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The youngest to win Olympic gold was Marjorie Gestring of the United States who, at the age of 13 years and 268 days, won the women's three meter springboard diving event at the 1936 Games in Berlin.

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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, that is Marjorie Gestring of the United States who was 13 years, 268 days old when she won gold in the women's springboard diving event at the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin.

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The Olympics are a global competition of athleticism and skill. The youngest confirmed participant was 10 years old in 1896.

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this would depend on which game and year for instance, Nadia Commanic was the youngest in 1976, she won gold in gymnastics.

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