There is no limit to how old an Olympic competitor can be. The oldest competitor ever in the Olympics was shooter Oscar Swahn of Sweden who was 72 years, 281 days old when he competed in the 1920 Games in Antwerp.
In 1920, Sweden’s Oscar Swahn became the oldest male Olympian ever to participate in the games. He was 72 years, 281 days old when he competed in Antwerp, Belgium.
In 1920, Sweden’s Oscar Swahn became the oldest male Olympian ever to participate in the games. He was 72 years, 281 days old when he competed in Antwerp, Belgium. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, Oscar Swahn won two gold. He was the oldest sportsman to compete in the 1920. Swahn entered at the three Olympic games of.
Oscar is also the oldest competitor to ever win an Olympic medal as he won a silver medal in team running target double shot shooting at the 1920 Games. Cool Wedding Program Ideas there. The oldest competitor in the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing was Hiroshi Hoketsu of Japan who was 67 years, 139 days old when he competed in dressage (equestrianism).
• • • • • Age is Just a Number In 1920, Sweden’s Oscar Swahn became the oldest male Olympian ever to participate in the games. He was 72 years, 281 days old when he competed in Antwerp, Belgium, in the shooting event.
Swahn, who died in Stockholm in 1927, still holds the record. Other men who have come close to shattering Swahn's record have been too young, but only by a matter of days. Austrian equestrian Aurthur von Pongracz was 72 years, 49 days old when he participated in the 1936 Berlin games in Nazi Germany.
Most recently, Japanese equestrian Hiroshi Hoketsu, 71, participated in the 2012 games in London. At the time, Hoketsu told The Telegraph: “People say I’m a miracle. But I’m just an ordinary old man.” (Getty) He told in 2012 that his secret for getting in shape for the Olympics is “to have a good life, enjoy yourself and do the things that make you happy.” The oldest female ever to compete in the Olympics was Lorna Johnstone. The British equestrian was 70 years old when she competed in the 1972 Olympic games in Munich. Since then, no woman has come close to her record. This year in Rio, Oksana Chusovitina of Uzbekistan will compete in the games as the oldest gymnast to ever take the mat.