ðə jˈʌŋɡɪst pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpənt wʌz sˈɛvəntˌiːnjˈɪɹˈoʊld ɹᵻsˈæt ˈɜːsᵻz fɹʌm tˈɜːki, wˌaɪl ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpənt wʌz nˈɪlz bˈækstɹɑːm fɹʌmðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkə æt θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld.
The youngest participant was 17-year-old Resat Erces from Turkey, while the oldest participant was Nils Backstrom from the United States of America at 34 years old.