Who says an Olympic athlete has to be young to be spry? Seventy-one-year-old Hiroshi Hoketsu, competing for Japan in dressage -- a choreographed equestrian exercise that shows off a horse rider's command of their horse -- is the oldest competitor at the London Olympics.
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Who says an Olympic athlete has to be young to be spry? Seventy-one-year-old Hiroshi Hoketsu, competing for Japan in dressage -- a choreographed equestrian exercise that shows off a horse rider's command of their horse -- is the oldest competitor at the London Olympics.
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So far in the 2012 Summer Games, equestrian Nick Skelton is the United Kingdom's oldest gold medal winner. He is 54.
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So far in the 2012 Summer Games, equestrian Nick Skelton is the United Kingdom's oldest gold medal winner. He is 54.
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Jessica Crisp, 42, part of Australia's 2012 Olympic wind surfing team, competes in the RS-X women's sailing event at Weymouth Harbour in Weymouth, England.
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Jessica Crisp, 42, part of Australia's 2012 Olympic wind surfing team, competes in the RS-X women's sailing event at Weymouth Harbour in Weymouth, England.
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Lesley Thompson-Willie, far right, is the 52-year-old coxswain of Canada's silver-medal-winning women's rowing team.
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Lesley Thompson-Willie, far right, is the 52-year-old coxswain of Canada's silver-medal-winning women's rowing team.
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Karen O'Connor, 54, of the United States' equestrian team, rode her horse Mr. Medicott in the cross-country Olympic competition. She is the oldest member of U.S. Olympic contingent to compete in London.
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Karen O'Connor, 54, of the United States' equestrian team, rode her horse Mr. Medicott in the cross-country Olympic competition. She is the oldest member of U.S. Olympic contingent to compete in London.
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United Kingdom jumper Yamilé Aldama, 39, competed in the triple jump on Day 9 of the Summer Games. She'll be 40 this month.
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United Kingdom jumper Yamilé Aldama, 39, competed in the triple jump on Day 9 of the Summer Games. She'll be 40 this month.
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Bulgaria's "Silver Fox," Jordan Jovtchev, 39 (seen here in the 2008 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships), specializes in rings and has competed in six Olympic games.
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Bulgaria's "Silver Fox," Jordan Jovtchev, 39 (seen here in the 2008 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships), specializes in rings and has competed in six Olympic games.
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Italy's Giovanni Pellielo, 42, won Olympic medals for trap shooting in 2000, 2004 and 2008. He's back again to try his luck in London.
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Italy's Giovanni Pellielo, 42, won Olympic medals for trap shooting in 2000, 2004 and 2008. He's back again to try his luck in London.
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Ian Millar, 65, is riding Power Star, representing Canada in the Olympic power jump qualifiers. He's competing in his 10th Olympic Games.
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Ian Millar, 65, is riding Power Star, representing Canada in the Olympic power jump qualifiers. He's competing in his 10th Olympic Games.
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