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Our Olympian of the day is Finnish cross-country skier Pentti Pelkonen, born March 20, 1930. Pelkonen represented his country in the 50 kilometers event at the 1960 Squaw Valley Games, where he placed sixth.
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Happy 92nd birthday to Hans Sailer, the oldest surviving Olympian to have participated in the 1988 Seoul Games! Sailer represented his country in in the rapid-fire pistol, 25 metres sport shooting event at the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics.
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Our Olympian of the day is Argentinian track athlete Estanislao Kocourek, born March 5, 1930. Kocourek represented his country in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1952 Helsinki Games, where he was eliminated in round one.
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Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that Ewald Eberle, born April 16, 1933, who represented Lichtenstein in two alpine skiing events at the 1956 Cortina dβAmpezzo Games, died August 16 at the age of 92.
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Happy 94th birthday to Eric Pearce, the oldest living Olympic field hockey medalist! Pearce represented Australia in four consecutive Olympic tournaments, 1956-1968, winning bronze in 1964 and silver in 1968.
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Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that AndrΓ© Lamy, born August 29, 1932, who represented France in the Middleweight, Greco-Roman wrestling event at the 1960 Rome Games, died February 13 at the age of 92.
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Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that Matti Hamberg, born April 26, 1932, who represented Finland in three speed skating events at the 1956 Cortina dβAmpezzo Games, died September 15 at the age of 93.
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Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that Birger Vestermo, born February 27, 1930, who represented Norway in the 50 kilometer cross-country skiing event at the 1956 Cortina dβAmpezzo Games, died April 5 at the age of 95.
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Today Oldest Olympians is blogging about Ferdinand Bothy:
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Our Olympian of the day is Aram Boghossian, born November 19, 1929. Boghossian represented his country in the 100 and 4x200 metres freestyle swimming events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Games. He won silver in the relay at the 1951 Pan American Games.
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Happy 98th birthday to Edvin Vesterby, the oldest living Olympic wrestling medalist! Vesterby represented Sweden in four bantamweight events across three editions of the Games, 1952 through 1960, and won silver in the Greco-Roman style in 1956.
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Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that Konni Staudinger, born July 15, 1927, who represented Austria in the ice hockey tournament at the 1956 Cortina dβAmpezzo Games, died October 12 at the age of 98.
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Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that Dick Pew, born April 22, 1933, who represented the United States in two Γ©pΓ©e fencing events at the 1956 Melbourne Games, died October 2 at the age of 92.
www.swdfuneralhome.com/obituary/Ric...
Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that Merv Moy, born April 19, 1930, who represented Australia in the basketball tournament at the 1956 Melbourne Games, died September 22 at the age of 95.
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Today Oldest Olympians is blogging about Francisc Horvath:
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Happy 97th birthday to Janez PavΔiΔ, the oldest living Olympian to have represented Yugoslavia! PavΔiΔ took part in three events at the 1956 Cortina dβAmpezzo Games, placing 13th in the 4x10 km relay and 45th in the 15 kilometers, and being disqualified in the 30 km.
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Happy 93rd birthday to Dick Rodenhiser, the oldest living Olympic ice hockey champion! Rodenhiser represented the United States in the tournaments at the 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics, winning silver in the former and gold in the latter.
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Happy 100th birthday to Egon SchΓΆpf, the oldest living Austrian Olympian! SchΓΆpf represented his country in four alpine skiing events across two editions of the Games, 1948 and 1952, and won a bronze medal in the downhill at the 1950 World Championships.
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Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that Herbert Schreiner, born January 23, 1931, who represented Austria in the K-1 1000 canoeing event at the 1952 Helsinki Games, died August 20 at the age of 94.
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Happy 100th birthday to French track athlete AndrΓ© Marie! Marie represented his country in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1948 London Olympics, where he was eliminated in the semi-finals. He won that event at the 1950 European Championships.
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Happy 90th birthday to Sium bin Diau, the only surviving Olympian to have represented an independent North Borneo! Diau was one of the two triple jumpers who represented the country at the 1956 Melbourne Games, both of whom were eliminated in the qualifiers.
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Happy 99th birthday to Nikita Simonyan, the oldest living Soviet Olympic champion and Olympic footballer! Simonyan represented the Soviet Union in the tournament at the 1956 Melbourne Games, where he won gold.
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Today Oldest Olympians is blogging about Muhammad Ashraf and Henry Howes.
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Our Olympian of the day is German rower Klaus von Fersen, born March 29, 1931. Fersen represented his country in the single sculls at the 1956 Melbourne Games, where he was eliminated in the semi-finals.
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Our Olympian of the day is American water polo player Peter Stange, born February 28, 1931. Stange represented his country in the tournament at the 1952 Helsinki Games, where the United States just missed a medal in fourth. He won a bronze medal at the 1951 Pan American Games.
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09.10.2025 06:25 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Our Olympian of the day is German rower Horst Stobbe, born January 31, 1934. Stobbe represented his country in the coxless fours at the 1956 Melbourne Games, where his crew was eliminated in the repΓͺchage semi-finals. He was European champion in that event in 1957 and a bronze medalist in 1956.
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Our Olympian of the day is American rower Charlie Logg, born February 24, 1931. Logg represented his country in the coxless pairs event at the 1952 Helsinki Games, where he won the gold medal.
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Our Olympian of the day is British track athlete Muriel Pletts, born February 23, 1931. Pletts represented her country in the 4x100 metres relay at the 1948 London Games, where Great Britain just missed a medal in fourth. Her daughter Sue Hearnshaw was a long jump bronze medalist in 1984.
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Our Olympian of the day is American speed skater Gene Sandvig, born February 8, 1931. Sandvig represented his country in two events at the 1956 Cortina dβAmpezzo Games, placing 30th in the 1500 metres and 31st in the 5000 metres.
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