Oscar Swahn
The all-time record for the oldest Olympic competitor is held by Sweden’s Oscar Swahn. He was born in 1847, and won two shooting gold medals at the 1908 London Olympics. He won another gold in Stockholm in 1912, but finished fourth in another event behind his own son.
Who is the youngest gymnast?
The youngest athlete was Greek gymnast Dimitrios Loundras, who won bronze in team parallel bars at 10 years 216 days. Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn was the oldest athlete and medalist (72) and gold medalist (64 in 1912). Italian gymnast Luigina Giavotti, 11 years 301 days, was the youngest female medalist.
Who is the oldest person to compete in the Summer Olympics?
Here are some of the ‘Oldest and Youngest’ competitors at the Summer Olympic Games. See also our list of the oldest living Olympians, and the Oldest and Youngest at the Winter Olympics. The oldest ever Olympian is Oscar Swahn of Sweden.
How old do you have to be to compete in the Winter Olympics?
Here are some of the ‘Oldest and Youngest’ competitors at the Winter Olympic Games (see also the oldest and youngest at the Summer Olympics ). Some sports have minimum age requirements, e.g. in bobsled the minimum age is 14, figure skating it is 15 and luge 16 years and for the biathlon, the minimum age is 22. See more Winter Olympic Trivia.
Who was the youngest person to be an Olympian?
Youngest Male Competitor The youngest documented Olympian is 10 year old Greek gymnast Dimitrios Loundras, but there may have been a younger competitor, the young boy of unknown age from Paris who was the substitute coxswain in the winning Dutch pair oars boat in the 1900 rowing event.
Who was the oldest woman to win an Olympic gold medal?
Lida Peyton “Eliza” Pollock won gold aged 63 years and 333 days as part of the women’s archery Team Round, though that as part of a team event. The oldest woman ever to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event was British archery winner Sybil “Queenie” Newall who won gold in the Double National Round in 1908, aged 53 years, 275 days.
Here are some of the ‘Oldest and Youngest’ competitors at the Summer Olympic Games. See also our list of the oldest living Olympians, and the Oldest and Youngest at the Winter Olympics. The oldest ever Olympian is Oscar Swahn of Sweden.
Who are the youngest athletes in the Winter Olympics?
More: Winter Olympics. The youngest athlete registered for the PyeongChang Olympics is 15-year-old Chinese halfpipe skier Wu Meng. The oldest is 51-year-old Canadian curler Cheryl Bernard, who gained plenty of attention at the 2010 Vancouver Games. However, Bernard is an alternate for the Canadian women’s team, which means she might not compete.
Here are some of the ‘Oldest and Youngest’ competitors at the Winter Olympic Games (see also the oldest and youngest at the Summer Olympics ). Some sports have minimum age requirements, e.g. in bobsled the minimum age is 14, figure skating it is 15 and luge 16 years and for the biathlon, the minimum age is 22. See more Winter Olympic Trivia.
Who was the oldest female to win an Olympic medal?
Bernard, who skipped Canada to silver in Vancouver, is likely to become the oldest female Winter Olympic medalist ever (surpassing one of her 2010 Olympic teammates) and the oldest of either gender since the first Winter Games in 1924.
