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, 111 days
2 Iris Cummings December 21, 1920 Flag of the United States.svg United States Swimming 0 Berlin (1936) 103 years, 270 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, 251 days
4 Gebhard Büchel June 21, 1921 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein Athletics 0 London (1948) 103 years, 87 days
5 Rhoda Wurtele January 21, 1922 Flag of Canada.svg Canada Alpine Skiing 0 Oslo (1952) 102 years, 239 days
6 Roger Lebranchu July 22, 1922 Flag of France.svg France Rowing 0 London (1948) 102 years, 56 days
7 William de Rham August 22, 1922 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Equestrian 0 Melbourne (1956) 102 years, 25 days
8 Charles Coste February 8, 1924 Flag of France.svg France Cycling 1 (1 Gold) London (1948) 100 years, 221 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, 172 days
11 Bill Coleman August 7, 1924 Flag of the United States.svg United States Lacrosse 0 London (1948) 100 years, 40 days
12 Yulen Uralov November 23, 1924 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Fencing 0 Helsinki (1952) 99 years, 298 days
13 Anwar Baig November, 1924 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Field hockey 0 London (1948) 99 years, 291 days to 99 years, 320 days
14 Tong Suet-fong December 13, 1924 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chinese Taipei Basketball 0 Melbourne (1956) 99 years, 278 days
15 Chen An-hu December 31, 1924 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chinese Taipei Sport Shooter 0 Rome (1960) 99 years, 260 days
16 Yoshio Iimuro January 18, 1925 Flag of Japan.svg Japan Athletics 0 Helsinki (1952) 99 years, 242 days
17 Micheline Lannoy January 31, 1925 Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Figure skating 1 (1 Gold) St. Moritz (1948) 99 years, 229 days
18 Julio César León February 2, 1925 Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Cycling 0 London (1948) 99 years, 227 days
19 Colette Fanara February 15, 1925 Flag of France.svg France Gymnastics 0 Helsinki (1952) 99 years, 214 days
20 Erna Herbers May 2, 1925 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Swimming 0 Helsinki (1952) 99 years, 137 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, 131 days
22 Ricardo Primitivo González May 12, 1925 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Basketball 0 London (1948), Helsinki (1952) 99 years, 127 days
23 Catherine Delbarre June 8, 1925 Flag of France.svg France Fencing 0 Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) 99 years, 100 days
24 Günther Haase June 11, 1925 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Diving 1 (1 Bronze) Helsinki (1952) 99 years, 97 days
25 Rosemary Sparrow July 6, 1925 Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain Alpine skiing 0 St. Moritz (1948) 99 years, 72 days
26 Giacomo Mosele July 30, 1925 Flag of Italy.svg Italy Cross-country skiing 0 Oslo (1952) 99 years, 48 days
27 Günter Twiesselmann August 15, 1925 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Rowing 0 Helsinki (1952) 99 years, 32 days
28 Freddy Ehrström August 29, 1925 Flag of Finland.svg Finland Sailing 0 Rome (1960) 99 years, 18 days
29 André-Jacques Marie October 14, 1925 Flag of France.svg France Athletics 0 London (1948) 98 years, 338 days
30 Egon Schöpf October 16, 1925 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Alpine skiing 0 St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) 98 years, 336 days
31 Maud von Rosen December 24, 1925 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Equestrian 1 (1 Bronze) Munich (1972) 98 years, 267 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, 257 days
33 Adolf Hafner January 5, 1926 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Ice hockey 0 St. Moritz (1948), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) 98 years, 255 days
34 Eugeniusz Lewacki January 24, 1926 Flag of Poland.svg Poland Ice hockey 0 St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) 98 years, 236 days
35 Álvaro Sabbo February 2, 1926 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Equestrian 0 Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) 98 years, 227 days
36 Trude Klecker February 7, 1926 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Alpine skiing 0 Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) 98 years, 222 days
37 Micheline Desmazières February 23, 1926 Flag of France.svg France Alpine skiing 0 St. Moritz (1948) 98 years, 206 days
38 Giorgio Bongiovanni March 4, 1926 Flag of Italy.svg Italy Basketball 0 Helsinki (1952) 98 years, 196 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, 179 days
40 Fernand Bothy March 23, 1926 Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium Boxing 0 London (1948) 98 years, 177 days
41 Gordon Ingate March 29, 1926 Flag of Australia.svg Australia Sailing 0 Munich (1972) 98 years, 171 days
42 Adriana Millard May 13, 1926 Flag of Chile.svg Chile Athletics 0 London (1948), Helsinki (1952) 98 years, 126 days
43 Mogens Snogdahl June 2, 1926 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Rowing 0 Helsinki (1952) 98 years, 106 days
44 Walter Bucher June 8, 1926 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Cycling 0 London (1948) 98 years, 100 days
45 Daniel Dagallier June 11, 1926 Flag of France.svg France Fencing 1 (1 Bronze) Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) 98 years, 97 days
46 Carmen Vall June 17, 1926 Flag of Spain.svg Spain Fencing 0 Rome (1960) 98 years, 91 days
47 Luis Molné June 26, 1926 Flag of Spain.svg Spain Alpine skiing 0 Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) 98 years, 82 days
48 Anthony Purssell July 5, 1926 Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain Rowing 0 London (1948) 98 years, 73 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, 65 days
50 Hyacinth Walters July 15, 1926 Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Athletics 0 Helsinki (1952) 98 years, 63 days
51 Pierre Girard August 2, 1926 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Sailing 0 Rome (1960) 98 years, 45 days
52 Léon Roth September 10, 1926 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Canoeing 0 Helsinki (1952) 98 years, 6 days
