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At the 2008 Games in Beijing, the youngest U.S. athlete was diver Mary Dunnichay who was 15 years, 169 days old when she competed in women's platform synchronized diving. She finished 5th in the event with her partner, Haley Ishimatsu, who was also 15 years old (30 days shy of her 16th birthday).
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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.
Who was the youngest athlete to ever win an Olympic gold medal in Australia?
Michael_Phelps15 years and 9 months, the youngest man everto win swimming meddles
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.
Who is the youngest athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Games?
Tara Lipinski at 15 years of age.
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.
Who is the oldest athlete in this years Olympic games?
67-year-old Hiroshi Hoketsu, a dressage rider for the Japanese equestrian team
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.
How long do you have to train to become an olympic athlete?
About 2 to 3 years.
Who was Australia's youngest olympian?
At the 2008 Games in Beijing, swimmer Emily Seebohm at 16 years, 67 days old. For all Olympics, Australia's young athlete is Ian Johnson who was 13 years, 75 days old when he competed in men's coxed pairs rowing at the 1960 Summer Games in Rome.
Who was the youngest Olympian gold medal ever and also the youngest who ever win a medal and who ever compete in the Olympics?
The youngest athlete to participate at the Modern Olympics was Dimitrios Loundras of Greece who was 10 years, 216 days old when he competed in men's team parallel bars gymnastics at the 1896 Games in Athens. The youngest athlete to win a gold medal is Marjorie Gestring of the United States who was 13 years, 267 days old when she won the women's springboard diving event at the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin.
Who is the oldest winter Olympic athlete?
Through the 2006 Games in Turin, the oldest athlete to participate in the Winter Games is Carl August Kronlund who was 58 years, 155 days old when he won a silver medal with the Swedish curling team at the 1924 Winter Games in Chamonix.
Who is the youngest great Britain competitor in the Olympic games 2008?
Diver Tom Daley at 14 years old (born May 21, 1994).
