François Latil (born June 10, 1938) is a

ni-Vanuatu Ni-Vanuatu (informally abbreviated Ni-Van) is a large group of closely related Melanesian ethnic groups native to the island country of Vanuatu. As such, ''Ni-Vanuatu'' are a mixed ethnolinguistic group with a shared ethnogenesis that speak a mu ...

archer, and retired lawyer. He was the first person to represent Vanuatu in archery at the Olympic Games, when he competed at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

in Sydney. He qualified on merit for the Games. At the age of 62, he was also the oldest competitor, of any nationality and in any sport, at the Sydney Games."TEAM VANUATU TO THE SYDNEY OLYMPICS"
Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (The youngest was 12-year-old Fatema Gerashi of

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.) Latil was eliminated in the first round of the competition. He is the father-in-law of Laurent Thibault.

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* 1938 births Archers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic archers for Vanuatu Vanuatuan lawyers Vanuatuan male archers {{archery-bio-stub