Joan Riudavets
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| Joan Riudavets Moll | |
 Joan Riudavets at age 114 |
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| Born | December 15, 1889 Menorca, Spain |
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| Died | March 5, 2004, aged 114 |
Joan Riudavets Moll (December 15, 1889 – March 5, 2004) from Menorca, Spain, became the oldest recognized person in Europe on the death of Italian Maria Teresa Fumarola Ligorio in May 2003, and the oldest recognized man in the world on the death of Yukichi Chuganji in September 2003. He was the oldest man ever to accede to that position.
Uncommonly fit for a supercentenarian, he was able to ride a bicycle until he was 110 years old. He worked as a cobbler until retiring in 1954, and was a former village councillor of Es Migjorn Gran. He died, aged 114, after having a cold for a few days, but not being seriously ill. He was the last recognized surviving man of the 1880s.
His mother, Catalina Moll Mercades, died at age 25 before the end of December 1889, quite possibly giving her son the record for longest period by which anyone has survived a parent.
| Preceded by Yukichi Chuganji |
Oldest Recognized Living Man September 28, 2003 — March 5, 2004 |
Succeeded by Fred H. Hale, Sr. |
