world, only a man—aged 38—is able to run it in 2:07.12: Carlos Lopes".'' Orders Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry Popular culture Lopes appears in the 14th episode of season 12 of The Simpsons, as Homer is watching a documentary about the Olympics' greatest moments on TV. Lopes is credited with being the oldest ever winner of the marathon, at 38, and inspires Homer, who claims to be almost his age, to enter the Springfield Marathon. Lopes was actually 37 when he won the 1984 Olympic marathon. References External links Profile Lisbon 2005/Carlos Lopes – Gold Marathon Memorial www.olympics.org 1947 births Living people Portuguese male long-distance runners Portuguese male marathon runners Olympic athletes of Portugal Olympic gold medalists for Portugal Olympic silver medalists for Portugal Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics World record setters in athletics (track and field) People from Viseu World Athletics Cross Country Championships winners World Athletics Championships athletes for Portugal Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Portuguese male cross country runners Sportspeople from Viseu District