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 Gebhard Büchel.
Oldest living olympians
Rank | Name | Date of birth | Country | Sport | Medal(s) | Olympic(s) | Age (years, days) |
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1 | Gebhard Büchel | June 21, 1921 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 103 years, 288 days |
2 | Rolf Stoltenberg | January 8, 1922 | ![]() |
Field Hockey | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 103 years, 87 days |
3 | Rhoda Wurtele | January 21, 1922 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 103 years, 74 days |
4 | Choomphol Chaiyanitr | March 22, 1922 | ![]() |
Sport Shooting | 0 | Tokyo (1964), Mexico City (1968) | 103 years, 14 days |
5 | William de Rham | August 22, 1922 | ![]() |
Equestrian | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 102 years, 226 days |
6 | Abdallah Sidani | 1923 | ![]() |
Wrestling | 0 | London (1948) | 101 years, 95 days to 102 years, 94 days |
7 | Charles Coste | February 8, 1924 | ![]() |
Cycling | 1 (1 Gold) | London (1948) | 101 years, 56 days |
Wu Chengzhang | ![]() |
Basketball | 0 | London (1948) | |||
9 | Birte Christoffersen | March 28, 1924 | ![]() |
Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | London (1948), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 101 years, 8 days |
10 | Gertrude Gries | October 16, 1924 | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 100 years, 171 days |
11 | Yulen Uralov | November 23, 1924 | ![]() |
Fencing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 100 years, 133 days |
12 | Anwar Baig | November, 1924 | ![]() |
Field Hockey | 0 | London (1948) | 100 years, 126 days to 100 years, 155 days |
13 | Tong Suet-fong | December 13, 1924 | ![]() |
Basketball | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 100 years, 113 days |
14 | Chen An-hu | December 31, 1924 | ![]() |
Sport Shooting | 0 | Rome (1960) | 100 years, 95 days |
15 | Yoshio Iimuro | January 18, 1925 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 100 years, 77 days |
16 | Julio César León | February 2, 1925 | ![]() |
Cycling | 0 | London (1948) | 100 years, 62 days |
17 | Colette Fanara | February 15, 1925 | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 100 years, 49 days |
18 | Erna Herbers | May 2, 1925 | ![]() |
Swimming | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 338 days |
19 | Ricardo Primitivo González | May 12, 1925 | ![]() |
Basketball | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 328 days |
20 | Catherine Delbarre | June 8, 1925 | ![]() |
Fencing | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 99 years, 301 days |
21 | Günther Haase | June 11, 1925 | ![]() |
Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 298 days |
22 | Rosemary Sparrow | July 6, 1925 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | St. Moritz (1948) | 99 years, 273 days |
23 | Giacomo Mosele | July 30, 1925 | ![]() |
Cross-country Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 99 years, 249 days |
24 | Günter Twiesselmann | August 15, 1925 | ![]() |
Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 233 days |
25 | Freddy Ehrström | August 29, 1925 | ![]() |
Sailing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 99 years, 219 days |
26 | André-Jacques Marie | October 14, 1925 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 99 years, 173 days |
27 | Egon Schöpf | October 16, 1925 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 99 years, 171 days |
28 | Maud von Rosen | December 24, 1925 | ![]() |
Equestrian | 1 (1 Bronze) | Munich (1972) | 99 years, 102 days |
29 | Ninel Krutova | January 3, 1926 | ![]() |
Diving | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 99 years, 92 days |
30 | Trude Klecker | February 7, 1926 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 99 years, 57 days |
31 | Micheline Desmazières | February 23, 1926 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | St. Moritz (1948) | 99 years, 41 days |
32 | Giorgio Bongiovanni | March 4, 1926 | ![]() |
Basketball | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 99 years, 32 days |
33 | Fernand Bothy | March 23, 1926 | ![]() |
Boxing | 0 | London (1948) | 99 years, 13 days |
34 | Gordon Ingate | March 29, 1926 | ![]() |
Sailing | 0 | Munich (1972) | 99 years, 7 days |
35 | Adriana Millard | May 13, 1926 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 327 days |
36 | Mogens Snogdahl | June 2, 1926 | ![]() |
Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 307 days |
37 | Daniel Dagallier | June 11, 1926 | ![]() |
Fencing | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 298 days |
38 | Carmen Vall | June 17, 1926 | ![]() |
Fencing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 98 years, 292 days |
39 | Luis Molné | June 26, 1926 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 98 years, 283 days |
40 | Anthony Purssell | July 5, 1926 | ![]() |
Rowing | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 274 days |
41 | Cheng Chi-sen | July 13, 1926 | ![]() |
Sport Shooting | 0 | Mexico City (1968) | 98 years, 266 days |
42 | Hyacinth Walters | July 15, 1926 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 264 days |
43 | Léon Roth | September 10, 1926 | ![]() |
Canoeing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 207 days |
44 | Nikita Simonyan | October 12, 1926 | ![]() |
Football | 1 (1 Gold) | Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 175 days |
45 | Ernesto Sastre | December 17, 1926 | ![]() |
Fencing | 0 | Tokyo (1964) | 98 years, 109 days |
46 | Bryan Harper | 1927 | ![]() |
Canoeing | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 95 days to 98 years, 94 days |
47 | Jaime Piqueras | January 8, 1927 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 87 days |
48 | Mario Rosas | January 14, 1927 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 98 years, 81 days |
49 | Czesław Zając | January 20, 1927 | ![]() |
Sport Shooting | 0 | Rome (1960) | 98 years, 75 days |
