Oldest individual Winter Olympic gold medallist (male)
- Who
- Benjamin Karl
- What
- 40:115 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- Italy
- When
- 08 February 2026
The oldest individual Winter Olympic gold medallist (male) is Benjamin Karl (Austria, b. 16 October 1985), who was aged 40 years 115 days when he won the snowboarding men’s parallel giant slalom in Livigno, Italy, on 8 February 2026.
Benjamin Karl defended his men’s parallel giant slalom title in record-breaking fashion at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. He beat biathlete Ole Einar Bjorndalen’s previous record by 103 days.