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Nobody here will know of him but Marko Račič died 27 May 2022. He ran the 400 metres at the 1948 London Olympics, making the quarter-finals, and also ran the 4x400 for Yugoslavia.
Račič was the oldest living athletics (T&F) Olympian - born 25 April 1920, so he was 102-032 years/days old when he died.
The still living athletics Olympic centenarians are now as follows (in chronological order):
Yvonne Chabot-Curtet 28 May 1920 FRA 1948 / 1952 Olympics
Janine Magnin-Lamouche 6 Aug1920 FRA 1948 Olympics
Gebhard Büchel 21 Jun 1921 LIE 1948 Olympics
José Vicente 3 Feb 1922 PUR 1948 / 1952 Olympics
Herb Douglas 9 Mar 1922 USA 1948 Olympics
Karl Volkmer 20 Mar 1922 SUI 1948 Olympics
Račič was the oldest living athletics (T&F) Olympian - born 25 April 1920, so he was 102-032 years/days old when he died.
The still living athletics Olympic centenarians are now as follows (in chronological order):
Yvonne Chabot-Curtet 28 May 1920 FRA 1948 / 1952 Olympics
Janine Magnin-Lamouche 6 Aug1920 FRA 1948 Olympics
Gebhard Büchel 21 Jun 1921 LIE 1948 Olympics
José Vicente 3 Feb 1922 PUR 1948 / 1952 Olympics
Herb Douglas 9 Mar 1922 USA 1948 Olympics
Karl Volkmer 20 Mar 1922 SUI 1948 Olympics