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==Medalists by age== ===By sport=== {|class=wikitable |- ! Title ! Age ! Medalist ! Details ! Notes |- ! colspan=5 | Freestyle skiing |- | Youngest freestyle skiing medalist | align=center | 18 years 158 days | [[Ailing Eileen Gu]] | |- | Youngest freestyle skiing gold medalist | align=center | 18 years 158 days | [[Ailing Eileen Gu]] | <!-- |- | Youngest male freestyle skiing medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest male freestyle skiing gold medalist | | | | --> |- | Youngest female freestyle skiing medalist | align=center | 18 years 158 days | [[Ailing Eileen Gu]] | |- | Youngest female freestyle skiing gold medalist | align=center | 18 years 158 days | [[Ailing Eileen Gu]] | At the [[2022 Winter Olympics]], [[Ailing Eileen Gu]] became the youngest freestyle skiing gold medalist. In the women's big air, she finished the first with an astonishing score, 188.25. | <!-- |- | Oldest freestyle skiing medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest freestyle skiing gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest male freestyle skiing medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest male freestyle skiing gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest female freestyle skiing medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest female freestyle skiing gold medalist | | | | --> |- ! colspan=5 | Biathlon <!-- |- | Youngest biathlon medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest biathlon gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest male biathlon medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest male biathlon gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest female biathlon medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest female biathlon gold medalist | | | | --> |- | Oldest biathlon medalist | align=center | 40 | [[Ole Einar Bjørndalen]] | | <ref name=HuffPost-2014-02-08-Bjoerndalen/> |- | Oldest biathlon gold medalist | align=center | 40 | [[Ole Einar Bjørndalen]] | | <ref name=HuffPost-2014-02-08-Bjoerndalen/> |- | Oldest male biathlon medalist | align=center | 40 | [[Ole Einar Bjørndalen]] | | <ref name=HuffPost-2014-02-08-Bjoerndalen/> |- | Oldest male biathlon gold medalist | align=center | 40 | [[Ole Einar Bjørndalen]] | At [[2014 Winter Olympics]], [[Ole Einar Bjørndalen]] won gold at the 10 km sprint biathlon event, tying the record number of total medals in the Winter Olympics at 12, along with [[Bjørn Dæhlie]], and becoming the oldest Winter Olympics medalist at age 40. | <ref name=HuffPost-2014-02-08-Bjoerndalen>{{cite news |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/08/ole-einar-bjoerndalen-olympics-gold-oldest_n_4751484.html |title= Ole Einar Bjoerndalen Becomes Oldest Winter Olympic Gold Medalist In 10-Kilometer Sprint |author= Eric Williamsen |date= 8 February 2014 |work= Huffington Post }}</ref> <!-- |- | Oldest female biathlon medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest female biathlon gold medalist | | | | --> |- ! colspan=5 | Skeleton <!-- |- | Youngest skeleton medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest skeleton gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest male skeleton medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest male skeleton gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest female skeleton medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest female skeleton gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest skeleton medalist | | | | --> |- | Oldest skeleton gold medalist | align=center | 39 | [[Duff Gibson]] | | <ref name=SMH-Sochi-Day-2/> <!-- |- | Oldest male skeleton medalist | | | | --> |- | Oldest male skeleton gold medalist | align=center | 39 | [[Duff Gibson]] | At the [[2006 Winter Olympics]], [[Duff Gibson]] became the oldest Winter Games gold medalist by winning gold in skeleton. He has subsequently been eclipsed as the oldest gold medalist at the Winter Games. | <ref name=SMH-Sochi-Day-2>{{cite news |title= All the winners on day two at Sochi |url= http://www.smh.com.au/sport/winter-olympics/all-the-winners-on-day-two-at-sochi-20140209-329dl.html |date= 9 February 2014 |author= Rob Gloster |publisher= Sidney Morning Herald }}</ref> <!-- |- | Oldest female skeleton medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest female skeleton gold medalist | | | | --> |- ! colspan=5 | Luge <!-- |- | Youngest luge medalist | | | | --> |- | Youngest luge gold medalist | align=center | 20 | [[Felix Loch]] | | <ref name=Reuters-Luge-2014-02-08/> <!-- |- | Youngest male luge medalist | | | | --> |- | Youngest male luge gold medalist | align=center | 20 | [[Felix Loch]] | At the [[2010 Winter Olympics]], he became the youngest ever Olympic luge gold medalist. | <ref name=Reuters-Luge-2014-02-08>{{cite news |url= http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-luge-men-idUKBREA170OX20140208 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160306154016/http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-luge-men-idUKBREA170OX20140208 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 6 March 2016 |title= Germany's Loch in pole position to win second gold |author= Justin Palmer |date= 8 February 2014 |work= Reuters }}</ref> <!-- |- | Youngest female luge medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest female luge gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest luge medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest luge gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest male luge medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest male luge gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest female luge medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest female luge gold medalist | | | | --> |- ! colspan=5 | Cycling <!