Still hoping i’m a late bloomer #olympic #olympicgames #olympics #olympicsport

[phthalojohan]

The Turkish shooter who got silver (and went viral for shooting with next to no special equipment) was 51 during the 2024 olympics

[kirstedock]

Artistic swimmers (formerly Synchronized Swimming) often don’t get to Olympic levels until their late 20s.

[Lifeless_Asian]

As a teen, that hit WAY too close to home. Literally how i feel when i see other famous successful teens while i can't do shit right

[AlexanderChisholm-sc]

My dad was 38 when he competed in the 2012 Olympics for rowing.

[phixter]

The oldest Olympic gold winner was like 70-80yo something like that, he just entered a rifle competition for fun and won. xD

[SallyBerry]

The oldest person who competed in the Olympics this year was 65 and in dressage. A 51 year old competed in the Skateboarding. A 41 year old in the Breakdancing. Bryony Page (who won gold for GB in trampolining) is 33.

[Google]

Searching for what sport you could train for in 4 years 👀

[Neapolitanfoot]

Simone Biles is 27 and still very much in her prime, I have no doubts that she will still be top tier well into her 30s and 40s

[Alacritous]

You're on Taskmaster. Living the dream

[TheBailingling]

As a teen, my thoughts were more circling the fact that some of those athletes were going to be suffering later in life. But that thought process was formed by people around me as a kid.

[TheLovley_Elise]

And then you have my mom who’s like: “These people are getting paid to run in a circle-“

[myfaceismyshield]

Nah, in your 20's you go "Australia no... that's not breakdancing, please stop, dear god"

[Kat..]

As someone who is 18, finding out that there are Olympians my age was mind blowing to me because I always thought most would’ve been older than that.

[mikkelborby]

Then you realise that a lot of them have nothing to go home and do after because to compete in the Olympics you have to sacrifice your entire life to compete.

[linkmastr]

2 year olds: hold on these olympians were training 5 years younger than me

[snuscaboose]

41 year old Ayumi Fukushima won bronze at Paris 2024. It was for breakdancing, but Ayumi has actual skills and athletic talent.

[erynflynn]

As a 28 year old, my thoughts are more along the lines of, "jfc why are we making these children compete at such an intense level?!".
Idk I've never talked to a child Olympian but I can't see that amount of pressure to perform to be healthy. I just worry there are kids doing it out of obligation rather than passion

[sky]

I was going between the sports while waiting for a hockey match. Found an Aussie diver aged 17. I was shocked to find that we were around the same age and still in grade 12

[ssakurarrose]

that is sooo true tho. like I’m 16 and that Chinese diver who’s also 16 is gaining all her life profits in one singular Olympics

[_dalbit]

I had a different experience watching the Olympics this year. I was surprised by how many athletes were between 35-50. As someone who’s just entering their 30s, it made me want to pick up a high intensity sport again and see where I could be in a couple of years time.