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Fauja Singh
British marathon runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fauja Singh BEM (Punjabi: ਫੌਜਾ ਸਿੰਘ, claims to have 1 April 1911) is a British Sikh supercentenarian marathon runner. He has beaten a number of world records in multiple age brackets, but none of his times have been ratified as records.
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![]() Fauja Singh (2007) | |
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Nickname(s) | Turbaned Tornado Running Baba Sikh Superman[1] |
Nationality | British |
Born | (1911-04-01) 1 April 1911 (age 113) Beas Pind, Jalandhar, Punjab, British India |
Residence | United Kingdom |
Years active | 2000–2013 |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Sport | Marathon |
Retired | 24 February 2013[2][3] |
Updated on 26 January 2013. |
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His current personal best time for the London Marathon (2003) is 6 hours 2 minutes,[4] and his marathon record, for age 90-plus, is 5 hours 40 minutes at the age of 92, at the 2003 Toronto Waterfront Marathon.[5]