Today Oldest Olympians is looking at a new pairing of milestone birthdays, for which we have decided to cover together in a single blog entry!

(Percy Knowles, pictured at The Nassau Guardian)

First, we are wishing a happy 95^th birthday to Percy Knowles, the oldest living Bahamian Olympian! Knowles represented his country in three sailing classes across four editions of the Games, 1960 through 1972, with a best finish of fifth in the Star class in 1968. A businessman by career, he also served as Commodore of the Nassau Yacht Club and competed in masters-level swimming events into his 80s.

Secondly, we are wishing a happy 91^st birthday to Lothar Milde, the oldest living Olympian to have represented East Germany as a separate entity! Milde competed in the discus throw at three consecutive editions of the Games, in 1960 and 1964 for a unified Germany, and in 1968 for an independent East German delegation, where he won the silver medal. He won six national titles between 1961 and 1971, and later served as a politician in East and reunified Germany.

(Günter Lörke)

While we are on the topic, it is worth mentioning two other East Germans that we have listed as Olympic mysteries. The first is Günter Lörke, born June 23, 1935, who won a silver medal for unified Germany in the 100 kilometers team time trial at the 1960 Rome Games. He captured a national team title in 1958, but we have been unable to locate confirmation that he is still alive. The other is Heinrich Hagen, born December 7, 1935, who came in 24^th in the marathon for unified Germany at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. A Find-a-Grave page lists someone with his name and birth year as having died in 2018, but we cannot determine if this individual was the Olympian.