EMBED

Youngest and Oldest Olympic Gold Medalists

Olympic 100m

Reggie Walkerage 19

Linford Christieage 32

South Africa

1908

Great Brittain

1992

Betty Robinson age 16

Fanny Blankers-Koen age 30

United States

1928

Netherlands

1948

GYMNASTICS

Vitaly Scherboage 20

Viktor Ivanovich Chukarinage 35

Belarus

1988

USSR

1956

Nadia Comăneciage 14

Maria Gorokhovskayaage 30

Romania

1976

USSR

1952

DIVING

Sun Shuweiage 16

Sammy Leeage 32

China

1992

United States

1952

Marjorie Gestring age 13

Chantelle Newbery age 27

United States

1932

Australia

2004

Weightlifting - Lightweight

Liao Huiage 20

Waldemar Baszanowskiage 33

China

2008

Poland

1968

Li Xueying age 22

Chen Yanqing age 29

China

2012

China

2008

Weightlifting - Heavyweight

Andrei Aramnauage 20

Josef Strassbergerage 33

Belarus

2008

Germany

1928

Cao Lei age 24

María Isabel Urrutia age 35

China

2008

Columbian

2000

Swimming

Yasuji Miyazakiage 15

Duke Kahanamokuage 30

Japan

1932

United States

1920

Sandy Neilson age 16

Dawn Fraser age 27

United States

1972

Australia

1964

Marathon

Juan Carlos Zabalaage 20

Carlos Lopesage 37

Argentina

1932

Portugal

1984

Fatuma Roba age 22

Constantina Diță age 38

Ethiopia

1996

Romania

2008

Triathlon

Alistair Edward Brownlee age 24

Hamish Clive Carter age 33

Great Britain

2012

New Zealand

2004

Emma Laura Snowsill age 27

Katherine Jessie Jean Allen age 34

Australia

2008

Austria

2004

Golf

Warren Kenneth Woodage 17

George Seymour Lyonage 46

United States

1904

Canada

1904

Boxing-Light weight

Carlo Orlandiage 18

Mario César Kindelán Mesaage 33

Italy

1928

Cuba

2004

Boxing-Heavy weight

George Edward Foremanage 19

Félix Savón Fabreage 33

United states

1968

Cuba

2000

Women's Boxing

Claressa Shields age 17

Nicola Adams age 29

United states

2012

Great Britain

2012

Tennis - Singles

Vincent Richards age 21

Yevgeny Kafelnikov age 26

United states

1924

Russia

2000

Jenniffer Capriati age 16

Serena Williams age 30

United States

1992

United States

2012

Tennis - Doubles

Friedrich Traunage 20

George Hillyardage 44

German Empire

1896

United Kingdom

1908

Helen Wills age 18

Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman age 37

United States

1924

United States

1924

Taekwondo - Feather Weight

Son Tae-jin age 19

Hadi Saei age 28

South Korea

2012

Iran

2008

Jade Jones age 19

Jang Ji-won age 24

British

2012

South Korean

2004

Taekwondo Heavy Weight

Cha Dong-minage 18

Moon Dae-sungage 27

South Korea

2008

South Korean

2004

Chen Zhong age 17

María Espinoza age 20

Replublic of China

2000

Mexico

2008

Fencing - Foil

Nedo Nadiage 18

Lucien Gaudinage 41

Italy

1912

France

1928

Helene Mayer age 17

Ilona Elek age 41

Germany

1928

Hungary

1948

Beach Volleyball

Kent Steffes age 28

Charles Frederick Kiraly age 35

United States

1996

United States

1996

Sandra Pires Tavares age 23

Kerri Ann Pottharst age 35

Brazil

1996

Australia

2000

Judo - Light Weight

Elnur Mammadli age 20

Marc Alexandre age 28

Azerbaijan

2008

France

1988

Driulis González Morales age 22

Miriam Blasco Soto age 28

Cuba

1996

Spain

1992

Judo - Heavy Weight

David Khakhaleishvili age 21

Willem Ruska age 32

Unified Team (EUN)

1992

Netherlands

1972

Sun Fuming age 22

Yuan Hua age 26

China

1996

China

2000

Archery

Tomi Jaakko Poikolainen age 18

Simon John Fairweather age 30

Finland

1980

Australia

2000

Seo Hyang-Soon age 17

Doreen Viola Hansen Wilber age 42

South Korea

1984

United States

1972

Decathlon

Bob Mathiasage 17

Helge Andreas Løvlandage 30

United States

1948

Norway

1920

Shot Put

Ralph Roseage 19

Pat McDonaldage 34

United States

1904

United States

1912

Galina Zybina age 21

Ivanka Khristova age 34

Soviet Union

1952

Bulgaria

1976