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Sports > Olympics > Salt Lake City: 2002 Winter Olympics > Medal Sports

Youngest and Oldest Gold Medalists in an Individual Event

Youngest:	MEN—Toni Nieminen, Finland, Large Hill Ski Jumping, 1992 (16 years, 261 days)WOMEN—Tara Lipinski, United States, Figure Skating, 1998 (15 years, 256 days)
Oldest:	MEN—Magnar Solberg, NOR, 20-km Biathlon, 1972 (35 years, 4 days)WOMEN—Christina Baas-Kaiser, Netherlands, 3,000m Speed Skating, 1972 (33 years, 268 days)

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