10 Youngest Athletes at the 2024 Olympics, Mostly Skateboarders

The Paris Olympics will take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024. This largest sporting tournament in the world will be attended by more than 10,000 athletes from 206 countries.

Not only a stage for senior athletes, the Olympics also features young, high-achieving athletes.

According to data compiled by *Business Insider*, the youngest athlete competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics is Zheng Haohao, an 11-year-11-month-old skateboarder from China.

Besides Haohao, there are 5 other skateboarders on the list of the 10 youngest athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Skateboarding is also a relatively young sport, having only been included in the Olympics since the Tokyo Summer Olympics 2021.

Here is a complete list of the 10 youngest athletes participating in the Paris 2024 Olympics according to *Business Insider*:

1. Zheng Haohao (China, *Skateboard*): 11 years old
2. Vareeraya Sukasem (Thailand, *Skateboard*): 12 years old
3. Heili Sirvio (Finland, *Skateboard*): 13 years old
4. Fay DeFazio Ebert (Canada, *Skateboard*): 14 years old
5. Sky Brown (Great Britain, *Skateboard*): 16 years old
6. Hezly Rivera (United States, Artistic Gymnastics): 16 years old
7. Quincy Wilson (United States, Running): 16 years old
8. Lola Tambling (Great Britain, *Skateboard*): 16 years old
9. Dominika Banevic (Lithuania, *Breakdance*): 17 years old
10. Alex Shackell (United States, Swimming): 17 years old

The oldest athlete at the Paris 2024 Olympics is Juan Antonio Jimenez, a 65-year-old equestrian from Spain.

Previously, Jimenez competed in the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympics. He helped Spain win a silver medal in the team dressage event in Athens.