Who is the oldest Olympic medalist ever?

Question

In these Olympics an Argentinian aged 43 won gold in the madison (cycling) and a German woman won silver in vault aged 33. Do you know any more oldie winners?

Answer 1

Some of the older ones I've watched or heard about so far this year are

Ian Millar (CAN) age 61 > Silver in team equestrian

Juan Esteban Curuchet (ARG) age 43 > Gold in cycling

Dara Torres (USA) age 41 > 3 Silvers in swimming

Constantina Tomescu (ROM) age 38 > Gold in marathon

Oksana Chusovitina (GER) age 33 > Silver in vault

Some of the other older competitors this year (I'm not even sure if some have competed yet, there are so many events) are

John Dane III (USA) age 58 > sailing (competing in his first Olympics after 40 years in Olympic trials)

Susan Nattrass (CAN) age 57 > trap shooting

Haile Satayin (ISR) age 53 > marathon

Jujie Luan (CAN) age 50 > fencing

And the oldest competitor at the games this year is Hiroshi Hoketsu (JPN) age 67 > dressage rider. He competed at the 1964 games and sets a new record with 44 years between competitions.

As for oldest ever, it is Oscar Swahn winning the silver back in 1920, which someone else above had mentioned.

Answer 2

dara torres swimming 41

Answer 3

In the Beijing 2008 Olympics Dara Torres (age 41) won three silver medals for swimming for USA.  

Answer 4

I don't know if he is the oldest, but I heard on the news that a 73 year old man competes in rowing, and if I'm not mistaking, I believe NBC 5 in Chicago said he won a medal too.

Answer 5

dara tores. she swims and she is 41 i think. she won silver in the 50m Free witch is like the fastest race in swimming. oh she did it this year in beijing

Answer 6

Since you said ever, Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn won a silver medal in the team double-shot running deer competition, at age 72 in the 1920 Olympics.

Answer 7

This was on uk tv earlier, in 1920 like a 90 year old dear shooter won an gold medal.

Answer 8

Dara Torres, swimmer

and a diver for this year's Olympics.

Answer 9

Torres

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/planning-to-...

Answer 10

Ian Miller from Canada won a silver in show jumping this year he is 61

Answer 11

Fat Albert

Answer 12

At the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn collected a silver medal in the team double-shot running deer competition, becoming at age 72 the oldest Olympic medalist ever.