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.
Bjørn Dæhlie
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Viktor Balck (not Black) was a member of the International Olympic Committee at the time the Olympic Winter Games were first held in 1924, but he did not compete as an athlete.
4:35 in 1998 by kylie Rain
I would put Simone Biles at the top of the list as the most decorated World Championship American gymnast. She has been named Associated Press‘ Female Athlete of the Year, USOC‘s Athlete of the Year, and One of the Most Influential People in the World by TIME Magazine.
the oldest athlete competing at the Beijing Olympics in August is 67-year-old Hiroshi Hoketsu, a dressage rider for the Japanese equestrian team. His first Olympics was in 1964, where he placed 40th in the show jumping competition. It's been 44 years since Hoketsu's Olympic debut, and in that time he's been busy running large pharmaceutical companies, including the Japan division of Johnson & Johnson, prior to his retirement in 2002.
Lance Armstrong
Michael Phelps has the most Olympic Golds (all time), world championship medals, and much more.
Oscar Swan: At the age of 72, he was the oldest sportsman to compete in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In fact, he was the oldest athlete ever to compete in the Olympics. His best results were in the team competitions: a fourth place in the single shot running deer event, and a second place in the double shot running deer contest. With this silver medal, he is also the oldest medalist of any colour of all time (not counting the art competitions). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Swahn
Michael Phelps. He has 22 medals to his name; 18 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze.
Teresa Edwards has competed in five Olympic Games for the United States women's basketball team. She won gold in 1984, 1988, 1996, and 2000 and bronze in 1992. probably 6 or so. in my opinion 7 minutes is the lowest respectable time for an athlete's mile
The US athlete that has won the most medals in swimmer Michael Phelps with 16 (14 gold, 2 bronze). He is second all time in medals behind gymnast Larissa Latynina of the Soviet Union who won 18 Olympic medals (9 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze).