Alex Oakley
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Alexander Harold Oakley (April 28, 1926 – October 24, 2010) was a race walker from Canada, who represented his native country at five Summer Olympics, starting in 1956. His best finish was the sixth place in the men's 50 km walk at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.[1] He won the 20 km event at the 1963 Pan American Games. He was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Aged 50 when he made his final Olympic appearance in 1976, he is the oldest person ever to compete in a track and field event at the Olympics.
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- 1926 births
- 2010 deaths
- Canadian male race walkers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1963 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Canada
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Sportspeople from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen