Guess who's 55 today

[Powell]

It's the oldest of all current world outdoor record holders. Any guesses?

[Guest]

Re: Guess who's 55 today

It's the oldest of all current world outdoor record holders. Any guesses?

Yuri Sedykh?

[Powell]

Nope. Sedykh is only 50.

[EPelle]

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[Powell]

Work on your maths, being born in 1956 doesn't make him 55 :lol:

[pela2]

Re: Guess who's 55 today

It's the oldest of all current world outdoor record holders. Any guesses?

Jarmila?

[Powell]

Yup, it's Jarmila Kratochvilova. She may not seem that ancient, but she didn't actually start running world-class times until she was about 28, and had her best season at 32. All that at a time when world-class sprinting by an athlete over 30 was considered an oxymoron.

BTW, in the first post I referred to Kratochvilova as the oldest current outdoor record holder. Which current indoor WR holder is older than she?

[Rob]

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[Tomtytom]

That would be Helena Fibingerová, b. 13jul1949, that set her sp-record 22.50 on 2feb1977.

/Tom

[pela2]

Yup, it's Jarmila Kratochvilova. She may not seem that ancient, but she didn't actually start running world-class times until she was about 28, and had her best season at 32. All that at a time when world-class sprinting by an athlete over 30 was considered an oxymoron.

BTW, in the first post I referred to Kratochvilova as the oldest current outdoor record holder. Which current indoor WR holder is older than she?

[Powell]

Re: Guess who's 55 today

Here's a more recent pic of Kratochvilova:

[Powell]

I also found this interesting 'Where are they now' piece on Fibingerova:

http://www.prague-tribune.cz/2004/4/4.htm