The most senior torchbearer in the history of the Olympic Games

Andrey Shapran
special to RBTH
And when the Olympic torch relay passed through his hometown, he also became the most senior torchbearer in the history of the Olympic Games. At the time, Kaptarenko was a sprightly 101 years old.

And when the Olympic torch relay passed through his hometown, he also became the most senior torchbearer in the history of the Olympic Games. At the time, Kaptarenko was a sprightly 101 years old.

Andrei Shapran
Alexander Alexandrovich Kaptarenko (born 1912) is a centenarian table-tennis player from Novosibirsk.

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