List of oldest professional athletes by sport
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The following is a list of sport's oldest professional athletes.
| Sport | Name | Age played | Year retired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association football | Tércio Mariano de Rezende (Amateur) | 91 years[1] | 2013 |
| Robert Carmona (Professional) | 64 years, 93 days | Active | |
| Australian rules football | Sampson Hosking (SANFL) | 48 years, 159 days (interchange only) | 1936 |
| Wally Watts (WAFL) | 44 years, 49 days | 1916 | |
| Auto racing (Rallying) | Sobiesław Zasada | 91 years | 2021[2] |
| Baseball | Satchel Paige (one-off) | 59 years, 350 days | 1966 |
| Basketball (Men's) | Pierluigi Marzorati[3] | 54 years | 2006 |
| Basketball (Women's) | Nancy Lieberman[4] | 50 years | 2008 |
| Bodybuilding | Albert Beckles[5] | 53 years | 1991 |
| Bowling | Carmen Salvino[6] | 86 years | 2020 |
| Boxing | Albert Hughes[7] | 70 years, 234 days | 2019 |
| Cricket (Tests) | Wilfred Rhodes | 52 years | 1930 |
| Cricket (First-class) | Raja Maharaj Singh | 72 years | 1950 |
| Cycling (Road) | Lex Nederlof | 52 years | 2018[8] |
| Robert Marchand (Masters)[9] | 106 years | 2018 | |
| Cycling (Road women's) | Jeannie Longo | 53 years | 2011 |
| Cycling (track) | Shoichi Yuasa | 68 years | 1996[10] |
| Cycling (track) (women's) | Miyoko Takamatsu | 54 years, 11 months and 4 days | 2017[11] |
| Golf | Gary Player | 73 years | 2009 |
| Gymnastics | Oksana Chusovitina[12][13] | 51 years, 43 days | Active |
| Johanna Quaas (Amateur)[14] | 86 years | 2012 | |
| Ice hockey | Gordie Howe (one-off) | 69 years, 276 days | 1997 |
| Gordie Howe (at retirement) | 52 years, 10 days | 1980 | |
| Jaromír Jágr[15] | 54 years, 167 days | Active | |
| International Darts | Paul Lim | 72 years, 188 days | Active |
| Lacrosse | John Tavares | 47 years | 2015 |
| Mixed Martial Arts | John Williams[16] | 70 years, 139 days | 2010 |
| Rugby league | Billy Wilson | 40 years, 5 days | 1967 |
| Snooker | Fred Davis | 79 years | 1993 |
| Sumo | Hanakaze Daisaku | 51 years | 2022 |
| Surfing | Kelly Slater | 54 years, 171 days | Active |
| Tennis (women's) | Gail Falkenberg[17] | Between 76 years, 147 days and 76 years, 153 days | 2023[18][19] |
| Tennis (men's) | Henry Young (Masters/Seniors)[20][21] | 102 years, 309 days[22] | Active |
| Gardnar Mulloy (Professional)[23] | 48 or 49 years | 1962 (as professional) | |
| Track and Field | Stanisław Kowalski[24] | 105 years, 75 days | 2022[citation needed] |
| Volleyball | Miguel Maia | 55 years, 100 days | Active |
