|
Villy Moll Nielsen
|
November 22, 1927
|
Denmark
|
Field Hockey
|
0
|
Rome (1960)
|
98 years, 71 days
|
| 54
|
Richard Walpole
|
December 10, 1927
|
Australia
|
Cross-country Skiing
|
0
|
Squaw Valley (1960)
|
98 years, 53 days
|
| 55
|
Kevin Wilson
|
December 15, 1927
|
Australia
|
Sailing
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
98 years, 48 days
|
| 56
|
Max Baldwin
|
January 4, 1928
|
Australia
|
Canoeing
|
0
|
Melbourne (1956)
|
98 years, 28 days
|
| 57
|
Herb Barten
|
January 13, 1928
|
United States
|
Athletics
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
98 years, 19 days
|
| 58
|
Betty Kretschmer
|
January 24, 1928
|
Chile
|
Athletics
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
98 years, 8 days
|
| 59
|
Norman Rule
|
January 28, 1928
|
Australia
|
Sport Shooting
|
0
|
Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960), Tokyo (1964)
|
98 years, 4 days
|
| 60
|
Ibrahim El-Attar
|
February 22, 1928
|
 Egypt
|
Rowing
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
97 years, 344 days
|
| 61
|
Paulette Veste
|
February 24, 1928
|
France
|
Athletics
|
0
|
London (1948), Helsinki (1952)
|
97 years, 342 days
|
| 62
|
Isidoro Pérez
|
March 5, 1928
|
Spain
|
Swimming
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
97 years, 333 days
|
| 63
|
Stoyanka Angelova
|
March 28, 1928
|
 Bulgaria
|
Gymnastics
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
97 years, 310 days
|
| 64
|
Keith Woolnough
|
April 11, 1928
|
Australia
|
Australian Rules Football
|
0
|
Melbourne (1956)
|
97 years, 296 days
|
| 65
|
Rainer Pelkonen
|
April 19, 1928
|
Finland
|
Athletics
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
97 years, 288 days
|
| 66
|
Cees Gravesteijn
|
April 21, 1928
|
 Netherlands
|
Canoeing
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
97 years, 286 days
|
| 67
|
Paul Laporte
|
May 9, 1928
|
Canada
|
Sport Shooting
|
0
|
Montreal (1976)
|
97 years, 268 days
|
| 68
|
Jindřich Mikulec
|
May 11, 1928
|
 Czechoslovakia
|
Gymnastics
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
97 years, 266 days
|
| 69
|
Joaquim Granger
|
May 31, 1928
|
 Portugal
|
Gymnastics
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
97 years, 246 days
|
| 70
|
Alan Rice
|
June 2, 1928
|
United States
|
Wrestling
|
0
|
Melbourne (1956)
|
97 years, 244 days
|
| 71
|
Edmar de Salles
|
June 15, 1928
|
 Brazil
|
Sport Shooting
|
0
|
Mexico City (1968)
|
97 years, 231 days
|
| 72
|
Richard Schoon
|
June 23, 1928
|
 Singapore
|
Field Hockey
|
0
|
Melbourne (1956)
|
97 years, 223 days
|
| 73
|
Walter Konrad
|
July 4, 1928
|
Germany
|
Athletics
|
0
|
Melbourne (1956)
|
97 years, 212 days
|
| 74
|
Héctor Tomasi
|
July 5, 1928
|
Argentina
|
Bobsleigh
|
0
|
St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952), Innsbruck (1964)
|
97 years, 211 days
|
| 75
|
Paul Wyss
|
July 7, 1928
|
Switzerland
|
Ice Hockey
|
0
|
Oslo (1952)
|
97 years, 209 days
|
| 76
|
Hans Andersson-Tvilling
|
July 15, 1928
|
Sweden
|
Ice Hockey
|
1 (1 Bronze)
|
Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956)
|
97 years, 201 days
|
| 77
|
Richard Krust
|
August 4, 1928
|
Germany
|
Archery
|
0
|
Munich (1972)
|
97 years, 181 days
|
| 78
|
Ennio Mattarelli
|
August 5, 1928
|
Italy
|
Sport Shooting
|
0
|
Oslo (1952)
|
97 years, 180 days
|
| 79
|
Phyllis Lightbourn-Jones
|
August 8, 1928
|
 Bermuda
|
Athletics
|
0
|
London (1948), Helsinki (1952)
|
97 years, 177 days
|
| 80
|
Sheila Lerwill
|
August 16, 1928
|
Great Britain
|
Athletics
|
1 (1 Silver)
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
97 years, 169 days
|
| 81
|
Liliana Tagliaferri
|
August 20, 1928
|
Italy
|
Athletics
|
0
|
London (1948), Helsinki (1952)
|
97 years, 165 days
|
| 82
|
Rudolf Plyukfelder
|
September 6, 1928
|
Soviet Union
|
Weightlifting
|
1 (1 Gold)
|
Tokyo (1964)
|
97 years, 148 days
|
| 83
|
Ronald Coder
