(Domini Lawrence, pictured at Horse & Hound)

Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that British equestrian Domini Lawrence, born May 8, 1925, died January 4 at the age of 99. Lawrence represented Great Britain in two Olympic dressage tournaments: in 1968 she was fifth with the team and 11th individually, while in 1972 she was 10th with the team and 33rd individually. She later became a distinguished judge with the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, serving until her retirement in 1998.

(Rosemarie Sparrow)

At the time of her death, Lawrence was the oldest living British Olympian and the oldest survivor of the 1968 and 1972 Summer Games. The new titleholder for Britain is alpine skier Rosemarie Sparrow, born July 6, 1925. Sparrow represented her country in two events at the 1948 Winter Olympics, placing 30th in the downhill and 25th in the combined. She eventually married another British skier from those Games, Peter Boumphrey, and now resides in France.

(Maud van Rosen)

The oldest survivor of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics is now Taiwanese sport shooter Cheng Chi-Sen, born July 13, 1926. Cheng represented his country in the free pistol, 50 metres event, where he placed 56th. He also competed at the 1966 Asian Games and later moved to San Francisco, where he ran a catering business. Finally, Maud von Rosen, born December 24, 1925, is now the oldest survivor of the 1972 Munich Games. Rosen represented her country in the dressage tournament at the 1972 Munich Games, finishing eighth individually, which helped Sweden take a bronze medal in the team competition. She also earned bronze with the Swedish dressage team a year earlier at the 1971 European Championships.