Duff Gibson
More significantly , Gibson became the oldest individual gold medallist in the history of the Winter Games , a record previously held by Norway's Magnar Solberg , who was 35 when he won the gold medal in the 20 km individual biathlon event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo; he held the record until Ole Einar Bjørndalen won gold at the 10 km biathlon sprint aged 40 at the 2014 Sochi Olympics . 
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