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, 177 days |
2 | Iris Cummings | December 21, 1920 | United States | Swimming | 0 | Berlin (1936) | 103 years, 336 days |
3 | Ágnes Keleti | January 9, 1921 | Hungary | Gymnastics | 10 (5 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 103 years, 317 days |
4 | Gebhard Büchel | June 21, 1921 | Liechtenstein | Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 103 years, 153 days |
5 | Rolf Stoltenberg | January 8, 1922 | Germany | Field Hockey | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 102 years, 318 days |
6 | Rhoda Wurtele | January 21, 1922 | Canada | Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 102 years, 305 days |
7 | Choomphol Chaiyanitr | March 22, 1922 | Thailand | Sport Shooting | 0 | Tokyo (1964), Mexico City (1968) | 102 years, 244 days |
8 | Roger Lebranchu | July 22, 1922 | France | Rowing | 0 | London (1948) | 102 years, 122 days |
9 | William de Rham | August 22, 1922 | Switzerland | Equestrian | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 102 years, 91 days |
10 | Abdallah Sidani | 1923 | Lebanon | Wrestling | 0 | London (1948) | 100 years, 326 days to 101 years, 325 days |
11 | Charles Coste | February 8, 1924 | France | Cycling | 1 (1 Gold) | London (1948) | 100 years, 287 days |
Wu Chengzhang | China | Basketball | 0 | London (1948) | |||
13 | Birte Christoffersen | March 28, 1924 | Denmark | Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | London (1948), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 100 years, 238 days |
14 | Bill Coleman | August 7, 1924 | United States | Lacrosse | 0 | London (1948) | 100 years, 106 days |
15 | Yulen Uralov | November 23, 1924 | Soviet Union | Fencing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 364 days |
16 | Anwar Baig | November, 1924 | Pakistan | Field Hockey | 0 | London (1948) | 99 years, 357 days to 100 years, 20 days |
17 | Tong Suet-fong | December 13, 1924 | Chinese Taipei | Basketball | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 99 years, 344 days |
18 | Chen An-hu | December 31, 1924 | Chinese Taipei | Sport Shooting | 0 | Rome (1960) | 99 years, 326 days |
19 | Yoshio Iimuro | January 18, 1925 | Japan | Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 308 days |
20 | Micheline Lannoy | January 31, 1925 | Belgium | Figure Skating | 1 (1 Gold) | St. Moritz (1948) | 99 years, 295 days |
21 | Julio César León | February 2, 1925 | Venezuela | Cycling | 0 | London (1948) | 99 years, 293 days |
22 | Colette Fanara | February 15, 1925 | France | Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 280 days |
23 | Erna Herbers | May 2, 1925 | Germany | Swimming | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 203 days |
24 | Domini Lawrence | May 8, 1925 | Great Britain | Equestrian | 0 | Mexico City (1968), Munich (1972) | 99 years, 197 days |
25 | Ricardo Primitivo González | May 12, 1925 | Argentina | Basketball | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 193 days |
26 | Catherine Delbarre | June 8, 1925 | France | Fencing | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 99 years, 166 days |
27 | Günther Haase | June 11, 1925 | Germany | Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 163 days |
28 | Rosemary Sparrow | July 6, 1925 | Great Britain | Alpine Skiing | 0 | St. Moritz (1948) | 99 years, 138 days |
29 | Giacomo Mosele | July 30, 1925 | Italy | Cross-country Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 99 years, 114 days |
30 | Günter Twiesselmann | August 15, 1925 | Germany | Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 98 days |
31 | Freddy Ehrström | August 29, 1925 | Finland | Sailing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 99 years, 84 days |
32 | André-Jacques Marie | October 14, 1925 | France | Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 99 years, 38 days |
33 | Egon Schöpf | October 16, 1925 | Austria | Alpine Skiing | 0 | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 99 years, 36 days |
34 | Maud von Rosen | December 24, 1925 | Sweden | Equestrian | 1 (1 Bronze) | Munich (1972) | 98 years, 333 days |
35 | Ninel Krutova | January 3, 1926 | Soviet Union | Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 98 years, 323 days |
36 | Adolf Hafner | January 5, 1926 | Austria | Ice Hockey | 0 | St. Moritz (1948), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 98 years, 321 days |
37 | Eugeniusz Lewacki | January 24, 1926 | Poland | Ice Hockey | 0 | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 98 years, 302 days |
38 | Álvaro Sabbo | February 2, 1926 | Portugal | Equestrian | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 98 years, 293 days |
39 | Trude Klecker | February 7, 1926 | Austria | Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 98 years, 288 days |
40 | Micheline Desmazières | February 23, 1926 | France | Alpine Skiing | 0 | St. Moritz (1948) | 98 years, 272 days |
41 | Giorgio Bongiovanni | March 4, 1926 | Italy | Basketball | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 262 days |
42 | Heikki Hasu | March 21, 1926 | Finland | Nordic combined, Cross-country Skiing | 3 (2 Gold, 1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 98 years, 245 days |
43 | Fernand Bothy | March 23, 1926 | Belgium | Boxing | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 243 days |
44 | Gordon Ingate | March 29, 1926 | Australia | Sailing | 0 | Munich (1972) | 98 years, 237 days |
45 | Adriana Millard | May 13, 1926 | Chile | Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 192 days |
46 | Mogens Snogdahl | June 2, 1926 | Denmark | Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 172 days |
47 | Walter Bucher | June 8, 1926 | Switzerland | Cycling | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 166 days |
48 | Daniel Dagallier | June 11, 1926 | France | Fencing | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 163 days |
49 | Carmen Vall | June 17, 1926 | Spain | Fencing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 98 years, 157 days |
50 | Luis Molné | June 26, 1926 | Spain | Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 98 years, 148 days |
