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Tom Daley age 14 Great Britain Diver http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080811/SPORTS17/80811051/1082
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Who was the youngest athlete in this year's Olympic Games?
At the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games the age requirement was only 14 years old. Many young 14 year old athletes competed in the games.
What is the youngest age of Olympic athletes?
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Who was the youngest collegiate athlete?
it was lebron James he was 18 yrs. of age.
What record has Tom Daley broken?
Tom was the youngest ever Olympic competitor outside of Swimming when he competed in the diving contests at age 14 in Beijing 2008.
Who is the youngest pro athlete ever?
Fredua Koranteng "Freddy" Adu became the youngest pro athlete ever in history. At the age of 14, he was selected by D.C. United in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft.
What is the youngest age for an olympic male runner?
If you are fast enough to win selection for the Olympic team, you are old enough.
Who is the youngest athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Games?
Tara Lipinski at 15 years of age.
Who was the youngest woman to win Olympic gold medal in fencing?
The youngest woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal was Helene Mayer of Germany. She won the Women's Individual Foil event in 1928 at the age of 17.
Who was the youngest male swimmer to win a gold medal?
Kuzuo Kitamura of Japan.Kitamura was 14 years, 10 months old when he won gold in the men's 1500 meter freestyle at the 1932 Summer Games in Los Angeles. He is the youngest male athlete, whose age can be documented, to win a gold medal in an individual event in Olympic history.
Who is the youngest historic athlete in Olympic games?
Marjorie Gestring of the United States was the youngest to win a gold medal. She was 13 years, 268 days old when she won gold in the 3 meter springboard at the 1936 Games in Berlin. Inge Sorensen of Denmark is the youngest athlete to win a medal in an individual event. She won bronze in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 1936 Games in Berlin at the age of 12 years. Dimitrios Loundras of Greece is the youngest athlete to win a medal at the Olympics. He was 10 years, 216 days old when he won silver as part of the Greek team that placed second in team parallel bars at the 1896 Games in Athens.
Did Iranian women compete for the first time in the Olympics in 1996?
No. The Iranian Olympic Team first had women athletes at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo. They were: 1) Nazli Bayat Makou - high jump 2) Juliette Geverkof - shot put and discus 3) Simin Safamehr - long jump and 100 meter dash 4) Jamileh Sorouri - gymnastics Jamileh Sorouri was the youngest Iranian athlete to compete at the 1964 Games at the age of 14 years, 226 days and to this day remains the youngest Iranian athlete to compete at an Olympic Games.
Have female gymnasts been the youngest gold medallists?
Gymnasts are typically very young, and yes, they are some of the youngest medalists at the Olympics (I assume that is what you are referring to), but the youngest Olympic gold medalist is actually Tara Lipinski. She is a figure skater that won gold in Nagano, Japan in 1998 when she was 15 years old. A gymnast could never beat this age because in order to go to the Olympics in gymnastics, the athlete must be 16 years old.
