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Some Olympic sports have age requirements for health and safety reasons.
Competition rules of certain international federations cite age limits as follows:
- Bobsled (minimum of 14 years old)
- Boxing (17-32)
- Diving (minimum of 14)
- Equestrian (16 or older)
- Figure skating (15 by July 1 of previous year)
- Gymnastics (must be 16 years old in Olympic year)
- Judo (15 or older), luge (16 or older)
- Soccer (under 23)
- Team handball (over 18)
- Weightlifting (17 or older)
- Wrestling (must be at least 17 on day of Opening Ceremonies).
There are no general restrictions among the International Federations on an "upper" age limit.
I would say 18 years old.
In order to be in the olympic games, you have to be at least 18 or older.
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No, in Olympic skating this year the two American women are 16 and 17. You have to be 16 or turning 16 the year of the Olympics.
The youngest so far was 11 and 3 months. It was a Brit skater.
There is no minimum age requirement. Many gymnasts and figure skaters have been teenagers.
There is no age limitation as such for participating in Olympics. Age limitations are decided by individual International Sports Federations for their sport and implemented in Olympics.
16 years old... but swimming and diving you can be 15 years old, and up.
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