List of oldest living olympians

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This article contains a list of the oldest living olympians. Of those living, the oldest living actually is Yvonne Curtet.

Oldest living olympians

Rank Name Date of birth Country Sport Medal(s) Olympic(s) Age (years, days)
1 Yvonne Curtet May 28, 1920 Flag of France.svg France Athletics 0 London (1948), Helsinki (1952) 104 years, 178 days
2 Iris Cummings December 21, 1920 Flag of the United States.svg United States Swimming 0 Berlin (1936) 103 years, 337 days
3 Ágnes Keleti January 9, 1921 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Gymnastics 10 (5 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze) Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) 103 years, 318 days
4 Gebhard Büchel June 21, 1921 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein Athletics 0 London (1948) 103 years, 154 days
5 Rhoda Wurtele January 21, 1922 Flag of Canada.svg Canada Alpine Skiing 0 Oslo (1952) 102 years, 306 days
6 Roger Lebranchu July 22, 1922 Flag of France.svg France Rowing 0 London (1948) 102 years, 123 days
7 William de Rham August 22, 1922 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Equestrian 0 Melbourne (1956) 102 years, 92 days
8 Charles Coste February 8, 1924 Flag of France.svg France Cycling 1 (1 Gold) London (1948) 100 years, 288 days
Wu Chengzhang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Basketball 0 London (1948)
10 Birte Christoffersen March 28, 1924 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Diving 1 (1 Bronze) London (1948), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) 100 years, 239 days
11 Bill Coleman August 7, 1924 Flag of the United States.svg United States Lacrosse 0 London (1948) 100 years, 107 days
12 Yulen Uralov November 23, 1924 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Fencing 0 Helsinki (1952) 99 years, 365 days
13 Anwar Baig November, 1924 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Field hockey 0 London (1948) 99 years, 358 days to 100 years, 21 days
14 Tong Suet-fong December 13, 1924 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chinese Taipei Basketball 0 Melbourne (1956) 99 years, 345 days
15 Chen An-hu December 31, 1924 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chinese Taipei Sport Shooter 0 Rome (1960) 99 years, 327 days
16 Yoshio Iimuro January 18, 1925 Flag of Japan.svg Japan Athletics 0 Helsinki (1952) 99 years, 309 days
17 Micheline Lannoy January 31, 1925 Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Figure skating 1 (1 Gold) St. Moritz (1948) 99 years, 296 days
18 Julio César León February 2, 1925 Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Cycling 0 London (1948) 99 years, 294 days
19 Colette Fanara February 15, 1925 Flag of France.svg France Gymnastics 0 Helsinki (1952) 99 years, 281 days
20 Erna Herbers May 2, 1925 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Swimming 0 Helsinki (1952) 99 years, 204 days
21 Domini Lawrence May 8, 1925 Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain Equestrian 0 Mexico City (1968), Munich (1972) 99 years, 198 days
22 Ricardo Primitivo González May 12, 1925 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Basketball 0 London (1948), Helsinki (1952) 99 years, 194 days
23 Catherine Delbarre June 8, 1925 Flag of France.svg France Fencing 0 Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) 99 years, 167 days
24 Günther Haase June 11, 1925 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Diving 1 (1 Bronze) Helsinki (1952) 99 years, 164 days
25 Rosemary Sparrow July 6, 1925 Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain Alpine skiing 0 St. Moritz (1948) 99 years, 139 days
26 Giacomo Mosele July 30, 1925 Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cross-country skiing 0 Oslo (1952) 99 years, 115 days
27 Günter Twiesselmann August 15, 1925 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Rowing 0 Helsinki (1952) 99 years, 99 days
28 Freddy Ehrström August 29, 1925 Flag of Finland.svg Finland Sailing 0 Rome (1960) 99 years, 85 days
29 André-Jacques Marie October 14, 1925 Flag of France.svg France Athletics 0 London (1948) 99 years, 39 days
30 Egon Schöpf October 16, 1925 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Alpine skiing 0 St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) 99 years, 37 days
31 Maud von Rosen December 24, 1925 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Equestrian 1 (1 Bronze) Munich (1972) 98 years, 334 days
32 Ninel Krutova January 3, 1926 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Diving 1 (1 Bronze) Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) 98 years, 324 days
