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100 year old Don Pellman dominates the senior Olympics


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http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2015/09/22/sports/22seniorshow/s/22SENIORshow-slide-XC91.html?smid=tw-nytimesphoto&smtyp=cur

Pellmann opened his program by trying to become the oldest man, by roughly nine years, to record a height in the pole vault. He dislodged the bar three times at 3 feet 1 ¾ inches. “I thought I was in better shape,” he said.

Pellmann became the first centenarian to break 27 seconds in the 100-meter dash

Ardy Riego, an athletic trainer at San Diego Mesa College, massaged Pellmann’s legs before the 100 meters. “All I can say is his body is still functioning like a normal person’s body, which is amazing,” Riego said.

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His fellow competitors also sought him out for selfies, including 57-year-old Robert Silva, who said, “You see people that are 100 run, but to see someone that age pole-vault or long jump, that’s another galaxy.”

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Ardy Riego, an athletic trainer at San Diego Mesa College, massaged Pellmann’s legs before the 100 meters. “All I can say is his body is still functioning like a normal person’s body, which is amazing,” Riego said.

Gross.

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