Older guys Macdonald and Oberholzer set a gold standard for skateboarding fun at the Paris Olympics

Britain's Andrew Macdonald competes during the men's skateboarding park preliminaries at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Paris, France.

Britain's Andrew Macdonald competes during the men's skateboarding park preliminaries at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)


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PARIS — Andy Macdonald was among the lower-ranked finishers in the men's park skateboarding competition at the Paris Olympics. Doesn't matter to the 51-year-old Macdonald. He still considers himself a winner. "People are like: 'Are you going for the gold?' And I'm like: 'If they're giving away gold medals for whoever has the most fun, I got it wrapped up.'" Macdonald made history as the oldest skateboarder to compete in the Olympics. He's a nine-time world champion who turned pro in 1994, and he's representing Britain at the Paris Games. Macdonald and 49-year-old South African Dallas Oberholzer are older guys in a men's competition where the youngest entrant is 16.

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