Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that Hans Andersson-Tvilling, born July 15, 1928, died earlier this month at the age of 98. Andersson-Tvilling won bronze for his country at the 1952 Oslo Games, and just missed a second medal in 1956 after Sweden lost the bronze medal match to Canada. He won the World Championships in 1953, also taking silver in in 1951, and captured European Championship titles in 1951 and 1953, in addition to bronze in 1955. Domestically, he was a four-time national Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF. His twin brother Stig had a similar record in the sport, including the Olympic bronze.

At the time of his death, Andersson-Tvilling was the oldest living Olympic ice hockey medalist. That distinction now goes to American Rube Bjorkman, born February 27, 1929. Bjorkman also represented his country in the tournament at the 1952 Oslo Games, but was a silver medalist. He was also a reserve in 1948, but did not see any playing time, although he did compete at the 1955 World Championships. He later became known as a coach, particularly for the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux.

Additionally, we want to thank the reader of our last blog post who showed that Soviet track athlete Boris Yefimov was still alive in 2017, and can therefore remain on the tables for a few more years. They also demonstrated that French skier Marguerite Leduc was still alive at least in 2023.