33 Adolf Hafner January 5, 1926 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Ice hockey 0 St. Moritz (1948), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) 98 years, 322 days
34 Eugeniusz Lewacki January 24, 1926 Flag of Poland.svg Poland Ice hockey 0 St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) 98 years, 303 days
35 Álvaro Sabbo February 2, 1926 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Equestrian 0 Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) 98 years, 294 days
36 Trude Klecker February 7, 1926 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Alpine skiing 0 Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) 98 years, 289 days
37 Micheline Desmazières February 23, 1926 Flag of France.svg France Alpine skiing 0 St. Moritz (1948) 98 years, 273 days
38 Giorgio Bongiovanni March 4, 1926 Flag of Italy.svg Italy Basketball 0 Helsinki (1952) 98 years, 263 days
39 Heikki Hasu March 21, 1926 Flag of Finland.svg Finland Nordic combined, cross-country skiing 3 (2 Gold, 1 Silver) St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) 98 years, 246 days
40 Fernand Bothy March 23, 1926 Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Boxing 0 London (1948) 98 years, 244 days
41 Gordon Ingate March 29, 1926 Flag of Australia.svg Australia Sailing 0 Munich (1972) 98 years, 238 days
42 Adriana Millard May 13, 1926 Flag of Chile.svg Chile Athletics 0 London (1948), Helsinki (1952) 98 years, 193 days
43 Mogens Snogdahl June 2, 1926 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Rowing 0 Helsinki (1952) 98 years, 173 days
44 Walter Bucher June 8, 1926 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Cycling 0 London (1948) 98 years, 167 days
45 Daniel Dagallier June 11, 1926 Flag of France.svg France Fencing 1 (1 Bronze) Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) 98 years, 164 days
46 Carmen Vall June 17, 1926 Flag of Spain.svg Spain Fencing 0 Rome (1960) 98 years, 158 days
47 Luis Molné June 26, 1926 Flag of Spain.svg Spain Alpine skiing 0 Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) 98 years, 149 days
48 Anthony Purssell July 5, 1926 Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain Rowing 0 London (1948) 98 years, 140 days
49 Cheng Chi-sen July 13, 1926 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chinese Taipei Sport shooting 0 Mexico City (1968) 98 years, 132 days
50 Hyacinth Walters July 15, 1926 Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Athletics 0 Helsinki (1952) 98 years, 130 days
51 Pierre Girard August 2, 1926 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Sailing 0 Rome (1960) 98 years, 112 days
52 Léon Roth September 10, 1926 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Canoeing 0 Helsinki (1952) 98 years, 73 days
53 Andrea Kékesy September 17, 1926 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Figure skating 1 (1 Silver) St. Moritz (1948) 98 years, 66 days
54 Nikita Simonyan October 12, 1926 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Football 1 (1 Gold) Melbourne (1956) 98 years, 41 days
55 Ernesto Sastre December 17, 1926 Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Fencing 0 Tokyo (1964) 97 years, 341 days
56 Bryan Harper 1927 Flag of Australia.svg Australia Canoeing 0 Melbourne (1956) 96 years, 327 days to 97 years, 326 days
57 Jaime Piqueras January 8, 1927 Flag of Peru.svg Peru Athletics 0 London (1948) 97 years, 319 days
58 Mario Rosas January 14, 1927 Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Athletics 0 London (1948) 97 years, 313 days
59 Czesław Zając January 20, 1927 Flag of Poland.svg Poland Sport shooting 0 Rome (1960) 97 years, 307 days
60 René Djian February 1, 1927 Flag of France.svg France Athletics 0 Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) 97 years, 295 days
61 Jean Hamilius February 5, 1927 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Athletics 0 Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 291 days
62 Carlos Caballero February 15, 1927 Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Weightlifting 0 Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) 97 years, 281 days
63 Harold Frederick February 18, 1927 Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands Sport shooting 0 Munich (1972),Montreal (1976) 97 years, 278 days
64 Stanley Leibel March 21, 1927 Flag of Canada.svg Canada Sailing 0 Mexico City (1968) 97 years, 246 days
65 Gábor Benedek March 23, 1927 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Modern pentathlon 2 (1 Gold, 1 Silver) Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) 97 years, 244 days
66 Zbigniew Żarnowiecki April 15, 1927 Flag of Poland.svg Poland Rowing 0 Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 221 days
