Philip Rabinowitz
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Philip Rabinowitz, breaking the Guinness Record for 100 meters sprint.
Philip Rabinowitz (born in 1904) is a sprinter from South Africa who in July 10, 2004 entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest 100-year-old to run 100 meters.
Biography
Born in 1904 in South Africa, Rabinowitz finished in a time of 30.86 seconds; breaking the previous mark of 36.19 set by Erwin Jaskulski of Austria. A week before, the centenarian broke the record, but a faulty electronic timer kept the mark out of the books.
Rabinowitz works as a bookkeeper for his daughter and tries to walk at least four miles (six kilometers) a day.
For comparison, as of 2005, the world record for the men's 100 meters —9.77 seconds— was set by Asafa Powell of Jamaica at the age of 22.
References
- Reuters. South African centenarian runs into record books (http://www2.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/07/10/oldest.sprinter.reut/). Cape Town, South Africa: Reuters. July 10, 2004.