Oldest Person To Compete In Olympic Games
As German gymnast Oksana Chusovitina competed in her last ever Olympic Games at the grand old age of 37. We take a look at the youngest and oldest athletes. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, Oscar Swahn won two gold. He was the oldest sportsman to compete in the 1920. Swahn entered at the three Olympic games of. Olympic stars awarded New Year Honours 29 December 2012 7:49 AM Bradley Wiggins, Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah lead the list, while Ewan McGregor, Stella McCartney gain OBEs.
In 1920, Sweden’s Oscar Swahn became the oldest male Olympian ever to participate in the games. He was 72 years, 281 days old when he competed in Antwerp, Belgium, in the shooting event. Swahn, who died in Stockholm in 1927, still holds the record. Batman Arkham City Pc Game Tpb Torrent. Other men who have come close to shattering Swahn's record have been too young, but only by a matter of days. Austrian equestrian Aurthur von Pongracz was 72 years, 49 days old when he participated in the 1936 Berlin games in Nazi Germany.
No Enthusiasm Decay Hack Time. Most recently, Japanese equestrian Hiroshi Hoketsu, 71, participated in the 2012 games in London. At the time, Hoketsu told The Telegraph: “People say I’m a miracle. But I’m just an ordinary old man.” (Getty) He told in 2012 that his secret for getting in shape for the Olympics is “to have a good life, enjoy yourself and do the things that make you happy.” The oldest female ever to compete in the Olympics was Lorna Johnstone. The British equestrian was 70 years old when she competed in the 1972 Olympic games in Munich. Since then, no woman has come close to her record. This year in Rio, Oksana Chusovitina of Uzbekistan will compete in the games as the oldest gymnast to ever take the mat. At 40 years old, she made her Olympic debut at the ’92 games in Barcelona.
(Getty) The Golden (and Silver and Bronze) Age During the 1912 games in Stockholm, Swahn became the oldest male gold medal winner when he was 64 and 280 days old. The shooter still holds the record and eight years later, he broke another record by becoming the oldest male to ever compete in the games. Swahn also holds the record for oldest gold medal winner, previously held by American archer Galen Carter Spencer, who obtained the title during the 1904 games in St.
At the time, Spencer was 64 years old, nine months younger than Swahn, when he took gold in 1912. While these men may have taken home the gold, the eldest medal winner in history is British graphic artist John Copley. Hl Usb To Rs232 Cable Drivers. Copley was awarded the silver when he was 73 in the art competition that ran between the 1912 and 1948 games. He won the medal at the 1948 games in London.