At 39 years of age, she was the oldest competitor in 2012 Olympic women's football tournament.

Thus, with each successive year, the Americans will be put in the position of sending young men and women against older competitors.

Johnson, the oldest competitor at 27, led those who missed the Houston meet with 58.00 points.

Still, he said the older competitors' races were exciting.

This made her bigger, heavier and older than any other female competitor in the gym.

In the 1988 Olympics, he was, at 39, this country's oldest competitor.

Being aged 43 during the Olympics, he was one of the oldest ever competitors in the sport.

Free is not a popular word at a two-year old competitor, Cityfeet.com.

He was the oldest actual competitor at these games.

At 68 he was the oldest competitor in the race.