Today Oldest Olympians has three milestone birthdays to celebrate, so we are going to cover them all in a single blog post!
(Tattersall, pictured at Horizon Yacht Charters)
First, we want to wish a happy 95th birthday today to sailor Robin Tattersall! Tattersall represented the British Virgin Islands in two editions of the Soling class tournament, placing 21st in 1984 and 17th in 1992. He was the oldest sailing competitor at the latter Games and is now the oldest living survivor of that edition, in addition to being the oldest living competitor for his nation overall. By career he was a surgeon, working for the government until 1973, after which he founded his own clinic. During the 1950s, he had a career as a model and in 2001 he was awarded an OBE for his services to medicine. He has continued to sail and run marathons into his 80s.
Next, we are wishing Monegasque sport shooter Gilbert Scorsolio a happy 93rd birthday today! Scorsolio represented his country in the small-bore rifle three positions, 50 meters and prone, 50 meters events at the 1960 and 1968 Summer Olympics respectively, where he placed joint-61st and 85th respectively. By career, he was in the real estate business and he is now the oldest living Monegasque Olympian.
(Singh Dhillon, seated second from the left, at Sikhs in Hockey)
Finally, we have a happy 90th birthday wish for Joginder Singh Dhillon! Singh Dillon was a reserve with the Kenyan field hockey team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, but did not see any playing time. He had a lengthy domestic career, however, and is the oldest living member of a Kenyan delegation to the Olympics.