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The 105-Year-Old Sprinter
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The 105-Year-Old Sprinter

The 105-Year-Old Sprinter Stanislaw Kowalski was born in 1910. He took up running at age 92. In 2015 he ran the 100 meters. He finished in 34.50 seconds. He was 105 years old at the time. He set three world records that day.

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