100-Year-Old Olympian's Sailing Legacy

0:00Australia's oldest living Olympian, sailor Gordon Engate, just hit 100 years old with his birthday landing on March 29th, 2026. This legend from New South Wales finally made it to the Olympics in 1972 at the Munich Games, competing in the Tempest class at age, 46 alongside crewmate Robert Thorn, where they placed 19th. Here chances slipped away though. Engate qualified for the 1948 London Games and the 1952 Helsinki event, but his boss at the Gearbox factory for early. Holden cars shut him down both times, refusing the months off needed for ship travel or even flights. His sailing fire never dimmed, starting as a nine-year-old in Seascouts. He grabbed four Australian Dragon-class titles, the last one at 94, setting a record as the oldest champ in that sports history. Engate's resume stacks up with Skipper-ing in the 1965 Admiral's Cup for second place, a strong Sydney-to-Hole-Bart run in 1972, and Helming Gretel II in the 1977 America's

1:05Cup Challenge. Tributes pour in from sailing grates like AOC Vice President Matt Allen and Australian sailing CEO Malcolm Page, hailing his century-spanning passion, and inspiration that keeps proving once an Olympian, always an Olympian. Local news, powered by AI, this is Sydney News Today.