Today we have two milestone birthdays to celebrate so, as always, we are going to cover them both in a single blog post!
First, we are wishing a happy 94th birthday to Maria Golimowska, the oldest living Olympic volleyball medalist and Polish Olympic medalist! Golimowska represented Poland in the tournament at the 1964 Tokyo Games, where she won a bronze medal. She also took bronze at the 1956 and 1962 World Championships and the 1958 European Championships, in addition to silver at the 1963 Europeans. Her international career lasted from 1955 through 1966, and she did not retire domestically until 1971.
We are also wishing a happy 94th birthday to Leo Franciosi, the oldest living Sammarinese Olympian! Franciosi represented San Marino in four editions of the Olympic trap shooting tournament – 1960, 1968, 1976, 1980 – with a best finish of joint-21st in 1976. He was also the flagbearer for San Marino in the 1968 Opening Ceremony.
Finally, as an update to a previous post, Connor Mah discovered that German swimmer Erna Herbers, born May 2, 1925, died February 7, 2025 at the age of 99. She did not, therefore, become a centenarian.