- Who
- Patrick Joseph "Babe'" McDonald
- What
- 42/26 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- ()
- When
The oldest athlete to win an Olympic title was Irish-born Patrick Joseph `Babe' McDonald (né McDonnell) (USA) (1878-1954) who was aged 42 years 26 days when he won the 25.4 kg (56 lb) weight throw at Antwerp, Belgium on 21 August 1920.
The oldest female champion was Lia Manoliu (Romania) (b. 25 April 1932) aged 36 years 176 days when she won the discus at Mexico City on 18 October 1968.
