Overview
- France’s sports minister Marina Ferrari said on Nov. 2 on X that Coste, the world’s oldest Olympic champion, had died at 101.
- The Frenchman won team pursuit gold at the 1948 London Games alongside Serge Blusson, Fernand Decanali and Pierre Adam.
- He appeared at the Paris 2024 opening ceremony as a torchbearer in the Tuileries Garden, passing the flame to Teddy Riner and Marie‑José Pérec.
- In July he visited Olympic House in Lausanne to add his name to the IOC Athletes’ Wall.
- Late‑career recognition followed a long pro résumé that included the Grand Prix des Nations, Paris–Limoges (1953), the Ronde de Monaco (1954) and fourth in Paris–Roubaix (1950).