50 | Jean Hamilius | February 5, 1927 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 98 years, 59 days |
51 | Carlos Caballero | February 15, 1927 | ![]() |
Weightlifting | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 98 years, 49 days |
52 | Harold Frederick | February 18, 1927 | ![]() |
Sport Shooting | 0 | Munich (1972),Montreal (1976) | 98 years, 46 days |
53 | Gábor Benedek | March 23, 1927 | ![]() |
Modern Pentathlon | 2 (1 Gold, 1 Silver) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 98 years, 13 days |
54 | Zbigniew Żarnowiecki | April 15, 1927 | ![]() |
Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 355 days |
55 | Konstantin Grachev | April 17, 1927 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 97 years, 353 days |
56 | Pedro Cabrera | April 26, 1927 | ![]() |
Fencing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 97 years, 344 days |
57 | Wang Yih-jiun | May 17, 1927 | ![]() |
Basketball | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 323 days |
58 | Léon Letsch | May 23, 1927 | ![]() |
Football | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 317 days |
59 | Anthony Nunn | May 24, 1927 | ![]() |
Field Hockey | 1 (1 Bronze) | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 316 days |
60 | Kjell Tånnander | June 25, 1927 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 284 days |
61 | Conny Staudinger | July 15, 1927 | ![]() |
Ice Hockey | 0 | Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 97 years, 264 days |
62 | Enrique Beckles | August 5, 1927 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 243 days |
63 | Giuseppe Moioli | August 8, 1927 | ![]() |
Rowing | 1 (1 Gold) | London (1948), Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 240 days |
64 | Arturo Nourdin | August 16, 1927 | ![]() |
Football | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 232 days |
65 | Barbara Grocholska | August 24, 1927 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) | 97 years, 264 days |
66 | Trude Beiser | September 2, 1927 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 3 (2 Gold, 1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 215 days |
67 | Peter Kennedy | September 4, 1927 | ![]() |
Figure Skating | 1 (1 Silver) | St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 213 days |
68 | Florence Vallée | September 5, 1927 | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 212 days |
69 | Carmen Phipps | October 9, 1927 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 178 days |
70 | Muhammad Ashraf | October 11, 1927 | ![]() |
Wrestling | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 176 days |
71 | Marion Davies | October 12, 1927 | ![]() |
Figure Skating | 0 | St. Moritz (1948) | 97 years, 175 days |
72 | Edvin Vesterby | October 23, 1927 | ![]() |
Wrestling | 1 (1 Silver) | Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) | 97 years, 164 days |
73 | John Healey | October 25, 1927 | ![]() |
Rowing | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 162 days |
Bud Held | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | |||
75 | James Lauf | November 1, 1927 | ![]() |
Cycling | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 155 days |
76 | Madeleine Jouffroy | November 20, 1927 | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 136 days |
77 | Villy Moll Nielsen | November 22, 1927 | ![]() |
Field Hockey | 0 | Rome (1960) | 97 years, 134 days |
78 | Richard Walpole | December 10, 1927 | ![]() |
Cross-country Skiing | 0 | Squaw Valley (1960) | 97 years, 116 days |
79 | Kevin Wilson | December 15, 1927 | ![]() |
Sailing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 111 days |
80 | Max Baldwin | January 4, 1928 | ![]() |
Canoeing | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 97 years, 91 days |
81 | Herb Barten | January 13, 1928 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 82 days |
82 | Pepi Erben | January 18, 1928 | ![]() |
Alpine Skiing | 0 | Oslo (1952) | 97 years, 77 days |
Terence Higgins, Baron Higgins | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | |||
84 | Betty Kretschmer | January 24, 1928 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 71 days |
85 | Norman Rule | January 28, 1928 | ![]() |
Sport Shooting | 0 | Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960), Tokyo (1964) | 97 years, 67 days |
86 | Eddi Gutenkauf | February 6, 1928 | ![]() |
Fencing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 97 years, 58 days |
87 | Ibrahim El-Attar | February 22, 1928 | ![]() |
Rowing | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 42 days |
88 | Paulette Veste | February 24, 1928 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | London (1948), Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 40 days |
89 | Isidoro Pérez | March 5, 1928 | ![]() |
Swimming | 0 | London (1948) | 97 years, 31 days |
90 | Stoyanka Angelova | March 28, 1928 | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 97 years, 8 days |
91 | Keith Woolnough | April 11, 1928 | ![]() |
Australian Rules Football | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 96 years, 359 days |
92 | Rainer Pelkonen | April 19, 1928 | ![]() |
Athletics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 96 years, 351 days |
93 | Cees Gravesteijn | April 21, 1928 | ![]() |
Canoeing | 0 | London (1948) | 96 years, 349 days |
94 | Paul Laporte | May 9, 1928 | ![]() |
Sport Shooting | 0 | Montreal (1976) | 96 years, 331 days |
95 | Jindřich Mikulec | May 11, 1928 | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 96 years, 329 days |
96 | Richard Knight | May 18, 1928 | ![]() |
Rowing | 0 | Rome (1960) | 96 years, 322 days |
97 | Joaquim Granger | May 31, 1928 | ![]() |
Gymnastics | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 96 years, 309 days |
98 | Alan Rice | June 2, 1928 | ![]() |
Wrestling | 0 | Melbourne (1956) | 96 years, 307 days |
99 | Edson Peri | June 5, 1928 | ![]() |
Water Polo | 0 | Helsinki (1952) | 96 years, 304 days |
100 | Edmar de Salles | June 15, 1928 | ![]() |
Sport Shooting | 0 | Mexico City (1968) | 96 years, 294 days |