Hungary's Benedek becomes new longest-living Olympic gold medalist

BUDAPEST, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Hungarian modern pentathlete Gabor Benedek, 98, has become the new longest-living Olympic gold medalist, Hungarian news agency MTI reported on Monday, after former Soviet Union footballer Nikita Simonyan passed away at the age of 99.

Simonyan, who was of Armenian origin, won Olympic gold with the Soviet team at the 1956 Melbourne Games. He turned 99 on October 12.

With Simony