# Charles Coste > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Charles_Coste > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Charles_Coste.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coste > Source revision: 1340876285 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) French cyclist (1924–2025) Charles Coste Coste in 2024 Born (1924-02-08)8 February 1924 Ollioules, France Died 29 October 2025(2025-10-29) (aged 101) Awards Legion of Honour[1] Cycling career Medal record Representing France Men's cycling Olympic Games 1948 London Team pursuit **Charles Coste** (8 February 1924 – 29 October 2025) was a French [cyclist](/source/Cycle_sport), and an Olympic champion in team pursuit from 1948. ## Biography Coste was born in [Ollioules](/source/Ollioules) on 8 February 1924.[1] He won a gold medal in the [team pursuit](/source/Cycling_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_team_pursuit) at the [1948 Summer Olympics](/source/Cycling_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics) in London, together with [Fernand Decanali](/source/Fernand_Decanali), [Pierre Adam](/source/Pierre_Adam) and [Serge Blusson](/source/Serge_Blusson).[2] He won a bronze medal in individual pursuit at the [1948 UCI Track Cycling World Championships](/source/1948_UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships).[3][4] He finished in fourth place in the [1950 Paris–Roubaix](/source/1950_Paris%E2%80%93Roubaix).[5] Coste [turned 100](/source/Centenarian) on 8 February 2024.[6] Coste was the oldest bearer of the [2024 Summer Olympics torch](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay) during the opening ceremony of the games in Paris. He lit the torches of the final pair of torch bearers, fellow French gold medallists [Marie-José Pérec](/source/Marie-Jos%C3%A9_P%C3%A9rec) and [Teddy Riner](/source/Teddy_Riner), who then lit the Olympic Cauldron.[7] He was the oldest living French Olympic medal winner and had also been born in the year Paris last hosted the Summer Olympic Games.[8] In January 2025, following the death of [Ágnes Keleti](/source/%C3%81gnes_Keleti), he became the oldest living Olympic champion.[9] After the death of French long jumper [Yvonne Curtet](/source/Yvonne_Curtet) in February 2025, Coste became the oldest living French Olympian, and the oldest survivor of the 1948 Summer Olympics.[4] Coste died on 29 October 2025, at the age of 101.[10][11][12] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-olympedia_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-olympedia_1-1) ["Charles Coste"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/14004). *[Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)*. Retrieved 11 March 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sref_2-0)** ["Charles Coste"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200417195145/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/charles-coste-1.html). Sports-reference.com. Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/charles-coste-1.html) on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Track Cycling World Championships 2016 to 1893"](http://www.bikecult.com/bikecultbook/sports_trackWorlds.html). *bikecult.com*. Retrieved 11 March 2025. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Tchir-2025_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Tchir-2025_4-1) Tchir, Paul (4 March 2025). ["Yvonne Chabot-Curtet"](https://olympstats.com/2025/03/04/yvonne-chabot-curtet/). *OlympStats*. Retrieved 11 March 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-bikeraceinfo_5-0)** ["48th Paris – Roubaix, 1950"](http://bikeraceinfo.com/classics/paris-roubaix/pr1950.html). *bikeraceinfo*. Retrieved 15 April 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** WEULERSSE, Victor (8 February 2024). ["RENCONTRE. À 100 ans, Charles Coste, plus vieux champion olympique français en vie, garde la flamme"](https://www.ouest-france.fr/jeux-olympiques/rencontre-a-100-ans-charles-coste-plus-vieux-champion-olympique-francais-en-vie-garde-la-flamme-0ca55faa-c453-11ee-af40-0572f37cda9b). *Ouest-France.fr* (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Fryer, Jenna (27 July 2024). ["Who lit the Olympic cauldron?"](https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/olympics/who-lit-olympic-flame-paris-cauldron-2024/507-a5b90933-7187-4625-80b9-25ffc1ea3387). wkyc.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 12 August 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Ling, Micah (8 February 2024). ["100-Year-Old Gold Medal Cyclist Charles Coste Will Carry the Torch at the Paris Olympics"](https://www.bicycling.com/news/a46674300/100-year-old-gold-medal-cyclist-charles-coste-will-carry-the-torch-2024-paris-olympics/). *bicycling.com*. Retrieved 7 May 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Elhunyt Keleti Ágnes ötszörös olimpiai bajnok tornász, a Nemzet Sportolója"](https://hirado.hu/belfold/cikk/2025/01/02/elhunyt-keleti-agnes-otszoros-olimpiai-bajnok-tornasz-a-nemzet-sportoloja). *hirado.hu* (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2 January 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Doyen des champions olympiques et avant-dernier relayeur de la flamme à Paris 2024, Charles Coste est mort à 101 ans"](https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-piste/Actualites/Doyen-des-champions-olympiques-et-avant-dernier-relayeur-de-la-flamme-a-paris-2024-charles-coste-est-mort-a-101-ans/1606682) [The oldest living Olympic champion and second-to-last torchbearer at Paris 2024, Charles Coste, has died at the age of 101.] (in French). L'Équipe. 2 November 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Charles Coste, ancien cycliste et doyen mondial des champions olympiques, est mort à 101 ans"](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) [Charles Coste, former cyclist and world's oldest Olympic champion, dies at 101] (in French). Le Monde. 2 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Charles Coste](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/14004) ## External links - [Charles Coste](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/176993) at ProCyclingStats - [Charles Coste](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/charles-coste) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee) - [Charles Coste](https://www.equipedefrance.com/athlete/charles-coste) at Team France (in French) - [Charles Coste](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/14004) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia) - [Charles Coste](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000556167) at InterSportStats v t e Olympic Cycling Champions in Men's Team Pursuit 1908: Jones, Kingsbury, Meredith, Payne (GBR) 1920: Carli, Ferrario, Giorgetti, Magnani (ITA) 1924: De Martini, Dinale, Menegazzi, Zucchetti (ITA) 1928: Facciani, Gaioni, Lusiani, Tasselli (ITA) 1932: Cimatti, Pedretti, Ghilardi, Borsari (ITA) 1936: Charpentier, Goujon, Lapébie, Le Nizerhy (FRA) 1948: Adam, Blusson, Coste, Decanali (FRA) 1952: Campana, De Rossi, Messina, Morettini (ITA) 1956: Domenicali, Faggin, Gandini, Gasparella, Pizzali (ITA) 1960: Arienti, Testa, Vallotto, Vigna (ITA) 1964: Claesges, Henrichs, Link, Streng (EUA) 1968: Frey, Asmussen, Lyngemark, Olsen (DEN) 1972: Schumacher, Colombo, Haritz, Hempel (FRG) 1976: Vonhof, Braun, Lutz, Schumacher (FRG) 1980: Manakov, Movchan, Osokin, Petrakov, Krasnov (URS) 1984: Grenda, Nichols, Turtur, Woods (AUS) 1988: Ekimov, Kasputis, Nelyubin, Umaras (URS) 1992: Steinweg, Walzer, Fulst, Glöckner, Lehmann (GER) 1996: Capelle, Ermenault, Monin, Moreau (FRA) 2000: Fulst, Bartko, Becke, Lehmann, Pollack (GER) 2004: Brown, Lancaster, McGee, Roberts (AUS) 2008: Clancy, Manning, Thomas, Wiggins (GBR) 2012: Clancy, Thomas, Burke, Kennaugh (GBR) 2016: Clancy, Burke, Doull, Wiggins (GBR) 2020: Consonni, Ganna, Lamon, Milan (ITA) 2024: Bleddyn, Welsford, Leahy, O'Brien (AUS) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Charles Coste](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coste) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Coste?action=history)). 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