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#3 Fauja Singh (Over 90)
With this name, a hat-trick of Singhs has officially been completed in this list so far. Fauja Singh is widely popular in the global running community as the centenarian marathon runner. He is a British-Indian and was born in the year 1911. At the age of 100, he managed to accomplish 8records in day for his age group. They were in the 100, 200, 400, 800, 1500, the mile, 3000 and 5000 meterevents. In 2011, he also became the worlds first 100 year old person to successfully finish a marathon, completing the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in a little over 8 hours. In 2013, he competed at the Hong Kong marathon at the age of 101.
He was one of the torch bearers for the 2012 London Olympics and was recentlyawarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for service to sports and charity. Fauja SIngh is a living testimony to the fact that age is no bar for fitness and sports.
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