53 Andrea Kékesy September 17, 1926 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Figure skating 1 (1 Silver) St. Moritz (1948) 97 years, 365 days
54 Nikita Simonyan October 12, 1926 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Football 1 (1 Gold) Melbourne (1956) 97 years, 340 days
55 Ernesto Sastre December 17, 1926 Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Fencing 0 Tokyo (1964) 97 years, 274 days
56 Bryan Harper 1927 Flag of Australia.svg Australia Canoeing 0 Melbourne (1956) 96 years, 260 days to 97 years, 259 days
57 Jaime Piqueras January 8, 1927 Flag of Peru.svg Peru Athletics 0 London (1948) 97 years, 252 days
58 Mario Rosas January 14, 1927 Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Athletics 0 London (1948) 97 years, 246 days
59 Czesław Zając January 20, 1927 Flag of Poland.svg Poland Sport shooting 0 Rome (1960) 97 years, 240 days
60 René Djian February 1, 1927 Flag of France.svg France Athletics 0 Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) 97 years, 228 days
61 Jean Hamilius February 5, 1927 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Athletics 0 Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 224 days
62 John Giles February 9, 1927 Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain Athletics 0 London (1948), Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 220 days
63 Carlos Caballero February 15, 1927 Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Weightlifting 0 Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) 97 years, 214 days
64 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, 211 days
65 Stanley Leibel March 21, 1927 Flag of Canada.svg Canada Sailing 0 Mexico City (1968) 97 years, 179 days
66 Gábor Benedek March 23, 1927 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Modern pentathlon 2 (1 Gold, 1 Silver) Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) 97 years, 177 days
67 Zbigniew Żarnowiecki April 15, 1927 Flag of Poland.svg Poland Rowing 0 Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 154 days
68 Konstantin Grachev April 17, 1927 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Athletics 0 Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) 97 years, 152 days
69 Poul Svendsen April 21, 1927 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Rowing 1 (1 Bronze) Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 148 days
70 Pedro Cabrera April 26, 1927 Flag of Spain.svg Spain Fencing 0 Rome (1960) 97 years, 143 days
71 Wang Yih-jiun May 17, 1927 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chinese Taipei Basketball 0 Melbourne (1956) 97 years, 122 days
72 Léon Letsch May 23, 1927 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Football 0 Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 116 days
73 Anthony Nunn May 24, 1927 Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain Field hockey 1 (1 Bronze) Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 115 days
74 Christian Brac June 10, 1927 Flag of France.svg France Athletics 0 London (1948) 97 years, 98 days
75 Kjell Tånnander June 25, 1927 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Athletics 0 London (1948), Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 83 days
76 David Thomas June 27, 1927 Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain Field hockey 0 Melbourne (1956) 97 years, 81 days
77 Conny Staudinger July 15, 1927 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Ice hockey 0 Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) 97 years, 63 days
78 Enrique Beckles August 5, 1927 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Athletics 0 Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 42 days
79 Giuseppe Moioli August 8, 1927 Flag of Italy.svg Italy Rowing 1 (1 Gold) London (1948), Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956) 97 years, 39 days
80 Arturo Nourdin August 16, 1927 Flag of Chile.svg Chile Football 0 Helsinki (1952) 97 years, 31 days
81 Barbara Grocholska August 24, 1927 Flag of Poland.svg Poland Alpine skiing 0 Oslo (1952), Cortina d'Ampezzo (1956) 97 years, 63 days
82 Trude Beiser September 2, 1927 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Alpine skiing 3 (2 Gold, 1 Silver) St. Moritz (1948), Oslo (1952) 97 years, 14 days
83 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, 12 days
84 Andrzej Krzesiński October 1, 1927 Flag of Poland.svg Poland Athletics 0 Rome (1960) 96 years, 351 days
85 Carmen Phipps October 9, 1927 Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Athletics 0 London (1948) 96 years, 343 days
86 Muhammad Ashraf October 11, 1927 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Wrestling 0 Melbourne (1956) 96 years, 341 days
87 Marion Davies October 12, 1927 Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain Figure skating 0 St. Moritz (1948) 96 years, 340 days
88 Edvin Vesterby October 23, 1927 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Wrestling 1 (1 Silver) Helsinki (1952), Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) 96 years, 329 days
89 John Healey October 25, 1927 Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain Rowing 0 London (1948) 96 years, 327 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) 96 years, 320 days
92 Madeleine Jouffroy November 20, 1927 Flag of France.svg France Gymnastics 0 Helsinki (1952) 96 years, 301 days
93 Villy Moll Nielsen November 22, 1927 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Field hockey 0 Rome (1960) 96 years, 299 days
94 Richard Walpole December 10, 1927 Flag of Australia.svg Australia Cross-country skiing 0 Squaw Valley (1960) 96 years, 281 days
95 Kevin Wilson December 15, 1927 Flag of Australia.svg Australia Sailing 0 Helsinki (1952) 96 years, 276 days
96 Max Baldwin January 4, 1928 Flag of Australia.svg Australia Canoeing 0 Melbourne (1956) 96 years, 256 days
97 Herb Barten January 13, 1928 Flag of the United States.svg United States Athletics 0 London (1948) 96 years, 247 days
98 Yoav Ra'anan January 15, 1928 Flag of Israel.svg Israel Diving 0 Helsinki (1952) 96 years, 245 days
99 Pepi Erben January 18, 1928 Flag of Germany.svg Germany Alpine skiing 0 Oslo (1952) 96 years, 242 days
Terence Higgins, Baron Higgins Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg Great Britain Athletics 0 Helsinki (1952)