Francois Latil

:"This article is about a ni-Vanuatu archer. For the French painter of the same name, see": François Vincent Latil.

François Latil, born June 10, 1938, is a ni-Vanuatu archer, and retired lawyer. [ [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?sf=624&set_id=6&click_id=190&art_id=qw968740620415B246 "It's never too late for an Olympic debut ..."] , "The Independent" (Zambia), September 12, 2000]

He was the first person to represent Vanuatu in archery at the Olympic Games, when he competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. At the age of 62, he was also the oldest competitor, of any nationality and in any sport, at the Sydney Games. [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/olympics/nosplit/countdown/socountdown.xml "Countdown to the Beijing Olympics"] , "The Telegraph"] (The youngest was 12 year-old Fatema Gerashi of Bahrain.)

Latil was eliminated in the first round of the competition.

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