What is the oldest age anyone successfully ran a marathon?
Hi onesurething and thanks for the question,
The answer is: the oldest person ever to complete a marathon was 98
year old Dimitrion Yordanidis of Greece, he completed the Athens
marathon on October 10th 1976 in 7 hours and 35 minutes.
“Greece's 98-year-old Dimitrion Yordanidis is the oldest man to
complete a marathon”
http://www.gwsae.org/ExecutiveUpdate/2001/May/Bridges.htm
“A 98 year old man holds the record for the oldest person to complete
a marathon. He ran in the footsteps of the earliest Olympiads, and
completed the Athens Marathon in 7 hours and 35 minutes. The youngest
marathon finisher is a five year old from Texas. He completed a
marathon in 5 hours and 29 minutes. “
http://funacademy.com/funfacts/sports/rslev2.cfm
October 10th “Dimitrion Yordanidis of Greece became the oldest man to
complete a marathon, 1976. He was 98.
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http://home.pacifier.com/~helenp/moct.html
The oldest woman:
“On August 23, 1981, 80-year-old U.S. runner Ruth Rothfarb became the
oldest woman to complete a marathon.”
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http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:Ali3g4PN9igC:www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/events/dinner/article.html%3Frecord%3D63++%22oldest+*+to+complete+a+marathon%22&hl=pt&ie=UTF-8
Thank you for the question.
THX1138
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