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Oldest gold medalists in the 100 meter dash at the Summer Olympics:
Men: Allan Wells, Great Britain - 28 years old at the 1980 Games in Moscow.
Women: Fanny Blankers-Koen, Netherlands - 30 years old at the 1948 Games in London.
Don't think the above information is correct, seeing as Linford Christie was 32 when he won the 100m in Barcelona, in 1992.
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∙ 15y agoLinford Christie of Great Britain at the age of 32 at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona.
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∙ 13y agoIn Olympic athletics, that is Tebbs Lloyd Johnson of Great Britain who won bronze in men's 50 kilometer walk at the 1948 Games in London at the age of 48 years, 115 days.
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∙ 14y agoMen: Linford Christie, Great Britain
Women: Gail Devers, United States
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∙ 14y agoThere may be one more, but Bruny Surin of Canada was 32 when he won the 100m final in 1999.
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∙ 12y agoThomas Burke of the United States in a time of 12.0 seconds at the 1896 Games in Athens.
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