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27/02/2026 11:08 pm
The oldest living Olympic medallist (London 1948; diving, bronze) until she passed away on Monday aged 101 years 332 days.
Now the oldest is Germany's Günther Haase (Helsinki 1952; also diving, bronze) aged 100 years 261 days.
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27/02/2026 11:30 pm
Birte Christoffersen (later Hanson, then Ekberg; 28 March 1924 – 23 February 2026) was a Danish-Swedish diver. She competed in the 3 m springboard and 10 m platform for Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics and for Sweden at the 1956 & 1960 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal in the platform in 1948 and finished in 8–12th place on other occasions. From December 2025 until her death, she was the oldest known living Olympic medalist.
Rest in peace.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
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28/02/2026 8:37 am
Rest in peace Ms Christoffersen.
28/02/2026 1:21 pm
R.I.P. Ms. Christoffersen.
When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her. "See how simple he is," she told Amaranta. "He says that he’s dying because of me, as if I were a bad case of colic."
-One Hundred Years of Solitude
