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Olympic Records
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The youngest ever Olympian is Greek gymnast Dimitrios Loundras, who competed in the 1896 Athens Olympics. He was 10 years old (not counting the young boys who competed as coxswain in the rowing events in 1896)
- The Oldest ever Olympian is Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn, who won his sixth Olympic medal at the 1920 Antwerp Games at the age of 72 years and 280 days old.
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In 1964, Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina won six medals for the third time in a row. She is also the Olympic athlete with the most medals (18) and the most medals in individual events (14).
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