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Oscar Gomer Swahn (20 October 1847 – 1 May 1927) was a Swedish shooter who competed at three Olympic games and won six medals, including three gold. Swahn holds records as the oldest Olympian at the time of competition, the oldest person to win gold, and the oldest person to win an Olympic medal.
Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn was already 60 years old when he won his first Olympic gold medal in 1908. He won the running deer single-shot event and took a second gold the next day in the team event. Swahn also earned a bronze medal in the running deer double-shot contest.
Oct 19, 2006 · Oscar Swahn was a Swedish shooter who competed in six Olympic Games from 1908 to 1920. He won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals, and is the oldest person ever to have won an Olympic medal.
May 7, 2024 · Oscar Swahn, who competed in shooting sport for Sweden in the early part of the last century, is the Olympic History Man. Swahn won six medals at the Olympics in the “running deer” event, making appearances at the 1908 London Games, the 1912 Stockholm Games and the 1920 Antwerp Games.
Jun 24, 2016 · But not Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn, who in 1920 became the oldest athlete to ever compete at the Olympic Games. The incredible feat is still a record that still stands today.
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Oscar Swahn was a Swedish shooter who won six medals, including three golds, in three Olympic Games from 1908 to 1920. He was the oldest Olympic champion and competitor until 2016, and his son Alfred also won nine medals.
Oscar Swahn on the podium aged 72! When Oscar Swahn was born on 20 October 1847 in the region of Götaland, Charles XV was King of both Sweden and Norway, as the two countries became separate only in 1905.
