Last month, Oldest Olympians began covering those Olympians for whom we last had evidence of being alive from 2015 and will remove from our tables if we cannot find any additional evidence of their being alive. Today, we will cover the other half of our list.

First we have Japanese swimmer Toru Goto, born June 26, 1934. Goto represented his country in two events at the 1952 Helsinki Games, winning silver as part of the 4×200 metres freestyle relay and coming in fourth in the 100 metres freestyle. In 1955 he set a world record in the 4×100 metres freestyle relay, and he later worked as a sports writer and administrator. We know that he was still alive in 2015, when he donated his medal to his high school, but perhaps due to the language barrier we have not seen an update since.

Next we have Dutch rower Peter Bakker, born August 4, 1934. Bakker represented his country in the double sculls at the 1960 Rome Games, where he placed fifth. He and his more well-known partner Co Rentmeester had won bronze in that event at the European Championships the previous year. We last had confirmation that he was alive in 2015, and while we suspect that this remains the case, his common name has made it difficult to find proof.

(Hidezo Takahashi, pictured at The Japan Times)

Then we have Japanese cross-country skier Hidezo Takahashi, born May 22, 1934. Takahashi represented his country in four events at the 1964 Innsbruck Games, finishing 10^th with the relay and having a best overall finish of 35^th in the 50 kilometers. The Japan Times contained a feature on him at the age of 80, but we have not seen anything similar for his 90^th birthday.

We also have Morrie Rae, born March 12, 1935, who represented New Zealand in the 100 and 200 metres track events at the 1956 Melbourne Games, being eliminated in the semi-finals of each. He also competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, while domestically he was the 100 metres champion from 1954-1959 and the 200 metres titleholder from 1955-1959. Although our last update comes from 2015, he does not appear in the New Zealand Death Index, which makes us suspect that he is still alive.

Next is Soviet track athlete Boris Yefimov, born April 4, 1935. Yefimov represented his country in the 5000 metres event at the 1960 Rome Games, where he was eliminated in round one. He continued to compete into the 1970s, but never again attended the Olympics. Our last evidence of his being alive comes from an article on his 80^th birthday celebrations, and we have been unable to uncover more.

Finally, we have French alpine skier Marguerite Leduc, born October 31, 1935. Leduc represented her country in the downhill and the slalom at the 1960 Squaw Valley Games, placing 18^th and 19^th respectively. Her sisters Thérèse and Anne-Marie also competed at those Olympics, and we last heard from Marguerite on her 80^th birthday. As we could not locate her in the French Death Index, it seems likely that she is still alive, but we do not have the proof.

That is what we have for this topic, but we hope that you will join us next time as we explore more facets of the Oldest Olympians!