The following is a list of sport's oldest professional athletes.
Sport | Name | Age played | Year retired |
---|---|---|---|
American football | Manfred Burgsmüller[1] | 52 years, 182 days | 2002 |
Association football | Ezzeldin Bahader (one-off)[2] | 74 years, 348 days | 2020 |
Kazuyoshi Miura (continuous) | 57 years, 147 days | Active | |
Australian rules football | Sampson Hosking (SANFL) | 48 years, 159 days (interchange only) | 1936 |
Wally Watts (WAFL) | 44 years, 49 days | 1916 | |
Auto racing (Rallying) | Sobiesław Zasada | 91 years | 2021[3] |
Baseball | Satchel Paige | 59 years, 350 days | 1966 |
Basketball (Men's) | Pierluigi Marzorati[4] | 54 years | 2006 |
Basketball (Women's) | Nancy Lieberman[5] | 50 years | 2008 |
Bodybuilding | Albert Beckles[6] | 53 years | 1991 |
Bowling | Carmen Salvino[7] | 86 years | 2020 |
Boxing | Albert Hughes | 70 years, 234 days | 2019 |
Cricket (Tests) | Wilfred Rhodes | 52 years | 1930 |
Cricket (First-class) | Raja Maharaj Singh | 72 years | 1950 |
Cycling (Road) | Lex Nederlof | 52 years | 2018[8] |
Cycling (track) | Shoichi Yuasa | 68 years | 1996[9] |
Cycling (track) (women's) | Miyoko Takamatsu | 54 years, 11 months and 4 days | 2017[10] |
Golf | Gary Player | 73 years | 2009 |
Gymnastics | Oksana Chusovitina | 49 years, 33 days | Active |
Ice hockey | Jaromír Jágr[11] | 52 years, 158 days | Active |
International Darts | John Magowan | 72 years | 2013 |
Lacrosse | John Tavares | 47 years | 2015 |
Mixed Martial Arts | John Williams | 70 years, 139 days | 2010 |
Rugby league | Billy Wilson | 40 years, 5 days | 1967 |
Snooker | Fred Davis | 79 years | 1993 |
Sumo | Hanakaze Daisaku | 51 years | 2022 |
Surfing | Kelly Slater | 52 years, 162 days | Active |
Tennis (women's) | Martina Navratilova | 49 years | 2006 |
Track and Field | Stanisław Kowalski[12] | 105 years | 2022 |
Volleyball | Miguel Maia | 53 years, 90 days | Active |