Meet Oldest and Youngest Olympians for Tokyo Games: The Olympic games are the most competitive event across the globe. The competition is increasing every year for qualification into Olympic games. But there are a few members who continue to defy fitness and age to continue participating in the Olympic events. In the Tokyo Olympics 2020, the oldest athlete is a 66-year-old from Australia, the youngest is a 12-year-old from Syria. Have a look at the oldest and youngest Olympians of Tokyo games.
Mary Hanna: Hanna is participating in her 7th Olympic games. She is the oldest Australian athlete to compete at the Olympic games. In Tokyo, she is the second-oldest female athlete.
Britain’s Lorna Johnstone remains the oldest woman at the Olympic games. At the age of 70, she set the record by participating in the 1972 games.
Andrew Hoy: The 62-year-old Hoy will be representing Australia in equestrian. This is the eight-time for her. He won a gold medal three times. In Tokyo Games, he became Australia’s oldest athlete in the Olympics.
Canada’s Ian Miller holds the record for the most number of Olympic appearances, by participating 10 times.
Hend Zaza: Syria’s 12-year-old Zaza is the youngest athlete in the Tokyo Olympics. She is participating in the table tennis event. As of now, no one has appeared in the Olympic games at table tennis, from Syria.
Kokona Hiraki: She is also 12 years old. She will be representing Japan in skateboarding.
Earlier, the Japanese swimmer Yukari Takemoto has a record of being the youngest athlete from Japan. At the age of 13, he had participated in the 1968 Mexico Games.
