What is the Youngest Age you can be to participate in Track and field in the Olympics?

Question

Does anyone know and can you show a link?

Answer 1

You have to be 16 to compete in ANYTHING.

Answer 2

no limit.

Answer 3

16

Answer 4

The minimum age you can be to participate in the Track and field is 15, but that is very rare.

Answer 5

I think you have to be 16 Didnt those chinese girls just lose the golds because they lied about there age. They were only like 13-14

It used to be that you could compete in the same year you turned 15 - which is why Nadia Comaneci was only 14 when she won the All Round final in Montreal in 1976. She turned 15 later that year.

Now the rules are you must turn 16 the year you compete. So only 15 years olds are the youngest competitors.

Answer 6

i think 13 is like the youngest, but it is very questionable.

Answer 7

I haven't a clue did not know there was an age limit to participate in the Olympics I suppose if you are good enough you are old enough

Answer 8

16, NOW I AM POSITIVE.   My friend's cousin was in the 2004 olympics and he found out he just made the cut age-wise. he was 16...