Late bloomer in the NBA. In shooting there have been two figures of note whose accomplishments occurred in their sixties or later. Joshua Millner of Britain was 61 when he won his Olympic gold medal in Free rifle, 1,000 yards. Swedish marksman Oscar Swahn won two Olympic gold medals at the age of 60 and one at the age of 64. He won his last medal, silver, at 72 making him the oldest medalist. In athletics Philip Rabinowitz set a sprinting record for centenarians. Jonah Barrington, a squash player, overcame alcoholism to later become a 6 times British Open Squash champion, and
Dominican Republic at the Olympics the 400 meter hurdles. In the 2008 Summer Olympics Manuel Felix Diaz won a gold medal in Boxing and Gabriel Mercedes won silver in Taekwondo. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Sanchez once again won a gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles. On the same night, Luguelín Santos won silver in the 400 metres to become the youngest ever Olympic medallist in the event. They are represented by Dominican Republic Olympic Committee. Dominican Republic at the Olympics The Dominican Republic first participated in the Olympic Games in 1964, when Alberto Torres de la Mota (""El Gringo" ") participated