51 | Anthony Purssell | July 5, 1926 | Great Britain | Rowing | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 139 days |
52 | Cheng Chi-sen | July 13, 1926 | Chinese Taipei | Sport Shooting | 0 | Mexico City (1968) | 98 years, 131 days |
53 | Hyacinth Walters | July 15, 1926 | Jamaica | Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 129 days |
54 | Pierre Girard | August 2, 1926 | Switzerland | Sailing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 98 years, 111 days |
55 | Léon Roth | September 10, 1926 | Luxembourg | Canoeing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 72 days |
56 | Andrea Kékesy | September 17, 1926 | Hungary | Figure Skating | 1 (1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948) | 98 years, 65 days |
57 | Nikita Simonyan | October 12, 1926 | Soviet Union | Football | 1 (1 Gold) | Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 40 days |
58 | Ernesto Sastre | December 17, 1926 | Colombia | Fencing | 0 | Tokyo (1964) | 97 years, 340 days |
59 | Bryan Harper | 1927 | Australia | Canoeing | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 96 years, 326 days to 97 years, 325 days |
60 | Jaime Piqueras | January 8, 1927 | Peru | Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 318 days |
61 | Mario Rosas | January 14, 1927 | Colombia | Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 312 days |
62 | Czesław Zając | January 20, 1927 | Poland | Sport Shooting | 0 | Rome (1960) | 97 years, 306 days |
63 | René Djian | February 1, 1927 | France | Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 294 days |
64 | Jean Hamilius | February 5, 1927 | Luxembourg | Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 290 days |
65 | Carlos Caballero | February 15, 1927 | Colombia | Weightlifting | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 97 years, 280 days |
66 | Harold Frederick | February 18, 1927 | United States Virgin Islands | Sport Shooting | 0 | Munich (1972),Montreal (1976) | 97 years, 277 days |
67 | Gábor Benedek | March 23, 1927 | Hungary | Modern Pentathlon | 2 (1 Gold, 1 Silver) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 243 days |
68 | Zbigniew Żarnowiecki | April 15, 1927 | Poland | Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 220 days |
69 | Konstantin Grachev | April 17, 1927 | Soviet Union | Athletics | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 97 years, 218 days |
70 | Poul Svendsen | April 21, 1927 | Denmark | Rowing | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 214 days |
71 | Pedro Cabrera | April 26, 1927 | Spain | Fencing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 97 years, 209 days |
72 | Wang Yih-jiun | May 17, 1927 | Chinese Taipei | Basketball | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 188 days |
73 | Léon Letsch | May 23, 1927 | Luxembourg | Football | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 182 days |
74 | Anthony Nunn | May 24, 1927 | Great Britain | Field Hockey | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 181 days |
75 | Kjell Tånnander | June 25, 1927 | Sweden | Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 149 days |
76 | David Thomas | June 27, 1927 | Great Britain | Field Hockey | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 147 days |
77 | Conny Staudinger | July 15, 1927 | Austria | Ice Hockey | 0 | Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 97 years, 129 days |
78 | Enrique Beckles | August 5, 1927 | Argentina | Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 108 days |
79 | Giuseppe Moioli | August 8, 1927 | Italy | Rowing | 1 (1 Gold) | London (1948), Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 105 days |
80 | Arturo Nourdin | August 16, 1927 | Chile | Football | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 97 days |
81 | Barbara Grocholska | August 24, 1927 | Poland | Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 97 years, 129 days |
82 | Trude Beiser | September 2, 1927 | Austria | Alpine Skiing | 3 (2 Gold, 1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 80 days |
83 | Peter Kennedy | September 4, 1927 | United States | Figure Skating | 1 (1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 78 days |
84 | Carmen Phipps | October 9, 1927 | Jamaica | Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 43 days |
85 | Muhammad Ashraf | October 11, 1927 | Pakistan | Wrestling | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 41 days |
86 | Marion Davies | October 12, 1927 | Great Britain | Figure Skating | 0 | St. Moritz (1948) | 97 years, 40 days |
87 | Edvin Vesterby | October 23, 1927 | Sweden | Wrestling | 1 (1 Silver) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 97 years, 29 days |
88 | John Healey | October 25, 1927 | Great Britain | Rowing | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 27 days |
Bud Held | United States | Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | |||
90 | James Lauf | November 1, 1927 | United States | Cycling | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 20 days |
91 | Madeleine Jouffroy | November 20, 1927 | France | Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 1 day |
92 | Villy Moll Nielsen | November 22, 1927 | Denmark | Field Hockey | 0 | Rome (1960) | 96 years, 365 days |
93 | Richard Walpole | December 10, 1927 | Australia | Cross-country Skiing | 0 | Squaw Valley (1960) | 96 years, 347 days |
94 | Kevin Wilson | December 15, 1927 | Australia | Sailing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 96 years, 342 days |
95 | Max Baldwin | January 4, 1928 | Australia | Canoeing | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 96 years, 322 days |
96 | Herb Barten | January 13, 1928 | United States | Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 96 years, 313 days |
97 | Yoav Ra'anan | January 15, 1928 | Israel | Diving | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 96 years, 311 days |
98 | Pepi Erben | January 18, 1928 | Germany | Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 96 years, 308 days |
Terence Higgins, Baron Higgins | Great Britain | Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | |||
100 | Betty Kretschmer | January 24, 1928 | Chile | Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 96 years, 302 days |