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09/01/2023 10:59 pm
After some sad news from Hungary, here's something delightful: Ágnes Keleti (née Klein) (b. 9 January 1921) has celebrated her 102th birthday in her home in Budapest.
She's the oldest living Olympic Champion on Earth, having won 5 golds (plus 3 silver and 2 bronze medals) in gymnastics at the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games.
On the occasion of her birthday, the recently-released film Aki legyőzte az időt (Conquering Time) was broadcasted on Hungary's main TV channel from 8:40 p.m. today.
Happy birthday to Ms Keleti! Boldog születésnapot!
ESO Correspondent for Hungary (since 2020)
GRG Correspondent for Hungary (2020-2023)
Tracker and researcher of Hungarian and other Central European (super)centenarians (since 2016)
Enthusiast of extreme longevity (since childhood)
10/01/2023 2:59 am
Oh my goodness, that is amazing news! She is still competing at 102 years old!!!???
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10/01/2023 11:11 am
@aquanaut_chalk You surely misunderstood something, she obviously hasn't competed in many decades. However, she could still do the splits until just a few years ago, and regularly did so whenever somebody did a report on her.
The oldest active gymnast is Johanna Quaas, she last competed in 2018 at 92.
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Tracker and researcher of Hungarian and other Central European (super)centenarians (since 2016)
Enthusiast of extreme longevity (since childhood)
Dejan reacted
10/01/2023 1:08 pm
Oh ok. My apologies. I got mixed up there. I had heard of athletes competing over 100, like Stanislaw Kowalski, and I thought that Mrs. Keleti was the oldest active competitor of the age 100 division, but I got the two different groups mixed up.
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08/09/2023 7:00 pm
At the age of 102 years and 242 days, Ágnes Keleti is now the oldest Olympic Champion ever. She surpassed fellow Hungarian Sándor Tarics (23 September 1913 – 21 May 2016) today, who earned a gold medal with the national water polo team at the 1936 Olympic Games.
ESO Correspondent for Hungary (since 2020)
GRG Correspondent for Hungary (2020-2023)
Tracker and researcher of Hungarian and other Central European (super)centenarians (since 2016)
Enthusiast of extreme longevity (since childhood)
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10/01/2024 1:27 pm
Ágnes Keleti turned 103 yesterday:
Best wishes to her!
ESO Correspondent for Hungary (since 2020)
GRG Correspondent for Hungary (2020-2023)
Tracker and researcher of Hungarian and other Central European (super)centenarians (since 2016)
Enthusiast of extreme longevity (since childhood)
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29/07/2024 4:30 pm
Ágnes Keleti is now witnessing her second Summer Olympic Games as a centenarian, being the first champion (and medallist) to achieve this.
A total of six Olympians have achieved this feat so far (source):
- Rudolf Schrader (1875-1981) (gymnast at 1904 St. Louis) - 1976 Montréal & 1980 Moscow
- Walter Walsh (1907-2014) (shooter at 1948 London) - 2008 Beijing & 2012 London
- Félix Sienra (1916-2023) (sailor at 1948 London) - 2016 Rio de Janeiro & 2021 Tokyo
- Yvonne Chabot-Curtet (1920-present) (athlete at 1948 London & 1952 Helsinki) - 2021 Tokyo & 2024 Paris
- Iris Cummings (1920-present) (swimmer at 1936 Berlin) - 2021 Tokyo & 2024 Paris
- Ágnes Keleti (1921-present) (gymnast at 1948 London & 1952 Helsinki) - 2021 Tokyo & 2024 Paris
It must be noted that had 2020 Tokyo been not postponed to 2021, Cummings and Keleti wouldn't be on the list. Mien Schopman-Klaver (1911-2018) also saw two games as a centenarian (2012 London & 2016 Rio de Janeiro), but she was an alternate athlete at 1932 Los Angeles and did not compete.
This is the most recent photo of Ágnes I could find (taken c. 1 June):
Happy Olympics everyone, enjoy the games! Go Hungary!
ESO Correspondent for Hungary (since 2020)
GRG Correspondent for Hungary (2020-2023)
Tracker and researcher of Hungarian and other Central European (super)centenarians (since 2016)
Enthusiast of extreme longevity (since childhood)
