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67-year-old Hiroshi Hoketsu, a dressage rider for the Japanese equestrian team
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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.
How old was the oldest person to participate in the olympic games?
Oscar Swahn at 72 years, nine months from Sweden is the oldest person to participate in the Olympic games. His event was shooting.
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 oldest athlete to participate in the 2008 summer Beijing Olympics?
Equestrian Hiroshi Hoketsu of Japan.Hiroshi Hoketsu was 67 years old when he competed in individual and team mixed dressage at the 2008 Games in Beijing. The 2008 Games was his second Olympics ... he also participated at the 1964 Games in Tokyo! The 44 years in between Olympic appearances is the longest in Olympic history.He had qualified to compete in the 1988 Games in Seoul but was unable to when his horse was quarantined.
Who was the oldest female Olympic athlete of all time?
Lorna Johnstone of Great Britain. Lorna was 70 years, 5 days old when she competed in individual dressage (equestrian) at the 1972 Games in Munich. She finished 12th and was the leading rider on the British team.
Who is the oldest Olympic figure skater?
The oldest athlete to compete in Olympic figure skating was Joseph Savage of the United States who was 52 years, 267 days old when he competed in mixed pairs competition at the 1932 Games in Lake Placid. He and his partner, Gertrude Meredith, finished 7th out of 7 pairs competing.
How long do you have to train to become an olympic athlete?
About 2 to 3 years.
What is the oldest age that an athlete can be?
i think 65 or 70 years old
Who was the oldest ever Irish Olympic competitor?
The oldest Olympic competitor representing Ireland was Joe McMenamin who was 59 years, 319 days old when he competed in three person keelboat sailing at the 1972 Games in Munich ... he finished 16th.
How many years are there between the Olympic games and the Olympic winter games?
Summer games= 4 years Winter games= 2 years
Why are the Olympic games and the Olympic winter games on different years?
Ever since the olympic games were every 4 years, so were the olympic winter games, and they probably started out in different years so they will always be that way.
Who is the oldest olympic boxing medalist?
Richard Gunn , featherweight he was 37 years old and the oldest man to win an Olympic boxing crown ever.
