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.
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That is Edgar Syers of Great Britain who, at age 45, won bronze in pairs (with partner Madge Syers, his wife) at the 1908 Games in London.