Hello how may I help you? Can you answer some world record questions? Sure that is my purpose as a bot to answer world record questions Who was the oldest woman to compete in the Olympics? Helene de Portales was the first woman to compete in an Olympic Game Who was the youngest person ever to compete in the Olympics? Okay the oldest person was Jean Hotesku at age 72. The youngest was Inge Sorensen was the youngest at 12 That's pretty young. My last question is what is the most recent event to be added to the Summer Olympics? Surfing was the most recent event added to the summer olympics Thank you for the information. I've learned several things today. Have a good day!