Who is the youngest person ever to win an Olympic gold medal?

The youngest Olympic gold medalist was Team USA’s Marjorie Gestring at the 1936 games in Berlin. Gestring, only 13 years and 267 days old at the time, won gold in the women’s diving competition. Dimitros Loundras became the youngest medal winner when he won a bronze medal at ten years, 216 days, during the inaugural Olympic Games in 1896._x000D_

13-Year-Old medalists of Tokyo 2020 News Facts

_x000D_At 13 years, 330 days, Momiji Nishiya’s gold medal in Tokyo made her the youngest Japanese gold medalist, third youngest ever to win an event, and the first-ever person to win the women’s street skating event Mon July 26, 2021. The silver medal at the same event went to Rayssa Leal, who at 13 years, 204 days, is the youngest Olympic medal winner in more than 60 years and the youngest Brazilian medalist.