Roger Beaufrand

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Roger Beaufrand
Medal record
Roger Beaufrand in 1931

Competitor for France
Track cycling
Olympic Games
Gold	Amsterdam 1928	Sprint

Roger Beaufrand (September 25, 1908 – March 14, 2007) was the world's oldest Olympic gold medal winner, following the death of Pakistani Field Hockey player Feroze Khan in 2005 until his own death.^[1]

Born near Paris, France, Beaufrand won a gold medal on August 7 at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the field of Olympic sprint at the age of 19. A few weeks prior to his death, he was presented the Chevalier class of the Legion of Honor by fellow Olympic Champion Jean-Claude Killy.^[1]

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Olympic Cycling Champions in Men's Individual Sprint

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Name	Beaufrand, Roger
Alternative names
Short description	French racing cyclist
Date of birth	September 25, 1908
Place of birth
Date of death	March 14, 2007
Place of death

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