Joan Riudavets
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| Joan Riudavets Moll | |
 Joan Riudavets at age 114
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| Born | December 15, 1889 Menorca, Spain |
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| Died | March 5, 2004 aged 114 years, 81 days |
| Cause of death | Cold |
Joan Riudavets Moll (December 15, 1889 – March 5, 2004) was a supercentenarian and the oldest verified person ever in the history of Spain. He was born in Menorca. He became the oldest recognized person in Europe on the death of Italian Maria Teresa Fumarola Ligorio in May 2003, and the oldest recognized man in the world on the death of Yukichi Chuganji in September 2003. At age 113, he was the oldest man ever to accede to that position.
Very uncommonly fit for a supercentenarian, he was able to walk by himself and ride a bicycle until he was 114 years old. He worked as a cobbler until retiring in 1954, and was a former village councillor of Es Migjorn Gran. He died, aged 114 and being the only Spanish person to reach that age, after having a cold for a few days, but not being seriously ill. He was the last recognized surviving man of the 1880s.
His mother, Catalina Moll Mercadés, died at age 25 before the end of December 1889, quite possibly giving her son the record for longest period by which anyone has survived a parent.[citation needed]
He was survived by two younger brothers: Josep celebrated his 101st birthday in January 2008, and Pere died in 2006, aged 105, the oldest living resident on the island at the time of his death.
| Preceded by Yukichi Chuganji |
Oldest Recognized Living Man September 28, 2003 — March 5, 2004 |
Succeeded by Fred H. Hale, Sr. |
