‘Happy to be back aged 62’: meet the oldest rider in the Olympic showjumping - the second oldest athlete at Paris 2024

At the age of 62, Swedish showjumper Rolf-Göran Bengtsson is still several years behind Great Britain’s very own legendary veteran John Whitaker, who turns 70 next year and recently clinched victory for his country in the Agria Nations Cup of Great Britain.

But at Paris 2024, Rolf holds the honour of being the oldest rider competing in the Olympic showjumping – missing out only...