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 Olympic competitor and medal winner at 72.
Who was the youngest person to be an Olympian?
The youngest confirmed Olympian in history was Dimitrios Loundras, a Greek gymnast who competed in the team parallel bars event at the very first modern Olympic Games, Athens 1896. Loundras was only 10 years and 218 days old when he participated in the Games, winning a bronze medal as part of the Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos team.
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.
Who was the youngest person to win a gold medal in swimming?
The youngest male gold medalist in an individual event was Kusuo Kitamura of Japan, who won the 1500-m Freestyle swimming event in 1932 aged 14 yrs, 309 days. There were three young Italian gymnasts Luigina Giavotti, Ines Vercesi and Carla Marangoni, who competed in 1928 in the women’s team allround event, winning a silver medal.
How old do you have to be to be in the Olympics?
There is no general age limit to compete in the Olympics, though some sports do have age requirements. For example, diving you need to be 14, gymnastics 16, and for football under 23. There are others with age limits so it is still possible to beat the youngest and oldest records.
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.
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 was the youngest person to win a gold medal in gymnastics?
She may have added to her total in future years, but World War II canceled the games in both 1940 and 1944. As part of the 1996 U.S. women’s gymnastics team that became known as The Magnificent Seven, Moceanu helped her squad finish first and became the youngest competitor to win gold in women’s gymnastics in the process.
There is no general age limit to compete in the Olympics, though some sports do have age requirements. For example, diving you need to be 14, gymnastics 16, and for football under 23. There are others with age limits so it is still possible to beat the youngest and oldest records.
