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Queenie Newall: Proving Age Ain’t Nothin’ But a Number

Queenie Newall won the gold medal for archery in the 1908 Olympic games at the tender age of 53, proving the point that age ain't nothin' but a number. To this day, she is still the oldest female gold medal winner. Read her inspiring story here!
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Queenie Newall (pictured here) won the gold medal for archery in the 1908 Olympic games at the tender age of 53, proving the point that age ain’t nothin’ but a number. To this day, she is still the oldest female gold medal winner.

Queenie Newall in 1908

Source: The Merry Dressmaker

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