Beaufrand competed during the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands. His sport was Cycling, Sprint event . He beat Antonius Mazairac of Netherlands and Villy Hansen of Denmark.

Olympic Champion at 19

On 7 August 1928, to everyone’s surprise, he beat the leading sprinters of the day and achieved France’s only cycling victory by winning the Olympic sprint title. He was just 19. — olympics.org

His Legacy

“Roger Beaufrand more than ever symbolises what an Olympic champion should be: an example and an ambassador for the fundamental values of sport which are excellence, friendship, generosity, respect for others and solidarity”. (IOC President Jacques Rogge)

In 2008, he will celebrate his 100th birthday, making him the oldest Olympic champion.

Beaufrand was recently awarded the Legion of Honour (Légion d’Honneur).

Note: I wonder how Leon Štukelj feels about this. Hmmm.

Source: Wikipedia | olympic.org

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Did you know who the world’s oldest Olympic champion is?

Štukelj had competed in the World Gymnastics Championships [Ljubljana 1922, Lyon 1926, and Luxembourg 1930] and the Olympic Games [Paris 1924, Amsterdam 1928, and Berlin 1936]. He earned a total of 6 Olympic medals: 3 Gold, 1 Silver, and 2 Bronze. Other medals earned are 5 Gold, 3 Silver, and 3 Bronze; a total of 11 Worlds medals won. His last major competition was 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.

Štukelj, aged 97, was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1997.

It’s fun to note that apart from being a Slovene Gymnast, a multiple Olympic Medalist, and a world-class athlete, he was also a lawyer by profession then turned judge after finishing his career in gymnastics. The man had both brains and brawn. That explains why he lived to be a century old and died just 4 days short of his 101st birthday.

Leon Štukelj was able to hold on to the title of having been the oldest living Olympic gold medalist for about 10 years, though.

Remarkable.

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Leon Štukelj, the 100-Year-Old Olympic Legend

Answer: Robert LeGendre

It was during the 1924 Olympics in Paris. He made a world record in the long jumps by setting it to 25 feet and 4 inches.

Why didn’t he get a gold medal? Well, that jump he made was part of the Modern Pentathlon competition, which he was only able to finish third place over-all.

William DeHart Hubbard, gold medal winner for the long jump that year only measured 24 feet and 5 inches.

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Who got a World Record but not a Gold Medal?