10 youngest Olympic medal winners

By Anuradha Santhanam

Modified May 08, 2016 12:06 IST

Dimitros Loundras Olympics — Loundras (C) was 10 when he won a team medal

Inge Sorensen

Inge Sorensen swimmer — Sorensen was the youngest ever individual Olympic gold winner

Danish swimmer Inge Sorensen, born in July 1924, medalled at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, barely a month after her 12th birthday.

Sorensen peaked early in her career – her Olympic third-place win was the first victory of her career. Winning the bronze at the 200m breastroke, Sorensen became the youngest known female Olympic medalist in an individual discipline.

She moved to the United States later in life, and passed away in New Jersey in 2011, aged 86.

Edited by Staff Editor