Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that John Cadman, born March 27, 1934, who represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1964 Tokyo Games, died March 4 at the age of 91.
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Today Oldest Olympians is blogging about Cees Gravesteijn and Robin Dixon.
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Happy 95th birthday to Theodor Sele, the oldest living Lichtenstein Olympian! Sele represented his country in four alpine skiing events across two editions of the Games, 1948 and 1956, with a best finish of 45th in the slalom in 1956.
Happy 98th birthday to Rainer Pelkonen, the oldest living Finnish Olympian! Pelkonen represented his country in the 400 metres hurdles event at the 1952 Helsinki Games, where he was eliminated in the quarter-finals. He was also selected for the 800 metres, but did not start.
Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that József Marosi, born October 16, 1934, who won two fencing medals for Hungary at the 1956 Melbourne Games, died today at the age of 91.
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Today Oldest Olympians is blogging about the latest Olympic missing links.
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Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that Allen Bell, born October 11, 1933, who represented the United States in three track cycling events across two editions of the Games, 1956 and 1960, died March 10 at the age of 92.
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Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that Lyudmila Lysenko, born November 26, 1934, who won a gold medal for the Soviet Union in the 800 metres track event at the 1960 Rome Games, died April 13 at the age of 91.
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Happy 92nd birthday to Mauno Luukkonen, the oldest living Olympian biathlete! Luukkonen represented Finland in the individual event at the 1968 Grenoble Games, where he placed 31st.
Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that Brian Wakefield, born September 21, 1934, who was an alternate with the British football team at the 1960 Rome Games, died earlier this year at the age of 91.
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Happy 96th birthday to Nancy Lyons, the oldest living Olympic swimming medalist! Lyons represented her country in the 200 metres breaststroke at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Games, winning silver in London. She also won two medals at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Our Olympian of the day is Portuguese rower Manuel Barroso, born August 14, 1931. Barroso represented his country in the double sculls event at the 1972 Munich Games, where he was eliminated in the round one repêchage.
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Our Olympian of the day is Swiss swimmer Margrit Knabenhans, born May 20, 1935. Knabenhans represented her country in the 200 metres breaststroke at the 1952 Helsinki Games, where she placed 28th.
Our Olympian of the day is Swiss swimmer Karl Fridlin, born May 19, 1935. Fridlin represented his country in the 400 metres freestyle and 4x200 metres freestyle relay at the 1960 Rome Games, but did not win a medal.
Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that Trygve Berge, born April 19, 1932, who represented Norway in alpine skiing’s downhill event at the 1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo Games, died April 2 at the age of 93.
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Happy 95th birthday to Bakir Ben Aissa, the oldest living Moroccan Olympian! Ben Aissa represented his country in the marathon at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Games, where he placed eighth and 12th respectively.
Our Olympian of the day is Polish rower Zbigniew Paradowski, born July 4, 1932. Paradowski represented his country in the coxless fours event at the 1956 Melbourne Games, where he was eliminated in the semi-finals.
Today Oldest Olympians is blogging about Mahmoud Mollaghasemi and Masaji Tajima.
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Our Olympian of the day is Swiss ski jumper Francis Perret, born October 15, 1935. Perret represented his country in the large hill event at the 1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo Games, where he placed 45th.
Today Oldest Olympians is blogging about Irma Johansson and Ron Tomsic.
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Happy 97th birthday to Emilio Vidal, the oldest living Venezuelan Olympian! Vidal represented his country in cycling’s road race at the 1960 Rome Games, where he placed 62nd. He later ran his own bicycle shop.
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Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that Danièle Sicot-Coulon, born March 24, 1935, who represented France in two editions of the Olympic gymnastics tournament, 1956 and 1960, died March 3 at the age of 90.
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Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that Kim Bukhantsov, born November 25, 1931, who represented the Soviet Union in three editions of the Olympic discus throw tournament (1956-1964) died March 29 at the age of 94.
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Our Olympian of the day is South Korean boxer Hwang Ui-Gyeong, born May 7, 1930. Hwang represented his country in the light-welterweight event at the 1956 Melbourne Games, where he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.
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Our Olympian of the day is Swiss alpine skier Rosemarie Reichenbach, born April 26, 1935. Reichenbach represented her country in the downhill event at the 1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo Games, where she placed joint-15th.
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Happy 98th birthday to Stoyanka Angelova, the oldest living Bulgarian Olympian! Angelova represented her country in the gymnastics tournament at the 1952 Helsinki Games. She later moved to Mexico and became the national team coach.
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Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that Wilson Bombarda, born October 7, 1930, who represented Brazil in the basketball tournament at the 1956 Melbourne Games, died March 25 at the age of 95.
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Slight error here: Ingate actually turns 100 on the 29th, not the 26th!
Happy 100th birthday to Gordon Ingate, the oldest living Australian Olympian and Olympic sailor! Ingate represented his country in the Tempest class at the 1972 Munich Games, where he placed 19th.
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