Oscar Swahn

Oscar Gomer Swahn ( born October 20, 1847 the court Skärbo on Sannäsfjord at Tanum; † May 1, 1927 ) was a Swedish sport shooter. The multiple winner of Olympic medals is still the oldest Olympic champion at that time 64 years.

At the Olympic Games in London in 1908, he won three medals, one each gold medal in individual and team competitions in the discipline " running deer " ( single shot ) and an individual bronze medal in the discipline " running deer " (double shot ).

Four years later, Oscar Swahn won in Stockholm again the team gold medal in the discipline " running deer " ( single shot ). At the time he was 64 years and 257 days old, which he is still the oldest Olympic champion ever. In a double - shot single competition he won a bronze medal. In single-shot single competition, which was won by his son Alfred Swahn, he reached the 5th place.

At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Oscar Swahn was the oldest of all participants. In the team competition of the discipline " running deer " (double shot ), he won the silver medal. Again he set a record, because at that time he was already 72 years and 279 days old; Oscar Swahn is thus the oldest Olympic medalist of all time in a sports competition, there was until 1948 also art competitions. At the same event, he reached the fourth place in the single-shot team event. 1924 in Paris, he had to illness avoid participating.

For all team competitions where Oscar Swahn won a medal, was also his son Alfred Gomer Swahn (* 1879, † 1931) in the team. This was even more successful than his father and won six medals (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze).