91-year-old Israeli wins senior world championship

Three months after being named European champion, 91-year-old Israeli long-distance runner Semion Simkin won the world championship for senior runners in Lyon, France. Simkin finished the 6.2 miles in 1:20:01, over 21 minutes ahead of the runner up.

http://www.jns.org/news-briefs/2015/8/11/91-year-old-israeli-man-wins-world-championship-in-running-for-seniors

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