The feat of Carlos Sainz It becomes even more enormous if you compare its age with the rest of the victories of illustrious veterans of other modalities. The 61 years of the Madrid pilot They represent an absolute record in top-level sports.
Reaching an age outside the usual range to succeed in elite sport is reserved only for a select few. Legendary athletes who managed to reign in their field while their entire generation watched the games on TV.
GOLF
Golf is one of the sports that allows you to reach an advanced age and be competitive. And that is precisely what I achieved Phil Mickelson at the 2021 PGA Championshipthus becoming, at 50 years and 11 months, the oldest golfer to lift a ‘Major’.
Tiger Woods will turn 49 in 2024 and he has already ‘threatened’ with a great return to the circuits. If he puts his mind to it he could take the record from his friend ‘Lefty’.
TENNIS
The toughness of tennis is too big an obstacle for a forty-year-old to succeed above the rest. Not even the historic ‘big three’ has (yet) managed to cross that barrier. Specifically, the oldest player to win a ‘major’ is the Australian Ken Rosewall who won the 1972 Australian Open at 37 years old two months and one day. Behind, appears Federer and his victory in Melbourne 2018 at 36 years, 5 months and 20 days.
Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal They are still in the race to surpass Rosewall. A victory for the Spaniard at the next Roland Garros will take him to the top of this list of veterans at the age of 38.
FRMULA 1
The world of motorsport tends to be a little longer than the rest of the more physical sports. The list of legends who won at almost 40 is very extensive, but, above the rest, the figure of the great Juan Manuel Fangio who, in 1957, managed to win the Formula 1 World Championship at the age of 46 years, 1 month and 11 days.
Sus 42 to Fernando Alonso He is the only one who seems to be able to get a little closer to the Argentine. The tremendous ambition of the Asturian and his displays in each Grand Prix could extend the sporting life of the Aston Martin driver.
CYCLING
Cycling is a route that has crowned champions of all ages. The background, as we know, is normally acquired with age. Or at least that was before the appearance of the current geniuses who have broken all the schemes.
In the 2013 Vuelta a España a historic event was experienced thanks to the exhibition of the American Chris Horner who won the round at almost 42 years old (41 years and 327 days). No one in history has won a ‘Grande’ at an older age.
BOXING
The figure of Bernard Hopkins appears above the rest. The North American, considered one of the best middleweights of all time, managed to enter the history books by defeating Jean Pascal in 2011 at the age of 46, thus proclaiming himself as the oldest world champion.
SILVER IN THE GAMES AT 72 YEARS OLD
The Olympic Games tend to be unique in almost everything. Their enormous history makes them almost unbeatable. And in the veteran it is not an exception. Oscar Swahn, Swedish shooter, won a silver medal at the 1920 Antwerp Games in the mobile deer category at the age of 72. Eight years earlier, in Stockholm 1912, he had won three gold medals at 64.
The skate legend Tony Hawk, managed to iron a 900, at 48 years old; the surfer Kelly Slater He managed to win his last test when he was just 41 years old; the baseball player Satchel Paige played in the ‘Major Leagues’ until he was 59 or George Blend He lasted in the NFL until he was 48 years old. Or the endearing mark of 1:02.95 (with a tailwind +1.3) in the 100 meter dash by the American Julia Hawkins at 105 years, nine months and two days, which is the world sports record for the oldest veteran that exists. Lasting and, possibly, unrepeatable legends.
2024-01-19 17:24:10
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