Today on Oldest Olympians, we are continuing to review those Olympians who were last known living in 2014. We were able to cross three names off of our original list, as we discovered all of them being alive within the past year, so that leaves us with 11 to cover. Today we are going to look at the four names born from 1930 through 1932.

Wilson Gomes – Member of Brazil’s track and field athletics delegation to the 1952 Helsinki Olympics

Wilson Gomes, born July 3, 1930, represented Brazil in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1952 Helsinki Games, where he was eliminated in the quarter-finals. He was also entered into the 110 metres hurdles and the 4×100 metres relay, but could not start due to an illness in his throat. One year earlier he had taken silver in the 400 metres hurdles at the Pan American Games, while at the 1955 edition he was the bronze medalist in that event. We had an update that he was still alive in 2014, but have heard nothing since then.

José Flores – Member of the Dutch Antilles’ weightlifting delegation to the 1960 Rome Olympics

José Flores, born December 22, 1930, represented the Netherlands Antilles in the middle-heavyweight weightlifting division at the 1960 Rome Games, where he placed 14^th. He was the silver medalist in that category at the 1963 Pan American Games, and set two world records in 1963-64. He was last confirmed living in 2014, but we have not seen any further updates.

(Gerry Ronan, pictured at the Toronto Public Library)

Gerry Ronan – Member of Canada’s field hockey team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics

Gerry Ronan, born December 10, 1932, represented Canada in the field hockey tournament at the 1964 Tokyo Games, where his nation placed joint-13th out of 15 squads overall. He was still alive – and publishing a book – in 2014, but we have been unable to uncover anything further.

(Bob Shaw, pictured at Welsh Athletics)

Bob Shaw – Member of Great Britain’s track and field athletics delegation to the 1956 Melbourne Games

Bob Shaw, born December 27, 1932, represented Great Britain in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1956 Melbourne Games, where he was eliminated in round one. He represented Wales at two editions of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games – 1954 and 1958 – and won bronze in the 440 yards hurdles at the former edition. Our records have him listed as still alive in 2014, with no further details beyond that.

That is all for today, but we hope that you will join us next time as we continue to explore this topic!