|
September 14, 1928
|
United States
|
Football
|
0
|
Melbourne (1956)
|
97 years, 140 days
|
| 84
|
Egon Rusch
|
September 18, 1928
|
Austria
|
Boxing
|
0
|
Rome (1960)
|
97 years, 136 days
|
| 85
|
Harry Adler
|
September 21, 1928
|
Brazil
|
Sailing
|
0
|
Tokyo (1964)
|
97 years, 133 days
|
| Vic Middleton
|
Australia
|
Rowing
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
| 87
|
Gladys Erbetta
|
September 28, 1928
|
Argentina
|
Athletics
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
97 years, 126 days
|
| 88
|
Janez Pavčič
|
October 18, 1928
|
 Yugoslavia
|
Cross-country Skiing
|
0
|
Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956)
|
97 years, 106 days
|
| 89
|
Francisc Horvath
|
October 19, 1928
|
 Romania
|
Wrestling
|
1 (1 Bronze)
|
Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956)
|
97 years, 105 days
|
| 90
|
George Stanich
|
November 4, 1928
|
United States
|
Athletics
|
1 (1 Bronze)
|
London (1948)
|
97 years, 89 days
|
| 91
|
Rino Lavelli
|
November 12, 1928
|
Italy
|
Athletics
|
0
|
Melbourne (1956)
|
97 years, 81 days
|
| 92
|
Rupert de Larrinaga
|
November 19, 1928
|
Great Britain
|
Alpine Skiing
|
0
|
Oslo (1952)
|
97 years, 74 days
|
| 93
|
Thomas Gayford
|
November 21, 1928
|
Canada
|
Equestrian
|
1 (1 Gold)
|
Helsinki (1952), Rome (1960), Mexico City (1968)
|
97 years, 72 days
|
| Otto Vonlaufen
|
Switzerland
|
Rowing
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
| Taisto Lehto
|
Finland
|
Pesäpallo
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
| 96
|
Thad McArthur
|
November 23, 1928
|
United States
|
Modern Pentathlon
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
97 years, 70 days
|
| 97
|
John H. Caldwell
|
November 28, 1928
|
United States
|
Cross-country Skiing
|
0
|
Oslo (1952)
|
97 years, 65 days
|
| 98
|
John Nightingale
|
December 2, 1928
|
United States
|
Figure Skating
|
0
|
Oslo (1952)
|
97 years, 61 days
|
| 99
|
Lino Zecchini
|
December 8, 1928
|
Italy
|
Alpine Skiing
|
0
|
Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956)
|
97 years, 55 days
|
| 100
|
Yvonne Van Bets
|
December 14, 1928
|
 Belgium
|
Gymnastics
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
97 years, 49 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, 24 days
|
| Choomphol Chaiyanitr
|
March 22, 1922
|
 Thailand
|
Sport Shooting
|
0
|
Tokyo (1964), Mexico City (1968)
|
103 years, 316 days
|
| Abdallah Sidani
|
1923
|
 Lebanon
|
Wrestling
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
102 years, 32 days to 103 years, 31 days
|
| Anwar Baig
|
November, 1924
|
Pakistan
|
Field Hockey
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
101 years, 63 days to 101 years, 92 days
|
| Chen An-hu
|
December 31, 1924
|
Chinese Taipei
|
Sport Shooting
|
0
|
Rome (1960)
|
101 years, 32 days
|
| Suhas Chatterjee
|
1925
|
 India
|
Water Polo
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
100 years, 32 days to 101 years, 31 days
|
| Yoshio Iimuro
|
January 18, 1925
|
 Japan
|
Athletics
|
0
|
Helsinki (1952)
|
101 years, 14 days
|
| Czesław Zając
|
January 20, 1927
|
Poland
|
Sport Shooting
|
0
|
Rome (1960)
|
99 years, 12 days
|
| Marija Radosavljević
|
July 18, 1927
|
Yugoslavia
|
Athletics
|
0
|
London (1948), Helsinki (1952)
|
98 years, 198 days
|
| Otto Michtits
|
June 20, 1928
|
Austria
|
Boxing
|
0
|
London (1948)
|
97 years, 226 days
|
Canada
Switzerland
China
Denmark
Soviet Union
France
Germany
Argentina
Italy
Finland
Austria
Sweden
Australia
Chile
Spain
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Great Britain
Chinese Taipei
Jamaica
Luxembourg
Colombia
Peru
United States Virgin Islands
Hungary
Poland
United States
Pakistan
Egypt
Bulgaria
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
Portugal
Brazil
Singapore
Bermuda
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Romania
Belgium
Thailand
Lebanon
India
Japan