Jewish Gold Medalist Becomes Oldest Male Individual Swimming Champion in Olympic History | Algemeiner.com
A Jewish-American athlete made history at the Olympics in Rio on Friday night, when he became the oldest swimmer of any nationality to win an individual gold medal, USA Today reported. According to the report, Anthony Ervin, 35 — who beat US teammate Nathan Adrian and six other competitors in the men’s 50-meter freestyle race — is also the first swimmer to win a gold medal 16 years after doing so the first time. In the 2000 Sydney Games, the former UC Berkeley swimmer tied for the …
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