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 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 104 years, 254 days |
2 | Iris Cummings | December 21, 1920 | ![]() |
Swimming | 0 | Berlin (1936) | 104 years, 47 days |
3 | Ágnes Keleti | January 9, 1921 | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 10 (5 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 104 years, 28 days |
4 | Gebhard Büchel | June 21, 1921 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 103 years, 230 days |
5 | Rolf Stoltenberg | January 8, 1922 | ![]() |
Field Hockey | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 103 years, 29 days |
6 | Rhoda Wurtele | January 21, 1922 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 103 years, 16 days |
7 | Choomphol Chaiyanitr | March 22, 1922 | ![]() |
Sport Shooting | 0 | Tokyo (1964), Mexico City (1968) | 102 years, 321 days |
8 | Roger Lebranchu | July 22, 1922 | ![]() |
Rowing | 0 | London (1948) | 102 years, 199 days |
9 | William de Rham | August 22, 1922 | ![]() |
Equestrian | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 102 years, 168 days |
10 | Abdallah Sidani | 1923 | ![]() |
Wrestling | 0 | London (1948) | 101 years, 37 days to 102 years, 36 days |
11 | Charles Coste | February 8, 1924 | ![]() |
Cycling | 1 (1 Gold) | London (1948) | 100 years, 364 days |
Wu Chengzhang | ![]() |
Basketball | 0 | London (1948) | |||
13 | Birte Christoffersen | March 28, 1924 | ![]() |
Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | London (1948), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 100 years, 315 days |
14 | Bill Coleman | August 7, 1924 | ![]() |
Lacrosse | 0 | London (1948) | 100 years, 183 days |
15 | Yulen Uralov | November 23, 1924 | ![]() |
Fencing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 100 years, 75 days |
16 | Anwar Baig | November, 1924 | ![]() |
Field Hockey | 0 | London (1948) | 100 years, 68 days to 100 years, 97 days |
17 | Tong Suet-fong | December 13, 1924 | ![]() |
Basketball | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 100 years, 55 days |
18 | Chen An-hu | December 31, 1924 | ![]() |
Sport Shooting | 0 | Rome (1960) | 100 years, 37 days |
19 | Yoshio Iimuro | January 18, 1925 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 100 years, 19 days |
20 | Micheline Lannoy | January 31, 1925 | ![]() |
Figure Skating | 1 (1 Gold) | St. Moritz (1948) | 100 years, 6 days |
21 | Julio César León | February 2, 1925 | ![]() |
Cycling | 0 | London (1948) | 100 years, 4 days |
22 | Colette Fanara | February 15, 1925 | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 357 days |
23 | Erna Herbers | May 2, 1925 | ![]() |
Swimming | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 280 days |
24 | Domini Lawrence | May 8, 1925 | ![]() |
Equestrian | 0 | Mexico City (1968), Munich (1972) | 99 years, 274 days |
25 | Ricardo Primitivo González | May 12, 1925 | ![]() |
Basketball | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 270 days |
26 | Catherine Delbarre | June 8, 1925 | ![]() |
Fencing | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 99 years, 243 days |
27 | Günther Haase | June 11, 1925 | ![]() |
Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 240 days |
28 | Rosemary Sparrow | July 6, 1925 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | St. Moritz (1948) | 99 years, 215 days |
29 | Giacomo Mosele | July 30, 1925 | ![]() |
Cross-country Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 99 years, 191 days |
30 | Günter Twiesselmann | August 15, 1925 | ![]() |
Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 175 days |
31 | Freddy Ehrström | August 29, 1925 | ![]() |
Sailing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 99 years, 161 days |
32 | André-Jacques Marie | October 14, 1925 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 99 years, 115 days |
33 | Egon Schöpf | October 16, 1925 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 99 years, 113 days |
34 | Maud von Rosen | December 24, 1925 | ![]() |
Equestrian | 1 (1 Bronze) | Munich (1972) | 99 years, 44 days |
35 | Ninel Krutova | January 3, 1926 | ![]() |
Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 99 years, 34 days |
36 | Adolf Hafner | January 5, 1926 | ![]() |
Ice Hockey | 0 | St. Moritz (1948), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 99 years, 32 days |
37 | Eugeniusz Lewacki | January 24, 1926 | ![]() |
Ice Hockey | 0 | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 99 years, 13 days |
38 | Álvaro Sabbo | February 2, 1926 | ![]() |
Equestrian | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 99 years, 4 days |
39 | Trude Klecker | February 7, 1926 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 98 years, 365 days |
40 | Micheline Desmazières | February 23, 1926 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | St. Moritz (1948) | 98 years, 349 days |
41 | Giorgio Bongiovanni | March 4, 1926 | ![]() |
Basketball | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 339 days |
42 | Heikki Hasu | March 21, 1926 | ![]() |
Nordic combined, Cross-country Skiing | 3 (2 Gold, 1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 98 years, 322 days |
43 | Fernand Bothy | March 23, 1926 | ![]() |
Boxing | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 320 days |
44 | Gordon Ingate | March 29, 1926 | ![]() |
Sailing | 0 | Munich (1972) | 98 years, 314 days |
45 | Adriana Millard | May 13, 1926 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 269 days |
46 | Mogens Snogdahl | June 2, 1926 | ![]() |
Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 249 days |
47 | Walter Bucher | June 8, 1926 | ![]() |
Cycling | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 243 days |
48 | Daniel Dagallier | June 11, 1926 | ![]() |
Fencing | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 240 days |
49 | Carmen Vall | June 17, 1926 | ![]() |
Fencing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 98 years, 234 days |
