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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)
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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.
ESO Correspondent for Hungary (since 2020)
GRG Correspondent for Hungary (since 2020)
Tracker and researcher of Hungarian and other Central European (super)centenarians (since 2016)
Enthusiast of extreme longevity (since forever)
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 (since 2020)
Tracker and researcher of Hungarian and other Central European (super)centenarians (since 2016)
Enthusiast of extreme longevity (since forever)
