Charles Coste

Charles Coste (8 February 1924 – 30 October 2025https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/11/02/charles-coste-ancien-cycliste-et-doyen-mondial-des-champions-olympiques-est-mort-a-101-ans_6651158_3382.html?lmd_medium=al&lmd_campaign=envoye-par-appli&lmd_creation=android&lmd_source=default) was a French cyclist. He was born in Ollioules, France. He won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He finished in fourth place in the 1950 Paris–Roubaix.

Coste turned 100 in February 2024. He lit the Olympic torch at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. In January 2025, after the death of Ágnes Keleti, Coste became the oldest living Olympic champion. He died on 30 October 2025 at the age of 101.https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/11/02/charles-coste-ancien-cycliste-et-doyen-mondial-des-champions-olympiques-est-mort-a-101-ans_6651158_3382.html?lmd_medium=al&lmd_campaign=envoye-par-appli&lmd_creation=android&lmd_source=default

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