List of oldest living olympians
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) |
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1 | Yvonne Curtet | May 28, 1920 | France | Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 104 years, 165 days |
2 | Iris Cummings | December 21, 1920 | United States | Swimming | 0 | Berlin (1936) | 103 years, 324 days |
3 | Ágnes Keleti | January 9, 1921 | Hungary | Gymnastics | 10 (5 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 103 years, 305 days |
4 | Rhoda Wurtele | January 21, 1922 | Canada | Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 102 years, 293 days |
5 | Roger Lebranchu | July 22, 1922 | France | Rowing | 0 | London (1948) | 102 years, 110 days |
6 | William de Rham | August 22, 1922 | Switzerland | Equestrian | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 102 years, 79 days |
7 | Charles Coste | February 8, 1924 | France | Cycling | 1 (1 Gold) | London (1948) | 100 years, 275 days |
Wu Chengzhang | China | Basketball | 0 | London (1948) | |||
9 | Birte Christoffersen | March 28, 1924 | Denmark | Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | London (1948), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 100 years, 226 days |
10 | Bill Coleman | August 7, 1924 | United States | Lacrosse | 0 | London (1948) | 100 years, 94 days |
11 | Yulen Uralov | November 23, 1924 | Soviet Union | Fencing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 352 days |
12 | Anwar Baig | November, 1924 | Pakistan | Field hockey | 0 | London (1948) | 99 years, 345 days to 100 years, 8 days |
13 | Tong Suet-fong | December 13, 1924 | Chinese Taipei | Basketball | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 99 years, 332 days |
14 | Chen An-hu | December 31, 1924 | Chinese Taipei | Sport Shooter | 0 | Rome (1960) | 99 years, 314 days |
15 | Yoshio Iimuro | January 18, 1925 | Japan | Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 296 days |
16 | Micheline Lannoy | January 31, 1925 | Belgium | Figure skating | 1 (1 Gold) | St. Moritz (1948) | 99 years, 283 days |
17 | Julio César León | February 2, 1925 | Venezuela | Cycling | 0 | London (1948) | 99 years, 281 days |
18 | Colette Fanara | February 15, 1925 | France | Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 268 days |
19 | Erna Herbers | May 2, 1925 | Germany | Swimming | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 191 days |
20 | Domini Lawrence | May 8, 1925 | Great Britain | Equestrian | 0 | Mexico City (1968), Munich (1972) | 99 years, 185 days |
21 | Ricardo Primitivo González | May 12, 1925 | Argentina | Basketball | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 181 days |
22 | Catherine Delbarre | June 8, 1925 | France | Fencing | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 99 years, 154 days |
23 | Günther Haase | June 11, 1925 | Germany | Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 151 days |
24 | Rosemary Sparrow | July 6, 1925 | Great Britain | Alpine skiing | 0 | St. Moritz (1948) | 99 years, 126 days |
25 | Giacomo Mosele | July 30, 1925 | Italy | Cross-country skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 99 years, 102 days |
26 | Günter Twiesselmann | August 15, 1925 | Germany | Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 86 days |
27 | Freddy Ehrström | August 29, 1925 | Finland | Sailing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 99 years, 72 days |
28 | André-Jacques Marie | October 14, 1925 | France | Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 99 years, 26 days |
29 | Egon Schöpf | October 16, 1925 | Austria | Alpine skiing | 0 | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 99 years, 24 days |
30 | Maud von Rosen | December 24, 1925 | Sweden | Equestrian | 1 (1 Bronze) | Munich (1972) | 98 years, 321 days |
31 | Ninel Krutova | January 3, 1926 | Soviet Union | Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 98 years, 311 days |
32 | Adolf Hafner | January 5, 1926 | Austria | Ice hockey | 0 | St. Moritz (1948), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 98 years, 309 days |
33 | Eugeniusz Lewacki | January 24, 1926 | Poland | Ice hockey | 0 | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 98 years, 290 days |
34 | Álvaro Sabbo | February 2, 1926 | Portugal | Equestrian | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 98 years, 281 days |
35 | Trude Klecker | February 7, 1926 | austria | Alpine skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 98 years, 276 days |
36 | Micheline Desmazières | February 23, 1926 | France | Alpine skiing | 0 | St. Moritz (1948) | 98 years, 260 days |
37 | Giorgio Bongiovanni | March 4, 1926 | Italy | Basketball | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 250 days |
38 | Heikki Hasu | March 21, 1926 | Finland | Nordic combined, cross-country skiing | 3 (2 Gold, 1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 98 years, 233 days |
39 | Fernand Bothy | March 23, 1926 | Belgium | Boxing | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 231 days |
40 | Gordon Ingate | March 29, 1926 | Australia | Sailing | 0 | Munich (1972) | 98 years, 225 days |
41 | Adriana Millard | May 13, 1926 | Chile | Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 180 days |
42 | Mogens Snogdahl | June 2, 1926 | Denmark | Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 160 days |
43 | Walter Bucher | June 8, 1926 | Switzerland | Cycling | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 154 days |
44 | Daniel Dagallier | June 11, 1926 | France | Fencing | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 151 days |
45 | Carmen Vall | June 17, 1926 | Spain | Fencing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 98 years, 145 days |
46 | Luis Molné | June 26, 1926 | Spain | Alpine skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 98 years, 136 days |
47 | Anthony Purssell | July 5, 1926 | Great Britain | Rowing | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 127 days |
48 | Cheng Chi-sen | July 13, 1926 | Chinese Taipei | Sport shooting | 0 | Mexico City (1968) | 98 years, 119 days |
49 | Hyacinth Walters | July 15, 1926 | Jamaica | Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 117 days |
50 | Pierre Girard | August 2, 1926 | Switzerland | Sailing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 98 years, 99 days |
