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| Born | 25 September 1908 La Garenne-Colombes, France | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 March 2007 (aged 98) Béziers, France | ||||||||||||||
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Roger Beaufrand (25 September 1908 – 14 March 2007) was the world's oldest Olympic gold medal winner, following the death of Pakistani Field Hockey player Feroze Khan in 2005 until his own death.[1]
Born near Paris, France, Beaufrand won a gold medal on 7 August at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the field of Olympic sprint at the age of 19.[2] A few weeks prior to his death, he was presented the Chevalier class of the Legion of Honor by fellow Olympic Champion Jean-Claude Killy.[1]
References
- 1 2 "The Oldest Olympic Champion". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 March 2007.
- ↑ "Roger Beaufrand Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
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