50 | Luis Molné | June 26, 1926 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 98 years, 225 days |
51 | Anthony Purssell | July 5, 1926 | ![]() |
Rowing | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 216 days |
52 | Cheng Chi-sen | July 13, 1926 | ![]() |
Sport Shooting | 0 | Mexico City (1968) | 98 years, 208 days |
53 | Hyacinth Walters | July 15, 1926 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 206 days |
54 | Pierre Girard | August 2, 1926 | ![]() |
Sailing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 98 years, 188 days |
55 | Léon Roth | September 10, 1926 | ![]() |
Canoeing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 149 days |
56 | Nikita Simonyan | October 12, 1926 | ![]() |
Football | 1 (1 Gold) | Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 117 days |
57 | Ernesto Sastre | December 17, 1926 | ![]() |
Fencing | 0 | Tokyo (1964) | 98 years, 51 days |
58 | Bryan Harper | 1927 | ![]() |
Canoeing | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 37 days to 98 years, 36 days |
59 | Jaime Piqueras | January 8, 1927 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 29 days |
60 | Mario Rosas | January 14, 1927 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 23 days |
61 | Czesław Zając | January 20, 1927 | ![]() |
Sport Shooting | 0 | Rome (1960) | 98 years, 17 days |
62 | René Djian | February 1, 1927 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 5 days |
63 | Jean Hamilius | February 5, 1927 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 1 day |
64 | Carlos Caballero | February 15, 1927 | ![]() |
Weightlifting | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 97 years, 357 days |
65 | Harold Frederick | February 18, 1927 | ![]() |
Sport Shooting | 0 | Munich (1972),Montreal (1976) | 97 years, 354 days |
66 | Gábor Benedek | March 23, 1927 | ![]() |
Modern Pentathlon | 2 (1 Gold, 1 Silver) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 320 days |
67 | Zbigniew Żarnowiecki | April 15, 1927 | ![]() |
Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 297 days |
68 | Konstantin Grachev | April 17, 1927 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 97 years, 295 days |
69 | Poul Svendsen | April 21, 1927 | ![]() |
Rowing | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 291 days |
70 | Pedro Cabrera | April 26, 1927 | ![]() |
Fencing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 97 years, 286 days |
71 | Wang Yih-jiun | May 17, 1927 | ![]() |
Basketball | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 265 days |
72 | Léon Letsch | May 23, 1927 | ![]() |
Football | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 259 days |
73 | Anthony Nunn | May 24, 1927 | ![]() |
Field Hockey | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 258 days |
74 | Kjell Tånnander | June 25, 1927 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 226 days |
75 | David Thomas | June 27, 1927 | ![]() |
Field Hockey | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 224 days |
76 | Conny Staudinger | July 15, 1927 | ![]() |
Ice Hockey | 0 | Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 97 years, 206 days |
77 | Enrique Beckles | August 5, 1927 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 185 days |
78 | Giuseppe Moioli | August 8, 1927 | ![]() |
Rowing | 1 (1 Gold) | London (1948), Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 182 days |
79 | Arturo Nourdin | August 16, 1927 | ![]() |
Football | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 174 days |
80 | Barbara Grocholska | August 24, 1927 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 97 years, 206 days |
81 | Trude Beiser | September 2, 1927 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 3 (2 Gold, 1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 157 days |
82 | Peter Kennedy | September 4, 1927 | ![]() |
Figure Skating | 1 (1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 155 days |
83 | Carmen Phipps | October 9, 1927 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 120 days |
84 | Muhammad Ashraf | October 11, 1927 | ![]() |
Wrestling | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 118 days |
85 | Marion Davies | October 12, 1927 | ![]() |
Figure Skating | 0 | St. Moritz (1948) | 97 years, 117 days |
86 | Edvin Vesterby | October 23, 1927 | ![]() |
Wrestling | 1 (1 Silver) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 97 years, 106 days |
87 | John Healey | October 25, 1927 | ![]() |
Rowing | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 104 days |
Bud Held | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | |||
89 | James Lauf | November 1, 1927 | ![]() |
Cycling | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 97 days |
90 | Madeleine Jouffroy | November 20, 1927 | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 78 days |
91 | Villy Moll Nielsen | November 22, 1927 | ![]() |
Field Hockey | 0 | Rome (1960) | 97 years, 76 days |
92 | Richard Walpole | December 10, 1927 | ![]() |
Cross-country Skiing | 0 | Squaw Valley (1960) | 97 years, 58 days |
93 | Kevin Wilson | December 15, 1927 | ![]() |
Sailing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 53 days |
94 | Max Baldwin | January 4, 1928 | ![]() |
Canoeing | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 33 days |
95 | Herb Barten | January 13, 1928 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 24 days |
96 | Yoav Ra'anan | January 15, 1928 | ![]() |
Diving | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 22 days |
97 | Pepi Erben | January 18, 1928 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 19 days |
Terence Higgins, Baron Higgins | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | |||
99 | Betty Kretschmer | January 24, 1928 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 13 days |
100 | Norman Rule | January 28, 1928 | ![]() |
Sport Shooting | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960), Tokyo (1964) | 97 years, 9 days |