1 The oldest and the youngest
1 最老的和最年轻的
The oldest athlete was 67-year-old Hiroshi Hoketsu.
这名年龄最大的运动员就是67岁的法华津宽。
He is a horse-rider from Japan. He competed in the 1964 Olympics.
他是一名来自日本的赛马运动员。他参加了1964年的奥林匹克运动会。
The youngest athlete, however, was only twelve years old.
最年轻的运动员只有12岁。
Her name is Antoinette Guedia and she is a swimmer.
她的名字叫安托瓦内特·盖迪亚。她是一名游泳运动员。
She began swimming at the age of eight and became a national champion in two years.
她八岁的时候就开始游泳，两年后，她获得全国冠军。
2 The tallest and the shortest
2 最高的和最矮的
The tallest athlete was Yao Ming. The basketball player from China is 2.29m tall.
这名最高的运动员叫姚明。他是一名篮球运动员，来自中国，身高2.29米。
The shortest athletes were Deng Linlin and Wang Xin.
个子最矮的运动员叫邓琳琳和王鑫。
The gymnast and the diver were about 1.36m tall during the 2008 Olympics.
在2008年北京奥林匹克运动会上，体操运动员和跳水运动员身高大概是1.36米。
3 The highest and the longest jumps
3 最高和最长的跳跃
Russia's Andrey Silnov won the gold medal in the men's high jump competition. He jumped 2.36 metres!
在男子跳高比赛中，来自俄罗斯的运动员安德烈·斯尔诺夫获得该比赛项目的金牌。他的跳高成绩是2.36米！
Maurren Higa Maggi from Brazil won the women's long jump with a jump of 7.04 metres.
来自巴西的女运动员莫林·西加·玛奇获得女子跳远的金牌。她的比赛成绩是7.04米。
4 The heaviest and strongest
4 最重和最强壮的
Matthias Steiner from Germany won the gold medal for weightlifting.
来自德国的运动员马蒂亚斯·施泰纳获得男子举重比赛项目的金牌。
He was in the heaviest group—weightlifters heavier than 105kg—so he was certainly the strongest and heaviest man.
他在最高重量组，重量超过105公斤，所以他是当之无愧最强壮、最重的人。