Oldest Olympic athletics medallist
- Who
- Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, Dana Zátopková
- Where
- United Kingdom (London,)
- When
- 1948
The oldest Olympic medallist was Tebbs Lloyd Johnson (UK) (1900-84), who was aged 48 years 115 days when he came third in the 1948 50,000 m walk in London, UK.
The oldest woman medallist was Dana Zátopková (Czechoslovakia) (b. 19 September 1922), who was aged 37 years 348 days when she was second in the javelin in 1960.