-- |- | Oldest cycling medalist | | | | --> |- | Oldest cycling gold medalist | align=center | 42 | [[Kristin Armstrong]] | At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], she became the oldest cycling gold medalist, when she won the women's road time trial race, defending her gold medal from Beijing 2008. She repeated her success at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], winning third gold in a row and setting a new record. | <ref name="Associated Press">{{cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/olympics/cycling/story/_/id/17262585/2016-rio-olympics-kristin-armstrong-wins-gold-medal-women-cycling-trial|title=Kristin Armstrong wins third consecutive gold in women's cycling time trial|date=11 August 2016|agency=Associated Press|publisher=ESPN}}</ref> <!-- |- | Oldest male cycling medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest male cycling gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest female cycling medalist | | | | --> |- | Oldest female cycling gold medalist | align=center | 42 | [[Kristin Armstrong]] | | <ref name="Associated Press"/> <!-- |- | Youngest cycling medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest cycling gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest male cycling medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest male cycling gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest female cycling medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest female cycling gold medalist | | | | --> |- ! colspan=5 | Athletics |- | Oldest athletics medalist | align=center | 48 | [[Terence Lloyd Johnson]] | | <ref name=ESPNuk-2013-09-14/> |- | Oldest athletics gold medalist | align=center | 42 | [[Pat McDonald (athlete)|Pat McDonald]] | | <ref name=ESPNuk-2013-09-14/> |- | Oldest male athletics medalist | align=center | 48 | [[Terence Lloyd Johnson]] | At the [[1948 Summer Olympics]], he won bronze in the men's 50 km walk. | <ref name=ESPNuk-2013-09-14/> |- | Oldest male athletics gold medalist | align=center | 42 | [[Pat McDonald (athlete)|Pat McDonald]] | At the [[1920 Summer Olympics]], he won the men's 56 lbs toss. | <ref name=ESPNuk-2013-09-14/> |- | Oldest female athletics medalist | align=center | 40 | [[Merlene Ottey]] | At the [[2000 Summer Olympics]], she won bronze in the women's 100m dash. | <ref name=ESPNuk-2013-09-14/> |- | Oldest female athletics gold medalist | align=center | 39 | [[Ellina Zvereva]] | At the [[2000 Summer Olympics]], she won gold for the discus throw. | <ref name=ESPNuk-2013-09-14>{{cite web |author= Steven Lynch |publisher= ESPN |work= Ask Steven |title= The oldest Olympic medalist |url= http://www.espn.co.uk/blogs/sport/story/238631.html |date= 14 September 2013 }}</ref> <!-- |- | Youngest athletics medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest athletics gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest male athletics medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest male athletics gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest female athletics medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest female athletics gold medalist | | | | --> |- ! colspan=5 | Swimming <!-- |- | Youngest swimming medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest swimming gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest male swimming medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest male swimming gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest female swimming medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest female swimming gold medalist | | | | --> |- | Oldest swimming medalist | align=center | 41 | [[Dara Torres]] | Torres won silver for the women's 4x100 freestyle team relay as anchor at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. | <ref name="USNews-2008-08-13-Torres"/> <!-- |- | Oldest swimming gold medalist | | | | --> |- | Oldest male swimming medalist | align=center | 38 | [[William Robinson (swimmer)|William Robinson]] | Robinson won silver for the men's 200m breaststroke at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]]. | <ref name="USNews-2008-08-13-Torres"/> <!-- |- | Oldest male swimming gold medalist | | | | --> |- | Oldest female swimming medalist | align=center | 41 | [[Dara Torres]] | | <ref name="USNews-2008-08-13-Torres">{{cite magazine|url=http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/planning-to-retire/2008/08/13/the-oldest-olympic-swimming-medalist-in-history |title=Dara Torres: The Oldest Olympic Swimming Medalist in History |date=13 August 2008 |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |author=Emily Brandon |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209164550/http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/planning-to-retire/2008/08/13/the-oldest-olympic-swimming-medalist-in-history |archive-date=9 December 2014 }}</ref> <!-- |- | Oldest female swimming gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- --> |- ! colspan=5 | Sailing <!-- |- | Youngest sailing medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest sailing gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest male sailing medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest male sailing gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest female sailing medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Youngest female sailing gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- | Oldest sailing medalist | align=center | | | | --> <!-- |- | Oldest male sailing medalist | | | | --> |- | Oldest male sailing gold medalist | align=center | 54 | [[Santiago Lange]] | Lange won gold for the [[Nacra 17]] at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]. | <ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/36690180 |title = Rio Olympics 2016: Santiago Lange wins gold with Cecilia Carranza Saroli |quote = The 54-year-old, the oldest sailor competing in Rio, and his compatriot won the Nacra 17 mixed category. |date = 17 August 2016 |work = BBC |access-date = 20 September 2016 }}</ref> <!-- |- | Oldest female sailing medalist | align=center | | | | --> <!-- |- | Oldest female sailing gold medalist | | | | --><!-- |- --> |} ===By Olympiad===
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