World's oldest living gold medallist Charles Coste dies at 101

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French cyclist, and Olympic champion successful the squad pursuit during the 1948 Summer Olympics successful London, Charles Coste poses with a photograph anterior to person the Legion d’honneur astatine the office of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, successful Saint-Denis, extracurricular Paris, connected April 13, 2022. Cycling champions Charles Coste has died connected October 30, 2025, astatine the property of 101, announced France's Minister of Sports, Marina Ferrari, connected twitter connected November 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP

French cyclist Charles Coste, who had been the world’s oldest surviving Olympic golden medallist, has died aged 101, French media reported connected Sunday (November 2, 2025).

Coste, who won Olympic golden successful way cycling’s squad pursuit alongside Pierre Adam, Serge Blusson, and Fernand Decanali, passed distant connected Thursday.

He had been the world’s oldest surviving Olympic golden medallist pursuing the decease of Hungarian creator gymnast Agnes Keleti astatine the property of 103 connected 2 January 2025.

Coste was 1 of the torchbearers during the opening ceremonial of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

His grounds besides includes the 1949 Grand Prix des Nations, a 140-km clip proceedings successful which helium bushed Italian Fausto Coppi, a Tour de France and Giro d'Italia champion.

Published - November 04, 2025 03:41 americium IST

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