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The following is a list of sport's oldest professional athletes.

Sport Name Age played Year retired
American football Manfred Burgsmüller[1] 52 years, 182 days 2002
Association football Ezzeldin Bahader (one-off)[2] 74 years, 348 days 2020
Kazuyoshi Miura (continuous) 57 years, 39 days Active
Australian rules football Sampson Hosking (SANFL) 48 years, 159 days (interchange only) 1936
Wally Watts (WAFL) 44 years, 49 days 1916
Auto racing (Rallying) Sobiesław Zasada 91 years 2021[3]
Baseball Satchel Paige 59 years, 350 days 1966
Basketball (Men's) Pierluigi Marzorati[4] 54 years 2006
Basketball (Women's) Nancy Lieberman[5] 50 years 2008
Bodybuilding Albert Beckles[6] 53 years 1991
Bowling Carmen Salvino[7] 86 years 2020
Boxing Albert Hughes 70 years, 234 days 2019
Cricket (Tests) Wilfred Rhodes 52 years 1930
Cricket (First-class) Raja Maharaj Singh 72 years 1950
Cycling (Road) Lex Nederlof 52 years 2018[8]
Cycling (track) Shoichi Yuasa 68 years 1996[9]
Cycling (track) (women's) Miyoko Takamatsu [ja] 54 years, 11 months and 4 days 2017[10]
Golf Gary Player 73 years 2009
Gymnastics Oksana Chusovitina 48 years, 291 days Active
Ice hockey Gordie Howe 52 years 1980
International Darts John Magowan 72 years 2013
Lacrosse John Tavares 47 years 2015
Mixed Martial Arts John Williams 70 years, 139 days 2010
Rugby league Billy Wilson 40 years, 5 days 1967
Snooker Fred Davis 79 years 1993
Sumo Hanakaze Daisaku 51 years 2022
Surfing Kelly Slater 52 years, 54 days Active
Tennis (women's) Martina Navratilova 49 years 2006
Track and Field Stanisław Kowalski[11] 105 years 2022
Volleyball Miguel Maia 52 years, 348 days Active

See also

References

  1. ^ Schlüter (May 23, 2019). "In memoriam: Manfred Burgsmüller". Football-Aktuell. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "How the world's oldest footballer realised a dream". FIFA. November 5, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Safari Rally Kenya Entry List".
  4. ^ "Los viejos la saben meter" (PDF). Marca.com. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "Chron.com". July 24, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  6. ^ "Bodybuilding Universe – Articles". Bodybuildinguniverse.com. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
  7. ^ "Carmen Salvino to Improve His "Oldest Pba Tour Competitor" Record". January 27, 2020.
  8. ^ "Lex Nederlof". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  9. ^ "競輪に夢CHU Vol.9". 「Perfecta Navi（パーフェクタ・ナビ）」競輪・オートレース・自転車競技関連情報サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "日本競輪選手会ガールズケイリンサポートスタッフの高松美代子さんに聴くママチャリ乗りが50歳で競輪デビュー！そのミラクル・サイクル・ライフとは？". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  11. ^ "Masterstrack.com Historic marks: First M105 athlete is Poland's Stanislaw Kowalski - masterstrack.com". Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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