List of oldest professional athletes by sport

The following is a list of sport's oldest professional athletes.

Sport	Name	Age played	Year retired
American Football	George Blanda	48 years, 109 days	1975
Association football	Eez Eldin Bahder	75 years	Active
Australian rules football	Sampson Hosking (SANFL) Wally Watts (WAFL)	48 years, 159 days (interchange only) 44 years, 49 days	1936 1916
Auto racing	Sobiesław Zasada	91 years	2021^[1]
Baseball	Satchel Paige	59 years, 350 days	1966
Basketball (Men's)	Pierluigi Marzorati^[2]	54 years	2006
Basketball (Women's)	Nancy Lieberman^[3]	50 years	2008
Bodybuilding	Albert Beckles^[4]	53 years	1991
Bowling	Carmen Salvino^[5]	86 years	2020
Boxing	Saoul Mamby	60 years	2008
Cricket (Tests)	Wilfred Rhodes	52 years	1930
Cricket (First-class)	Raja Maharaj Singh	72 years	1950
Cycling	Lex Nederlof	52 years	2018^[6]
Golf	Gary Player	73 years	2009
Ice hockey	Gordie Howe	52 years	1980
International Darts	John Magowan	72 years	2013
Lacrosse	John Tavares	47 years	2015
Mixed Martial Arts	Skip Hall^[7]	64 years	2008
Professional Football	Kazuyoshi Miura	54 years	Active
Rugby league	Billy Wilson	40 years, 5 days	1967
Snooker	Fred Davis	79 years	1993
Surfing	Kelly Slater	48 years	Active
Tennis	Martina Navratilova	49 years	2006
Track and Field	Stanisław Kowalski^[8]	111 years	Active
Volleyball	Miguel Maia	49 years	Active

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