Legendary French Cyclist Charles Coste, Oldest Living Olympic Gold Medalist, Passes Away at 101 🚴‍♂️

World's oldest living gold medalist Charles Coste dies at 101<br /><br />French cyclist Charles Coste, who had been the world’s oldest living Olympic gold medalist, has died aged 101, French media reported on November 2.<br /><br />Coste, who won Olympic gold in track cycling’s team pursuit alongside Pierre Adam, Serge Blusson, and Fernand Decanali, passed away on Thursday.<br /><br />He had been the world’s oldest living Olympic gold medalist following the death of Hungarian artistic gymnast Agnes Keleti at the age of 103 on 2 January 2025.<br /><br />Coste was one of the torchbearers during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics.<br /><br />His record also includes the 1949 Grand Prix des Nations, a 140-km time trial in which he beat Italian Fausto Coppi, a Tour de France and Giro d'Italia champion.<br /><br />REUTERS VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe<br />Visit our website at [https://www.manilatimes.net](https://www.manilatimes.net/)<br /><br />Follow us:<br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook<br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram<br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter<br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion<br /><br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital<br /><br />Check out our Podcasts:<br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify<br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts<br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic<br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer<br />Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher<br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /><br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#WorldNews