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The following is a list of centenarians — specifically, people who became famous as sportspeople — known for reasons other than their longevity. Living individuals are listed bolded and italicized. For more lists, see lists of centenarians.

Name Lifespan Age Notability
Eddie Ambrose 1894-1994 100 American jockey[1]
Constance M. K. Applebee 1873–1981 107 American field hockey player[2]
Charlie Booth 1903–2008 104 Australian athlete[3]
Alida van den Bos 1902–2003 101 Dutch Olympic gymnast[4]
Carmelo Camet 1904–2007 102 Argentine Olympic fencer[5]
Jimmy Coffey 1909 – 114 Irish hurler[6]
Abe Coleman 1905–2007 101 Polish-American wrestler[7]
Ray Cunningham 1905–2005 100 American Major League Baseball player[8]
Sam Dana 1903–2007 104 American football player[9]
Frans De Blaes 1909–2010 100 Belgian Olympic canoeist[10]
D. B. Deodhar 1892–1993 101 Indian cricket player and Sanskritist[11]
John Donnelly 1906 – 118 American table tennis player[12]
Joaquim Fiúza 1908–2010 102 Portuguese Olympic sailor[13]
Milt Gaston 1896-1996 100 American Major League Baseball player[14]
Jacques Gerschwiler 1898–2000 101 Swiss figure skater[15]
Johnny Gibson 1905–2006 101 American Olympic athlete[16]
Alf Goullet 1891–1995 103 Australian cyclist[17]
Howdy Groskloss 1906–2006 100 American Major League Baseball player[18]
Basil Hayden 1899–2003 103 American college basketball coach[19]
Mac Henderson 1907–2009 101 Scottish international rugby union player[20]
Ernst Jakob Henne 1904–2005 101 German racecar driver[21]
Erik Herseth 1892–1993 100 Norwegian Olympic sailor and gold medalist[22]
Chet Hoff 1891–1998 107 Longest-lived American Major League Baseball player[23]
Ralph Horween 1896-1997 100 American football player[24]
Jim Hutchinson 1896–2000 103 Longest-lived English cricketer[25]
Ulrich Inderbinen 1900–2004 103 Swiss mountain guide[26]
Gonçalves Isabelinha 1908–2009 100 Portuguese association football player and doctor[27]
Fernand Jaccard 1907–2008 100 Swiss association football midfielder[28]
Dirk Janssen 1881–1986 105 Dutch gymnast[29]
Signe Johansson-Engdahl 1905–2010 104 Swedish Olympian and swimmer[30]
Feroze Khan 1904–2005 100 Pakistani field hockey Olympian[31]
Jalmari Kivenheimo 1889–1994 105 Longest-lived Olympic medalist[29]
Hans Kleppen 1907–2009 102 Norwegian Olympic ski jumper[32]
Gustav Lantschner 1910 – 114 Austrian Olympic silver medal-winning alpine skier and actor[33]
Tony Malinosky 1909 – 114 American Major League Baseball player[34]
Keizo Miura 1904–2006 101 Japanese skier and ski instructor[35]
Phyllis Mudford 1905–2006 100 British Wimbledon champion[36]
Emilio Navarro 1905 – 119 Puerto Rican baseball player[37]
Albert Öberg 1888–1990 101 Swedish Olympic athlete[38]
Marjorie Okell 1908–2009 101 British athlete[39]
Luis Oliva 1908–2009 101 Argentine Olympic athlete[40]
Hanna Olsen 1889–1990 100 Swedish Olympic fencer[41]
Hal Haig Prieste 1896–2001 104 Armenian-American high diver and bronze medalist at the 1920 Summer Olympics[42]
Alfred Proksch 1908 – 115 Austrian Olympic athlete and graphic designer[43]
Ted Radcliffe 1902–2005 103 American Negro League Baseball player[44]
Godfrey Rampling 1909–2009 100 English Olympic relay runner[45]
James Stillman Rockefeller 1902–2004 102 American rower, gold medalist at the 1924 Summer Olympics and founder of the First National City Bank of New York[46]
Rudolf Schrader 1875-1981 105 American gymnast and longest-lived Olympic competitor[47]
Silas Simmons 1893/8-2006 108–113 American semi-professional and professional baseball player[48]
Rupert de Smidt 1883–1986 102 South African cricketer[49]
Herman Smith-Johannsen 1875–1987 111 Norwegian-Canadian cross-country skier[50]
Amos Alonzo Stagg 1862–1965 102 American football player and coach.[51]
Rollie Stiles 1906–2007 100 American Major League Baseball player[52]
Leon Štukelj 1898–1999 100 Slovenian gymnast who won six Olympic medals[53]
Francisco Varallo 1910–2010 100 Argentine association football player[54]
Sydney Walling 1907–2009 102 Antiguan cricketer[55]
Walter Walsh 1907 – 117 American FBI agent and Olympic shooter[56]
Syd Ward 1907 – 117 New Zealand cricketer[57]
Billy Werber 1908–2009 100 American baseball player[58]
Martin White 1909 – 115 Irish hurler[59]
Edvin Wide 1896–1996 100 Swedish Olympic long-distance runner[60]
Bucky Williams 1906–2009 102 American baseball player[61]
Willem Winkelman 1887–1990 102 Dutch Olympic athlete[62]
Bob Wright 1891–1993 101 American Major League Baseball player[63]

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