Roger Beaufrand | |
Birth Date: | 25 September 1908 |
Birth Place: | La Garenne-Colombes, France |
Death Place: | Béziers, France |
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Roger Beaufrand (25 September 1908 - 14 March 2007) was the world's oldest Olympic gold medal winner, following the death of Pakistani Field Hockey player Feroze Khan in 2005 until his own death.[1]
Born near Paris, France, Beaufrand won a gold medal on 7 August at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the field of Olympic sprint at the age of 19.[2] A few weeks prior to his death, he was presented the Chevalier class of the Legion of Honor by fellow Olympic Champion Jean-Claude Killy.[1]