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Fauja Singh

Born April 1, 1911 (age 99)
Bias Pind, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Occupation Farmer, marathon runner
Fauja Singh (born April 1, 1911) is a Sikh marathon runner in his nineties from India who is a world record holder in his age bracket. His current personal best time for the London Marathon (2003) is 6 hours 2 minutes,[1] and his marathon record, for age 90-plus, is 5 hours 40 minutes, at the age of 92, at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon 2003.[2][3]
Fauja Singh has stated, "I won't stop running until I die. The next target, God willing, is to be the oldest marathon runner ever."[4] and, "At the time when people start retiring, I thought of running at the age of 63...and today I won the marathon at 93 years of age."[citation needed]
In 2004, he was featured in an advertising campaign for sportswear manufacturer Adidas alongside David Beckham and Muhammad Ali.
He is a vegetarian.[5]
He also holds UK records for the 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, mile and 3000 m for his age group, records all set within a single 94 minute period

Achievements

Running Career
Rediscovered at age of 81
Marathons run: London (5), Toronto (1), New York (1)
Marathon debut: London, 2000, aged 89
London Flora Marathon 2000: 6:54
London Flora Marathon 2001: 6:54
London Flora Marathon 2002: 6:45
Bupa Great North Run (Half Marathon) 2002: 2:39
London Flora Marathon 2003: 6:02
Toronto Waterfront Marathon 2003: 5:40
New York City Marathon 2003: 7:35
London Flora Marathon 2004: 6:07
Glasgow City Half Marathon 2004: 2:33
Capital Radio Help a London Child 10,000 m 2004: 1:08
Toronto Waterfront Half Marathon 2004: 2:29:59

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