67 Konstantin Grachev April 17, 1927 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Athletics 0 Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) 97 years, 219 days
68 Poul Svendsen April 21, 1927 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Rowing 1 (1 Bronze) Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 215 days
69 Pedro Cabrera April 26, 1927 Flag of Spain.svg Spain Fencing 0 Rome (1960) 97 years, 210 days
70 Wang Yih-jiun May 17, 1927 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chinese Taipei Basketball 0 Melbourne (1956) 97 years, 189 days
71 Léon Letsch May 23, 1927 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Football 0 Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 183 days
72 Anthony Nunn May 24, 1927 Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain Field hockey 1 (1 Bronze) Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 182 days
73 Christian Brac June 10, 1927 Flag of France.svg France Athletics 0 London (1948) 97 years, 165 days
74 Kjell Tånnander June 25, 1927 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Athletics 0 London (1948), Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 150 days
75 David Thomas June 27, 1927 Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain Field hockey 0 Melbourne (1956) 97 years, 148 days
76 Conny Staudinger July 15, 1927 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Ice hockey 0 Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) 97 years, 130 days
77 Enrique Beckles August 5, 1927 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Athletics 0 Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 109 days
78 Giuseppe Moioli August 8, 1927 Flag of Italy.svg Italy Rowing 1 (1 Gold) London (1948), Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) 97 years, 106 days
79 Arturo Nourdin August 16, 1927 Flag of Chile.svg Chile Football 0 Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 98 days
80 Barbara Grocholska August 24, 1927 Flag of Poland.svg Poland Alpine skiing 0 Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) 97 years, 130 days
81 Trude Beiser September 2, 1927 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Alpine skiing 3 (2 Gold, 1 Silver) St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) 97 years, 81 days
82 Peter Kennedy September 4, 1927 Flag of the United States.svg United States Figure skating 1 (1 Silver) St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) 97 years, 79 days
83 Gerda Martín September 5, 1927 Flag of Chile.svg Chile Athletics 0 Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 78 days
84 Andrzej Krzesiński October 1, 1927 Flag of Poland.svg Poland Athletics 0 Rome (1960) 97 years, 52 days
85 Carmen Phipps October 9, 1927 Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Athletics 0 London (1948) 97 years, 44 days
86 Muhammad Ashraf October 11, 1927 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Wrestling 0 Melbourne (1956) 97 years, 42 days
87 Marion Davies October 12, 1927 Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain Figure skating 0 St. Moritz (1948) 97 years, 41 days
88 Edvin Vesterby October 23, 1927 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Wrestling 1 (1 Silver) Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) 97 years, 30 days
89 John Healey October 25, 1927 Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain Rowing 0 London (1948) 97 years, 28 days
Bud Held Flag of the United States.svg United States Athletics 0 Helsinki (1952)
91 James Lauf November 1, 1927 Flag of the United States.svg United States Cycling 0 Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 21 days
92 Madeleine Jouffroy November 20, 1927 Flag of France.svg France Gymnastics 0 Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 2 days
93 Villy Moll Nielsen November 22, 1927 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Field hockey 0 Rome (1960) 97 years, 0 days
94 Richard Walpole December 10, 1927 Flag of Australia.svg Australia Cross-country skiing 0 Squaw Valley (1960) 96 years, 348 days
95 Kevin Wilson December 15, 1927 Flag of Australia.svg Australia Sailing 0 Helsinki (1952) 96 years, 343 days
96 Max Baldwin January 4, 1928 Flag of Australia.svg Australia Canoeing 0 Melbourne (1956) 96 years, 323 days
97 Herb Barten January 13, 1928 Flag of the United States.svg United States Athletics 0 London (1948) 96 years, 314 days
98 Yoav Ra'anan January 15, 1928 Flag of Israel.svg Israel Diving 0 Helsinki (1952) 96 years, 312 days
99 Pepi Erben January 18, 1928 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Alpine skiing 0 Oslo (1952) 96 years, 309 days
Terence Higgins, Baron Higgins Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain Athletics 0 Helsinki (1952)