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World's Oldest Olympic Champion Charles Coste Dies at 101

11/3/2025

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Charles Coste, the world's oldest former Olympic champion, died at 101, as announced by French sports minister Marina Ferrari on November 2, 2023.
Coste won gold in the team pursuit at the 1948 London Olympics and began his cycling career before World War II, resuming after the war to win a national title in 1947.
He was born on February 8, 1924, in Ollioules, France, and was set to be a torchbearer at the 2024 Paris Games.

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Charles Coste, the world's oldest former Olympic champion, died at 101, as announced by French sports minister Marina Ferrari on November 2, 2023.
Coste won gold in the team pursuit at the 1948 London Olympics and began his cycling career before World War II, resuming after the war to win a national title in 1947.
He was born on February 8, 1924, in Ollioules, France, and was set to be a torchbearer at the 2024 Paris Games.