Who is the oldest man and oldest woman to win an Olympic gold medal?

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It seems to depend who you ask. Christina Baas-Kaiser also retains a place in the Winter Olympics record book as the oldest woman to win a gold medal in an individual event. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=76076 In 1908, Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn was already 60 years old when he won his first Olympic gold medal. http://www.olympic.org/common/search/asp/match.asp?query=oldest+women+team+medal&source=queryBox&origin=0&lang=en Oldest Athletics Olympics Gold Medallist The oldest athlete to win an Olympic title was Irish-born Patrick Joseph "Babe" McDonald, who was 42-years and 26-days old when he won the 56-lb (25.4-kg) weight throw at Antwerp, Belgium, on August 21, 1920. McDonald was representing the USA. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=45701 The oldest medal winner was French rider Jean Teulère, who won Gold in the 3-day Team event at age 50. http://www.olympic-medallists.com/trivia.htm Feb 17 06, 7:15 AM

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