11 of the youngest and 11 of the oldest athletes competing at the Tokyo Olympics

Kirstie RenaeJul 26, 2021, 23:55 IST

Hend Zaza is the youngest athlete and Mary Hanna is the oldest.Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images; Scott Barbour/Getty Images

There's a wide range of ages competing in the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Phillip Dutton (57) is the oldest on Team USA, and Oksana Chusovitina (46) is the oldest gymnast.
Hend Zaza (12) is the youngest at the games, and skateboarder Sky Brown (13) is close behind.

Hend Zaza, a 12-year-old Syrian table-tennis player, is the youngest athlete competing at the Tokyo Games.

Hend Zaza is a Syrian table-tennis player. Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images

At 12 years old, Kokona Hiraki is Japan's youngest Olympian this year.

Kokona Hiraki is a Japanese skateboarder. RACHEL MUMMEY/Reuters

13-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown is competing as Great Britain's youngest Olympian.

Sky Brown is a British skateboarder. Getty/Sean Haffey

Momiji Nishiya is competing for Japan at 13 years old.

Momiji Nishiya is a Japanese skateboarder. Patrick Smith/Getty Images

13-year-old Rayssa Leal is a skateboarder representing Brazil.

Rayssa Leal is a Brazilian skateboarder. Getty/Patrick Smith

14-year-old diver Quan Hongchan is representing China at the games.

Quan Hongchan is a Chinese diver. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

14-year-old swimmer Summer McIntosh is competing for Canada.

Summer McIntosh is a Canadian swimmer. Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP

15-year-old Katie Grimes is the youngest Team USA Olympic swimmer in US history.

Katie Grimes is an American swimmer. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

Jessica Guo, a 16-year-old fencer, is representing Canada this year.

Jessica Guo is a Canadian fencer. Jaime Lopez/Jam Media/Getty Images

17-year-old skateboarder Brighton Zeuner is competing for Team USA.

Brighton Zeuner is an American skateboarder. RACHEL MUMMEY/Reuters

17-year-old Erriyon Knighton is believed to be the youngest US male track athlete to compete in the Olympics since 1964.

Erriyon Knighton is an American track star. AP Photo/Ashley Landis

At the other end of the spectrum, 66-year-old Mary Hanna is the oldest Olympian competing in Tokyo.

Mary Hanna is an Australian equestrian. Scott Barbour/Getty Images

Andrew Hoy is Australia's oldest male Olympian at 62 years old.

Andrew Hoy is an Australian equestrian. Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images

At 61, Geir Gulliksen is representing Norway in Tokyo.

Geir Gulliksen is a Norwegian equestrian. TT NEWS AGENCY/Reuters

59-year-old cancer survivor Santiago Lange is returning to the Olympics to represent Argentina.

Santiago Lange is an Argentine sailor. Reuters

59-year-old rider Abdelkebir Ouaddar is competing for Morocco.

Abdelkebir Ouaddar is a Moroccan equestrian. Tony Gentile/Reuters

Savate Sresthaporn, a 58-year-old trap shooter, is representing Thailand.

Savate Sresthaporn is a Thai trap shooter. Matthias Hangst/Getty Images

Table-tennis star Ni Xia Lian is competing at the Tokyo Games at age 58.

Ni Xia Lian is a Luxembourgian table-tennis player. AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris

Phillip Dutton is Team USA's oldest Olympian at 57 years old.

Equestrian Phillip Dutton has represented both Australia and USA at the Olympics. AP/Susan Walsh

57-year-old Abdullah Al-Rashidi is representing Kuwait in trap shooting.

Abdullah Al-Rashidi is a trap shooter from Kuwait. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar

At 46 years old, Oksana Chusovitina is the oldest woman to ever compete in Olympic gymnastics.

Gymnast Oksana Chusovitina represented Uzbekistan in Tokyo. Issei Kato/Reuters

45-year-old beach-volleyball player Jake Gibb is the oldest in the sport's Olympic history.

Jake Gibb is an American beach-volleyball player. Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images

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