Tokyo’s oldest competitor already looking forward to Paris in 2024
The Tokyo Games have just begun, but the Olympics oldest competitor, 66-year-old Australian equestrian Mary Hanna, is already looking ahead to 2024.
Hanna, who is competing in her sixth Olympics, has four grandchildren and is 54 years older than Tokyo’s youngest competitor (12-year-old Syrian table tennis player Hend Zaza). She says she plans to ride in the 2024 Paris Games—if her health and her body allow.
“It’s only three years away.” Hanna said after competing in dressage qualifiers on Saturday. “Unless my body really breaks down, I’m certainly aiming for Paris.”