Roger Beaufrand
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| Medal record | ||
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 Roger Beaufrand in 1928 |
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Competitor for  France |
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| Gold | Amsterdam 1928 | Sprint |
Roger Beaufrand (September 25, 1908 – March 14, 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 August 7 at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the field of Olympic sprint at the age of 19. 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]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "The Oldest Olympic Champion". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/newsletter_full_story_uk.asp?id=2080. Retrieved March 17, 2007.
- "Roger Beaufrand". databaseOlympics. http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BEAUFROG01. Retrieved March 17, 2007.
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