51 | Léon Roth | September 10, 1926 | Luxembourg | Canoeing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 60 days |
52 | Andrea Kékesy | September 17, 1926 | Hungary | Figure skating | 1 (1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948) | 98 years, 53 days |
53 | Nikita Simonyan | October 12, 1926 | Soviet Union | Football | 1 (1 Gold) | Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 28 days |
54 | George Rhoden | December 13, 1926 | Jamaica | Athletics | 2 (2 Gold) | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 332 days |
55 | Ernesto Sastre | December 17, 1926 | Colombia | Fencing | 0 | Tokyo (1964) | 97 years, 328 days |
56 | Bryan Harper | 1927 | Australia | Canoeing | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 96 years, 314 days to 97 years, 313 days |
57 | Jaime Piqueras | January 8, 1927 | Peru | Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 306 days |
58 | Mario Rosas | January 14, 1927 | Colombia | Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 300 days |
59 | Czesław Zając | January 20, 1927 | Poland | Sport shooting | 0 | Rome (1960) | 97 years, 294 days |
60 | René Djian | February 1, 1927 | France | Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 282 days |
61 | Jean Hamilius | February 5, 1927 | Lexembourg | Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 278 days |
62 | Carlos Caballero | February 15, 1927 | Colombia | Weightlifting | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 97 years, 268 days |
63 | Harold Frederick | February 18, 1927 | United States Virgin Islands | Sport shooting | 0 | Munich (1972),Montreal (1976) | 97 years, 265 days |
64 | Stanley Leibel | March 21, 1927 | Canada | Sailing | 0 | Mexico City (1968) | 97 years, 233 days |
65 | Gábor Benedek | March 23, 1927 | Hungary | Modern pentathlon | 2 (1 Gold, 1 Silver) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 231 days |
66 | Zbigniew Żarnowiecki | April 15, 1927 | Poland | Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 208 days |
67 | Konstantin Grachev | April 17, 1927 | Soviet Union | Athletics | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 97 years, 206 days |
68 | Poul Svendsen | April 21, 1927 | Denmark | Rowing | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 202 days |
69 | Pedro Cabrera | April 26, 1927 | Spain | Fencing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 97 years, 197 days |
70 | Wang Yih-jiun | May 17, 1927 | Chinese Taipei | Basketball | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 176 days |
71 | Léon Letsch | May 23, 1927 | Luxembourg | Football | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 170 days |
72 | Anthony Nunn | May 24, 1927 | Great Britain | Field hockey | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 169 days |
73 | Christian Brac | June 10, 1927 | France | Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 152 days |
74 | Kjell Tånnander | June 25, 1927 | Sweden | Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 137 days |
75 | David Thomas | June 27, 1927 | Great Britain | Field hockey | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 135 days |
76 | Conny Staudinger | July 15, 1927 | Austria | Ice hockey | 0 | Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 97 years, 117 days |
77 | Enrique Beckles | August 5, 1927 | Argentina | Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 96 days |
78 | Giuseppe Moioli | August 8, 1927 | Italy | Rowing | 1 (1 Gold) | London (1948), Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 93 days |
79 | Arturo Nourdin | August 16, 1927 | Chile | Football | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 85 days |
80 | Barbara Grocholska | August 24, 1927 | Poland | Alpine skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 97 years, 117 days |
81 | Trude Beiser | September 2, 1927 | Austria | Alpine skiing | 3 (2 Gold, 1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 68 days |
82 | Peter Kennedy | September 4, 1927 | United States | Figure skating | 1 (1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 66 days |
83 | Gerda Martín | September 5, 1927 | Chile | Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 65 days |
84 | Andrzej Krzesiński | October 1, 1927 | Poland | Athletics | 0 | Rome (1960) | 97 years, 39 days |
85 | Carmen Phipps | October 9, 1927 | Jamaica | Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 31 days |
86 | Muhammad Ashraf | October 11, 1927 | Pakistan | Wrestling | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 29 days |
87 | Marion Davies | October 12, 1927 | Great Britain | Figure skating | 0 | St. Moritz (1948) | 97 years, 28 days |
88 | Edvin Vesterby | October 23, 1927 | Sweden | Wrestling | 1 (1 Silver) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 97 years, 17 days |
89 | John Healey | October 25, 1927 | Great Britain | Rowing | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 15 days |
Bud Held | United States | Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | |||
91 | James Lauf | November 1, 1927 | United States | Cycling | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 8 days |
92 | Madeleine Jouffroy | November 20, 1927 | France | Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 96 years, 355 days |
93 | Villy Moll Nielsen | November 22, 1927 | Denmark | Field hockey | 0 | Rome (1960) | 96 years, 353 days |
94 | Richard Walpole | December 10, 1927 | Australia | Cross-country skiing | 0 | Squaw Valley (1960) | 96 years, 335 days |
95 | Kevin Wilson | December 15, 1927 | Australia | Sailing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 96 years, 330 days |
96 | Max Baldwin | January 4, 1928 | Australia | Canoeing | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 96 years, 310 days |
97 | Herb Barten | January 13, 1928 | United States | Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 96 years, 301 days |
98 | Yoav Ra'anan | January 15, 1928 | Israel | Diving | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 96 years, 299 days |
99 | Pepi Erben | January 18, 1928 | Germany | Alpine skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 96 years, 296 days |
Terence Higgins, Baron Higgins | Great Britain | Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) |