the oldest athlete competing at the Beijing Olympics in August is 67-year-old Hiroshi Hoketsu, a dressage rider for the Japanese equestrian team. His first Olympics was in 1964, where he placed 40th in the show jumping competition. It's been 44 years since Hoketsu's Olympic debut, and in that time he's been busy running large pharmaceutical companies, including the Japan division of Johnson & Johnson, prior to his retirement in 2002.
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Oscar Swahn at 72 years, nine months from Sweden is the oldest person to participate in the Olympic games. His event was shooting.
As of June 13th 2013, a woman is the oldest person.
The oldest-living human is currently Jamaica's Violet Brown, who is 117.
As of August 2021, the oldest living person in the world is Kane Tanaka from Japan, who was born on January 2, 1903.
The oldest Olympic competitor representing Ireland was Joe McMenamin who was 59 years, 319 days old when he competed in three person keelboat sailing at the 1972 Games in Munich ... he finished 16th.
The oldest person in Argentina isn't currently known. Carmelo Flores Laura may have been the oldest person in nearby Bolivia before his death in June 2014. He was speculated to be 124 when he died, but may have only been 107.
The oldest living person in the world is Kane Tanaka from Japan who was born on January 2, 1903. She is currently 119 years old.
As of 2021, the oldest living person is Kane Tanaka from Japan, who was born on January 2, 1903, making her over 118 years old.
As of 2021, the oldest person in Rhode Island is likely not publicly known or tracked due to privacy reasons. The oldest verified person in the world is currently Kane Tanaka from Japan, who was born on January 2, 1903.
her name is hilga and she is 108 years of age.